Workplace Design and Construction Project Manager

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At Nestlé USA, we're all working towards the same goal - to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity - and responsibility - to be there for every moment in our consumers' lives.

Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.

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** Job Summary*
* The  
** Workplace Design and Construction Project Manager
** serves as an owner's representative within Nestlé's Workplace Solutions department, leading capital projects across corporate, manufacturing, and distribution environments. This role manages projects from early concept and capital planning through design, procurement, construction, turnover, and closeout, with a focus on safety, quality, financial discipline, stakeholder alignment, and operational continuity. Reporting to the Nestlé in the Market (NiM) Director of Construction and Project Management within the Workplace Solutions Team, the Project Manager leads cross-functional internal and external teams to deliver disciplined, predictable project execution with minimal disruption to the business.

The successful candidate will bring experience delivering workplace, facility, and infrastructure projects in active operational environments, with working knowledge of interiors, building systems, site work, building envelope, controls, estimating, scheduling, programming, procurement, and project governance.

** Primary Responsibilities*
* Preliminary Stage:

+ Serve as the owner's representative and primary point of coordination among business stakeholders, site leadership, Workplace Solutions, Procurement, Finance, Legal, Risk Management, Safety/EHS, design partners, contractors, and vendors.

+ Work with business stakeholders and design and construction partners to evaluate project feasibility, site constraints, operational impacts, safety requirements, and potential execution risks.

+ Develop project strategy, scope definition, programming requirements, preliminary schedules, high-level estimates, and business cases that support capital planning and approval decisions.

+ Prepare detailed budgets and partner with Finance to develop capital approval packages, funding requests, forecasts, and executive-level project recommendations.

+ Partner with Nestlé North America Procurement to create RFPs, solicit bids, evaluate proposals, compare scope alignment, identify exclusions or gaps, and present recommendations to Workplace Solutions Leadership, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Distribution Teams, Procurement, Risk Management, Legal, and Safety teams.

+ Lead regular project updates, document key decisions and action items, maintain stakeholder alignment, and escalate risks or constraints that may affect scope, budget, schedule, safety, or operations.

+ Evaluate trends in workplace design, construction delivery, materials, cost savings, sustainability, standardization, and process improvement, and present recommendations to improve existing design and project delivery standards.

Design and Pre-Construction:

+ Partner with in-house teams, design consultants, furniture providers, branding partners, site stakeholders, and other vendors to develop final plans, define workplace requirements, and confirm special areas required for the business.

+ Prepare detailed bid analyses, savings logs, value-engineering recommendations, scope clarifications, and commercial comparisons to support informed award decisions.

+ Coordinate design-related contracts, purchase orders, change orders, exhibits, schedules of values, allowances, alternates, insurance requirements, and other commercial documentation.

+ Prepare final budgets and executive submissions for review and approval by the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and other governance bodies as required.

+ Ensure required permits, certificates of insurance, safety documentation, applicable letters of credit, and site-specific compliance requirements are obtained before work begins.

+ Coordinate with design partners and contractors to develop, maintain, and execute scopes of work, specifications, drawings, schedules, and construction deliverables.

+ Identify, document, monitor, and mitigate risks related to scope, schedule, budget, procurement, safety, food/manufacturing site requirements, business continuity, and stakeholder alignment.

Construction:

+ Maintain current construction documents, drawing logs, field records, approved submittals, RFIs, shop…