Design Project Manager

Grand Rapids, MI

Full time

R000710209

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay

• Scheduling flexibility

• Paid parental leave

• Paid education assistance

• Team member discount

• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Please review the job profile below and apply today!

This position is responsible for managing site-specific aspects of new store and gas station scopes of work and construction drawings. Responsibilities include managing internal and external resources responsible for developing/maintaining the site-specific construction drawings, as well as managing all change that will impact the drawings.

What You'll be Doing:

• Provides design expertise in architectural and engineering disciplines to assist with the evaluation of new ideas

• Engages a team of designers and consultants to provide architectural and engineering services to accomplish department deliverables

• Collaborates with business partners throughout the company to interpret the conceptual ideas into design solutions

• Proactively manages estimating, design development, due-diligence & permitting of projects in partnership with business partners

• Develops and coordinates change with internal and external resources

• Manages project budget creation, updating, closeout & reporting in partnership with business partners

• Accountable for simplification in the design of new and existing concepts

• Responsible for overall project schedule development and management in coordination with the annual prototype schedule

• Engages with the communities where appropriate for project success

• Delivers timely RFI management and response through the completion of construction

• Communicates proactively on upcoming decisions/recommendations that will impact project scope and/or budget

• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in Architectural, Engineering or Construction Field.

• 5+ years of experience in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or Design.

• Exceptional ability to influence others and drive results.

• Customer service focus and solid judgment skills.

• Ability to appropriately analyze and solve complex problems.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast paced environment.

• Strong detail orientation, organization and time management skills.

• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.

We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we’re a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application, please click here to submit your request . Submissions that are not seeking help to complete the application due to a disability will not be responded to.