Design Project Manager

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

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.