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Sr. Pre-Construction Manager - Industrial, Worldwide Grocery Stores-Industrial/Retail Pre-Construction

Amazon
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 4/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/27/2026
Description

Join the Worldwide Grocery Store's Pre-construction team and work to implement Whole Foods and Amazon’s grocery facility network infrastructure and retail formats. We're seeking a Sr. Pre-Construction Manager to collaborate cross-functionally with Landlords, Real Estate, Design, Construction, and Legal Teams throughout the pre-construction phase. This role will lead Pre-construction activities for large scale grocery industrial projects (distribution/fulfillment centers) and retail ground-up projects. This opportunity combines construction engineering, planning, project management, and contract negotiation. It requires a person who can show proven ability in planning and design and project and program management.

Our ideal candidate is highly skilled, detail-oriented, and customer-focused. You excel at managing stakeholder expectations, schedules, budgets, and scopes with precision. You identify efficiency opportunities, develop long-term strategies, and adapt quickly to changing business needs. You're the right fit if you demonstrate strong end-user focus and passion for quality work, are a self-starter with creative problem-solving abilities and critical thinking skills and efficiently plan and prioritize deliverables across multiple projects and working groups. You make confident, timely decisions without waiting for direction, take ownership of your work with sound judgment and effective negotiation skills, and thrive in a collaborative, entrepreneurial, start-up environment.

This role requires someone who wears many hats, displays initiative, and brings both professionalism and a sense of humor to their work.

Key job responsibilities

  • Manage projects and effectively influence, negotiate, and communicate with internal and external business partners.
  • Act as the single point of contact to Landlords and Developers to negotiate Work Letters/Leases.
  • Own the creation and maintenance of Ground-up Work Letter templates.
  • Complete due diligence and evaluate site feasibility including truck routing plans, utility requirements, entitlements.
  • Establish pre-construction project budgets and develop initial design and construction schedules.
  • Coordinate Tenant’s requirements with Landlords, including utility requirements.
  • Mange projects efficiently through the pre-construction phase to ensure a timely and thorough hand off to the construction team.
  • Review and approve Landlord’s/developers base building plans.
  • Responsible for approval of developer/landlord building envelope delivery.
  • Establish effective relationships along with an understanding of municipalities and permit processes.
  • Coordinate with Design teams on project requirements while supporting the design process.
  • Manage assigned architectural/engineering consultants.
  • Lead meetings, produce minutes, and strive for a collaborative team environment.
  • Demonstrate exceptional written communication, verbal communication, and organizational skills.
  • Navigate ambiguous business environments and manage change.
  • Partner effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to identify solutions, remove roadblocks, and consistently deliver results.
  • Self-motivated, able to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.
  • Travel up to 30% depending on project needs with average travel around 20% of the time.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • 7 years of project management, real estate development, architecture/design experience
  • Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications
  • Experience reading and interpreting lease language, managing critical lease dates, and conducting lease negotiations
  • Experience in creating and managing budgets
  • Experience with MS Office, in particular MS Excel
  • 5 years of Ground-up Development experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience operating within at least two disciplines within the construction industry, such as Contracting, Owners Representation, Architecture, Design and Engineering, Commercial Development, analysis and control of construction costs or similar
  • An advanced degree, certification or Master’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or Business.
  • Experience in planning, design review, implementation, and project management for new facility construction and existing building enhancements.
  • Experience managing multi-disciplinary design incorporating industrial automation, robotics, or related technologies
  • Experience negotiating Leases, specifically Work Letters.
  • Experience with Smartsheet, Salesforce, Procore and similar real estate, project and portfolio management tools.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A3190478

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