Senior Manager, Construction-DS - Industrial Remodel

Position Summary

Manage construction and negotiation of projects supporting the rollout of initiatives within the Supply Chain network.

• Manage construction and negotiation of projects supporting the rollout of initiatives within the Supply Chain network.
• Responsible for oversight and management of general contractors supporting project construction and design from development thru execution and warranty.
• Responsible for overall onsite management of the general contractor and third‑party vendors, coordination with operations, and any others needed to execute work.
• Responsible for the creation and management of the overall construction schedule for each project in coordination with all business partners.
• 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.
• Partners with project managers and general contractors to create/evaluate 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.
• Presents to key leadership and partners while keeping stakeholders updated on progress.
• Partnering with internal and external teams for coordination of project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Observes trends across the program and brings awareness to the team providing insight, consistency and developing cross‑functional solutions where needed.
• Develop ways of working through coordination with cross‑functional teams, securing leadership and support group buy‑in, communicating and training for the team and other impacted groups.
• Lead project coordination meetings involving all key stakeholders for implementation of the work.
• Serves as a team lead and/or subject‑matter expert that supports other WM Business initiatives, to consult with and provide direction to their project specific needs, while keeping leadership up to date.
• Seeks and implements opportunities within the program to develop or refine process that optimize procedures, reduce time, while providing better consistency.
• 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.
• Position requires travel for approximately 80% of time.