Senior Construction Project Manager

Our Opportunity:
Chewy is seeking a Senior Construction Owner's Representative to join our growing team and play a meaningful role in delivering high-impact construction projects that support our expanding footprint across fulfillment centers, corporate offices, and pharmacy spaces. In this role, you will independently manage project delivery with a focus on execution, coordination, and continuous improvement.
This is an exciting opportunity to directly shape the physical infrastructure of one of the most dynamic e-commerce companies in the U.S., while working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment that values ownership, innovation, and operational excellence.
This role can be based in Plantation, FL, or Bellevue, WA.
What You'll do:

• Own and drive end-to-end project delivery including scope definition, scheduling, budgeting, execution, and closeout through communication, weighing risks, making decisions, leading, and influencing.
• Coordinate with internal partners (engineering, real estate, operations) and external partners (developers, GCs, vendors, municipalities, and landlords) to meet project goals. Represent project and technical information to diverse audiences.
• Resolve complex construction challenges involving cost, safety, quality, and timeline tradeoffs.
• Navigate through ambiguity and find opportunities to improve and establish construction methodologies, processes, and systems.
• Apply experience and education to think critically and apply standard processes to ensure each project is optimized for success.
• Manage relationships with external contractors, vendors, and local authorities to ensure performance, compliance, and timely approvals.
• Interact with internal peers and leaders to share updates, resolve roadblocks, and influence project decisions.
• Transition projects from external partners (e.g., GCs) to internal Launch teams.
• Ensure that contracted resources deliver work to meet duration and quality targets, addressing and ensuring the correction of under-performance issues.
• Inform developers and contractors of projected changes in resource or work demand so that they can take appropriate action.
• Identify and resolve clashes, design misses, and schedule conflicts with other execution teams.
• Comprehensive budget tracking, forecasting, and management of assigned expansion, remodel, and new build projects.
• Evaluate appropriate procurement and contracting methods for specific projects.
• RFP generation, solicitation, and evaluation. Own contract negotiation and management for all third-party consultants and contractors.
• Oversee the development of design standards and documentation of protocols. Uphold Chewy's standards for safety, sustainability, and operational efficiency throughout the build process.
• Complete projects with limited oversight.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or related field. CCM, PMP, or similar certification is a plus. Master's degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience managing construction projects (industrial, commercial, retail, or fulfillment), preferably as an Owner's Representative.
• The ability to travel up to 60% of your time.
• Strong understanding of construction methods, procurement methods, contracts, permitting, and compliance. Proficiency in scheduling and PM tools (e.g., Procore, MS Project, Bluebeam, AutoCAD).
• Ability to operate autonomously, manage complex problems, and influence peers and participants through expertise and clear communication.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. Meticulous with strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to coordinate across cross-functional teams and external partners with professionalism and clarity.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving, a passion for learning, and a desire to challenge the status quo.

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