Architectural Project Manager

Your architectural project management experience, attention to detail, and ability to successfully coordinate complex design and permitting activities make you a great fit for our Architectural Project Manager position. Join our dynamic team and play a key role in delivering new, relocation, and expansion projects by managing the architectural design process from initial assessment through permitting and construction documentation.

Location: Chesapeake, Virginia

As an Architectural Project Manager at Dollar Tree, you’ll be responsible for the design, assessment, execution, coordination, permitting, and reporting of assigned new store, relocation, and expansion projects. You’ll oversee approximately 50–70 projects annually, depending on business needs, while partnering closely with Real Estate, Construction, Store Planning, Logistics, and Operations.

You’ll serve as the primary liaison between Dollar Tree’s internal design team and external Architecture & Engineering (A&E) consultants, ensuring projects progress on schedule, remain aligned with budget expectations, and meet company design and quality standards.

Your day-to-day job duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Oversee pre-construction activities, primarily design and permitting, for approximately 50–70 projects annually.
• Review Letters of Intent (LOIs), exhibits, lease language, and project criteria to accurately define and communicate project scope to A&E partners.
• Review as-built surveys and existing site conditions to develop appropriate scopes of work based on project and deal type.
• Lead project kickoff activities and communicate project requirements, design intent, deliverables, and schedules to internal and external project teams.
• Clearly communicate design intent through both verbal and visual methods.
• Ensure timely decisions are made throughout the design process to maintain project schedules and support permit acquisition.

• Manage and coordinate the architectural design process to ensure projects progress efficiently and documentation is accurate, complete, and delivered on schedule.
• Monitor A&E partner performance to ensure timely delivery of complete, high-quality construction documents.
• Review final construction documents for quality, compliance, constructability, and value engineering opportunities.
• Ensure new design initiatives and company standards are consistently incorporated throughout the design process.
• Track high-risk permitting activities, identify potential project risks, and develop mitigation plans to support scheduled store openings.
• Maintain working knowledge of applicable building codes, ADA requirements, permitting processes, and construction documentation standards.

• Serve as the primary contact for external A&E consultants, managing project deliverables, schedules, communication, and continuous improvement.
• Consult with landlords and their A&E consultants to coordinate project responsibilities, plans, and design requirements.
• Partner closely with Real Estate to establish viable landlord scopes of work that align with the proposed deal structure while supporting construction cost and schedule objectives.
• Build strong working relationships with Real Estate, Construction, Store Planning, Logistics, Operations, and other internal stakeholders.
• Partner with departmental managers to support effective workflows, communication, and operational performance across projects.

• Manage multiple concurrent projects throughout the design lifecycle while maintaining quality, schedule, and project…