Mgr Project Mgmt and Const. IA, TX, STL

SUPERVALU is a premier food and drug retail powerhouse with world-class supply chain and support services. We are the nation’s third largest grocery provider, with a diversified portfolio of regional retail banners, locally managed and branded, spanning the nation, coast-to-coast and border-to-border. As the largest food distributor to retail stores in the United States, we also provide a robust suite of supply chain services to serve both our own retail banners and thousands of independent retailers.

Combined, SUPERVALU’s two lines of business provide a wealth of diverse opportunities to grow and to contribute to a thriving enterprise.

Our Philosophy:

Ongoing pursuit of excellence is a way of life at SUPERVALU and a key to our success. To achieve excellence, we seek associates who will contribute innovative business solutions. We embrace change and welcome others who do.

Our employees are as diverse as our opportunities - representing all ages, backgrounds and parts of the country. What they have in common is: talent, passion, sense of urgency, focus, standards, integrity - and an unsurpassed customer orientation. They form the foundation of our SUPERVALU Advantage - the key to our continuing success.
Purpose
Provides project and construction management for new stores, remodels and other capital projects.  Responsible for the development of projects for assigned geographic areas from preliminary site and building investigation/analysis, design and budgeting; capital approval (in partnership with the real estate manager); entitlements; construction documents; project bidding/negotiation; bid-budget review and approval; project scheduling and phasing; project cost tracking and control; construction activity management, coordination, and communication; monitoring and minimizing store sales impact during remodels,.  Responsible for the direction of outside consultants/ professionals and developers of assigned projects to ensure that company standards for schedule, cost and quality are met. 
Job Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Responsible to be primary contact internally and externally for all scope, budget, costs, design and construction related items and issues for the life of the projects assigned from the Director of PM.
Responsible for handling multiple projects requiring effective interaction and coordination with other project team members and internal company departments as well as external parties.
Works with Director of PM, Vice President of RESD, and other project team members as required to develop and maintain the company’s 3-year capital plan projections for assigned area
Creates and manages projects in the company’s project management, financial, and accounting tracking systems.  Keeps all schedules and project budgets/tracking up to date in all systems as required.  Assists team in monitoring and tracking project information and events within these systems throughout the lifecycle of projects.  Creates and distributes reports and information from these systems to project team members and others as required.
Develops and manages project scopes and budgets.  Provides recommendations and design input to ensure that financial, marketing, and merchandising objectives for projects are met.
Coordinates and leads on-site surveys of new and remodel projects including review of facilities for potential acquisition or disposition.
Responsible for assigning and directing outside architects & engineers in due diligence, entitlement, and the production of contract documents for assigned projects as required.  Provides design professionals with company standards & criteria and performs intermediate and final plan reviews to ensure standards relative to design integrity and compliance are met.
Develops preliminary and final project cost budgets, creates and manages project budgets, and facilitates project budget approval.  Maintains and is accountable for project cost tracking in order to ensure that the project is kept within the company approved budget through the completion of project.
Solicits proposals for services, negotiates fees, and oversees contract preparation for external architects, contractors, and consultants as required.
Responsible for the assigned project’s completion according to the company’s standards for criteria, time, cost, and quality including delivering projects in accordance with IC approved budget and annual operating plan commitments.
Conducts regular project meetings and field inspections on assigned projects, ensuring contractors’ compliance with contract documents and taking the necessary corrective action as required to ensure objectives are achieved.
Reviews and approves contractors’ application for payment as authorized in management approved contract and purchase orders.  Confirms that the Project Specialists supporting the projects assigned to the Project Manager are reviewing and processing pay applications in an accordance with company requirements.
Schedules and approves store equipment and fixture setup activities to ensure timely occupancy of store including: delivery and installation of equipment, utility connections, refrigeration startup, receipt of all required occupancy licenses, and working with store operations to receive merchandise.
Provides design and construction expertise to operations and departments in response to questions in the area of maintenance and repair.
Assembles the contractor bidder list for each assigned project and provides the same to the Director of PM.
Conducts performance evaluation on approved contractors, architects, and engineers at conclusion of each project conferring with the Director of PM as needed regarding changes in vendor pre-qualified status based upon evaluation.
Recommends and evaluates contractors, engineers and architects to be added to the pre-qualified list.  Works to achieve the contractor and vendor diversity goals as established by the Director of PM for assigned projects/area of responsibility.
Work with Director of PM to create and execute disaster recovery plan for assigned areas and provides quick response and support where needed in emergency, disaster recovery, and /or compliance situations.
Approves project-related expenditures, processes change orders for contracted work, and monitors ongoing costs for compliance with approved budgets.
Initiates, coordinates and approves the project close-out process.
Responsible for providing effective coordination between internal stakeholders, team members and outside parties i.e. developers, design consultants & governmental agencies as required to keep the lines of communication open and to achieve the desired project outcomes.
Provides ongoing evaluation of best practice standards.  Provides new idea input and recommendations for criteria and processes Store Development.
Evaluates performance of architects, engineers and other consultants and provides recommendations for future work.  Provides training and supervision to consultants and professionals regarding company standards, systems (e.g. – PROMAC) and criteria.
Evaluates team production workloads for assigning work for outsourced services and provides ongoing performance appraisals of outside consultants including recommendations for future services.
Provides and maintains formal and informal channels of upward communication.  Encourages the expression of new ideas, suggestions, and feedback from internal and external sources.  Reviews suggestions for appropriateness and make recommendations for further action.
Responsible for project schedule creation and maintenance with accountability for achieving all scheduled dates.
Responsible for coordination of remodel project scope walk thru’s with the Director of Store Planning or his designee.  In partnership with Real Estate and Store Maintenance, provides feedback and insight relative to scope and design options/tradeoffs relative to cost in order to minimize spend while maximizing return on remodel projects given project budget limitations.
First level position to the Project Management (professional) job group.
Less experienced incumbents work under closer supervision, handling new store, remodel and other capital projects with smaller capital budgets and less complex scopes. 
Upon reaching a fully competent level of Project Management skill and experience an incumbent will have wider responsibilities and autonomy to complete assigned projects; Handle more complex scopes and a larger numbers of projects; Serve as a resource for or directly participate in task forces, special committees, and benchmarking assignments against industry practices.

