Manager of Architecture & Engineering

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure that consistency is maintained across the OCR market program by promoting accuracy, meeting deadlines, and overseeing daily activities for all A&E Specialist roles. Key duties include developing and communicating critical OCR Strategy data, guiding A&E Specialists to deliver milestones, and ensuring timely permit approvals for banner launches. The A&E Manager (1) will help build, streamline, and lead a team of Architects and Engineers, conducting annual performance evaluations, identifying growth opportunities, and areas for improvement.

Additional responsibilities include developing processes to improve coordination and implementation of Prototype and CAD standards across all projects, including special projects, expansions, takeovers, and remodels. The role also standardizes the redline review process, tracks progress, communicates updates, and creates corrective action plans for change orders resulting from architectural errors.

Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations include Salisbury, NC.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

• Work with A&E manager III to plan and initiate the OCR market due diligence process, manage the A&E budget tracker for vendors and cap-labor, prepare & distribute A&E PSA contracts, and help process invoices for each OCR-Market.
• Manage the development and execution of Architectural Master agreements contracts and guidelines.
• Direct weekly meetings with the A&E Specialist II and Manager III to confirm all assigned projects meet milestones and deadlines. Ensuring the projects tracker is current and effectively communicated.
• Collaborate with various groups, (Strategy, New Store, Format & Planning, Maintenance, Purchasing, Construction, Sustainability, Real Estate, etc.) to ensure all changes are coordinated and approved for implementation across remodel and takeover projects.
• Conduct team meetings with the construction team to review, approve, and implement changes stemming from construction bid notes.
• Conduct team meetings with construction to discuss value engineering feedback from the construction group. Develop and implement new cost savings ideas, including value engineering and construction means and methods, that will result in saving time and money.
• Manage the Architects and Engineers through the Change Order process, assuring Architectural errors are valid, properly addressed, and if required, back charged.
• Streamline the redline review process of ARCH/MEP (Architectural/Mechanical Engineering Plans). Focusing on coordination, standardization, accuracy, change order errors, conformance to prototype standards, sustainability, building codes, and other generally accepted construction practices.
• Work with A&E…