Job Description
Wayfair is looking for a Senior Project Manager, Pre-Construction to support the retail real estate program. This position will work across multiple teams (real estate development, design/build, legal, finance, operations, external architects/engineers/GCs, etc.) to ensure program and project timelines are built out and proactively managed from original concept of project idea through the store opening process. The position will also lead efforts to build a standard operating process for development timelines/risks/solutions that will allow Wayfair to have a scalable retail real estate program. This position will serve as a consistent point of contact throughout the development process and is a critical component of a retail real estate development program.
Responsibilities:
- Serves as the primary point of contact for all assigned physical retail real estate timelines
- Develops a project timeline incorporating site-specific milestones to provide clarity on opening, upcoming milestones decisions and project/program risks
- Leads cross-functionally across multiple internal and external stakeholders to identify site-specific milestones and potential risks to those milestones
- Proactively partners with stakeholders to identify alternatives to keep projects on track with desired timelines
- Develops and issues real estate-related project and program budgets to ensure costs remain in line with REC approval
- Develops a standard operating process (SOP) to outline internal and external stakeholders, incorporate the framework, typical risks associated with milestones and how to mitigate those risks.
Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Architecture, Engineering or Real Estate
- 8+ years retail real estate development experience with a focus on program/project management
- Direct experience as an owner’s representative on complex construction projects
- Ability to influence and collaborate across multiple key stakeholder groups
- Ability and willingness to travel 50% of the time
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities
Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.
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About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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