Construction Project Manager

Help build the future of ALDI, one store at a time! As a Construction Project Manager, you'll be the go-to construction expert for new store builds and remodels across your geographic area. You'll guide each project from permitting and bidding through on-site contractor supervision, punch lists, and turnover to Operations. In this role, you'll shape capital budgets and schedules, recruit and develop top contractors, review change orders and payments, and partner with developers, consultants, and local authorities to deliver high-quality stores on time and on budget.

We'd love for you to join our team as
we grow!

Position Type: Full-Time
Starting Salary: $147,500
Salary Increases: Year 2 - $155,250 | Year 3 - $165,500
Work Location: Frederick , MD
This role is eligible to participate in ALDI’s Hybrid Work Program, which allows remote work up to 3 days per week (i.e., work remotely up to 3 days per week; work in-office at least 2 days per week).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Oversees all store construction projects, ensuring compliance with governmental codes, permitted plans and ALDI specifications, within the specified time frame and budget.
• Ensures ongoing adherence to all site-related inspection, maintenance, and repair requirements of local authorities having jurisdiction across the asset portfolio (e.g. Stormwater Maintenance Agreements).
• Expedites the application, third-party review, and approval of all required permits necessary for construction, including utility connections; verifies that all required bonds are secure in advance of construction commencement.
• Recruits, qualifies, and recommends to their direct leader contractors to bid on future work; develops existing contractors to increase engagement and construction efficiency.
• Reviews and provides first approval on all construction payments and change orders to ensure accurate billing; verifies receipt of all required lien waivers.
• Authorizes field changes, when necessary, within the appropriate threshold.
• Provides highly skilled technical advice on all design, permitting and construction related matters to their direct leader.
• Liaises and communicates with National Services, outside consultants, vendors, contractors and governmental entities as necessary to achieve project objective.
• Identifies and communicates to their direct leader new ideas and cost saving opportunities to construct, remodel, or improve facilities at lower costs or greater efficiency.
• Provides constructive feedback to National Real Estate on ALDI-supplied vendors and equipment; participates in the evaluation of test items, when requested.
• Consults with their direct leader on the development of the team’s strategy.
• Keeps up-to-date on external best practices and relevant changes to their field/area; communicates updates to their direct leader.
• Advises on any changes or actions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team.
• Informs management of recurring issues or when additional team training may be required.
• Assists their direct leader with the creation of an itemized capital expenditure budget and proposed project schedule, updating both as required throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assists their direct leader in presenting the ALDI concept and plans at various meetings.
• Identifies construction-related risk levels during the project lifecycle; communicates anticipated issues and proposed contingencies to their direct leader.
• Reviews all plans for the ALDI work, verifying existing conditions, scope, coordination, constructability and the inclusion of applicable prototypical updates or test items; presents findings to their direct leader for review.
• Reviews all plans for the Landlord/Developer Work, confirming coordination with the ALDI construction plans and verifying inclusion of required scope.
• Monitors the progress and verifies the completion of all Landlord/Developer Work.
• Establishes and maintains productive working relationships with all third parties, effectively addressing any concerns raised so that project deadlines are met.
• Initiates the ordering process for all ALDI-supplied materials and equipment, reviews and approves shop drawings and material take offs, or facilitation of same; coordinates the delivery dates with the general contractor schedule.
• Manages the bid process for each project, including the preparation of bid documents, bid administration, facilitating pre-bid meetings, and the review and…