Scope

Responsible for the implementation of the company’s capital expenditures Authority Indirect
Manages 8-15 projects in various phases of development concurrently and completes 4-6 major projects annually.  Project scopes typically include remodels, expansion remodels, and new stores with higher complexity and capital requirements.
Approximately $10-40M in aggregate portfolio value of projects managed concurrently.
Provides supervision to outside Architects, Engineers and Consultants
Provides direction to Project Specialists

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management or other acceptable related field qualifications required.
Professional license in Architecture, Engineering, or other acceptable related field preferred.
Possess strong communication skills, both written and verbal.  Must have the ability to represent the Company’s best interests to outside professionals and vendors.
Leadership and communications skills to work with project leads to ensure that the results from the projects (people/process/technology/financial) are being achieved.
Analytical skills and knowledge to identify opportunities and make recommended solutions based on solid understanding of business competitive landscape and market trends.
Negotiation and communications skills both written and verbal, to reach clear agreement early in the project life cycle with all parties involved regarding the purpose of the project(s) and expected deliverables.
Project management and organization skills required to carefully document changes or enhancements to the project plan and the ability to juxtapose these variances with a clearly worded statement of work and plan of action.
Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
Ability to effectively lead and manage external team of professionals (architects, consultants, engineers, etc…) in cooperation/coordination with the Real Estate Manager and other internal stakeholders.
Communication skills required to articulate the roles and responsibilities of the team members and the ability to work with and through others for delivery. 
Able to work within the company financial applications
Proficient with MS Office products and web based applications
Knowledge of computer and/or network security systems, applications, procedures, and techniques.
Able to generate online reports.
Able to build an effective team and lead change.
Understanding of compliance and managing risk.
Possess excellent management and leadership skills and the ability to motivate and work with and through others to achieve desired results.  Appreciate diversity within a team.
Conflict resolution and negotiations skills to resolve disagreements quickly and effectively, bringing a problem-solving attitude to conflicting approaches and priorities involving others.
3 to 7 years of related experience required.
Previous experience with and knowledge of retail food/drug store architecture, operations and equipment required.
Experience developing cost reduction, cost avoidance, cost containment programs (e.g. value analysis, consolidation of orders/suppliers, lead time reduction, activity based costing)
Possess excellent management and leadership skills and the ability to motivate and work with and through others to achieve desired results.
Some travel may be required, up to 65%
Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work performed by the employees assigned to this job. All employees must comply with Company policy and applicable laws.  The responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified may vary within each department and/or location.
EOE.