Senior Manager, Design and Construction - DS

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

The Senior Manager, Design and Construction is responsible for leading and managing complex construction projects for Walmart store remodels. In this role, you will oversee all aspects of these projects, including project scope, budgets, bids, negotiations, operations, compliance, and third-party contractors. Additionally, this leader will monitor project timelines, ensure compliance with all laws and regulations, and work closely with the store operations teams to minimize disruptions during the construction process. To fulfill these responsibilities, this role will be field-based and require up to 75% travel within a designated region.

Highly desirable hiring locations include Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, New York, Boston (MA), Atlanta (GA), and Charlotte (NC).

Key responsibilities include:

Ensures construction budgets are met by advising and reviewing pre-construction budgets; reviewing and tracking monthly and quarterly budget reports; working with contractors and estimating department to resolve claims; reviewing and approving contractor payments, change orders, and invoices; and managing project scope and contingency.

Monitors and enforces compliance with laws and regulations for construction projects by establishing, communicating, and monitoring standards of performance for contractors and suspending noncompliant work; collaborating with cross-functional teams to provide feedback and identify and implement design changes to comply with compliance obligations; resolving noncompliance; maintaining certifications; enforcing standards with regulations and company programs; and providing guidance to team members in the application of new or changing initiatives.

Manages a variety of construction projects by creating and evaluating project schedules; coordinating efforts between internal and external business units; resolving conflicts; serving as a company representative with municipalities and public officials to ensure compliance and delivery of high-quality projects; and ensuring the quality and functionality of the project's construction following turnover to operations through the warranty period.

Manages a diverse portfolio of onsite construction projects by collaborating with facility management to establish scope and schedule of a project to minimize impact to operations; maintaining, communicating, and adjusting timelines and working with contractors to ensure project milestones are met; verifying material procurement and deliveries are synchronized with project schedules; visiting sites and monitoring contractor work and schedules to ensure construction quality is consistent with design specifications and timelines; and monitoring and ensuring resolution of outstanding construction issues and work to be corrected or completed.

Focuses on continued education to increase technical skills and individual development; utilizing available resources to help manage a project; acting independently when complexity of a project is increased; acting independently when the financial impact to a project is increased; establishing and communicating project risk levels and anticipating risk factors; training and directing general contractors for improved delivery of construction projects; and effectively modeling Walmart culture and building internal and external relationships through effective communication and dispute resolution.

Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance; accordingly, de