Project Manager - Retail
About The Position
Deacon Construction is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join their Retail Programs team. This leadership role involves managing multiple retail construction projects simultaneously, maintaining strict budget and schedule control, and fostering strong client relationships for repeat business. The company emphasizes a people-first culture, valuing employees and promoting teamwork, with a focus on building excellent projects and upholding a strong reputation for over 45 years. They are expanding across the West and beyond while retaining their core values of caring for work, teams, and each other.
Requirements
- 5 or more years of project management experience on commercial construction projects, with retail construction experience strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, including work in active or occupied retail environments.
- Strong grasp of budgets, scheduling, contracts, and the overall financial health of a project.
- Excellent communicator and relationship builder comfortable working directly with client construction teams, store operations, and trade partners.
- Willing and able to travel to job sites throughout Washington and the Pacific Northwest as needed; home base in Seattle, WA.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Procore or similar project management tools is a plus.
- OSHA 30 certification preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred, but not required.
Responsibilities
- Own the full project lifecycle, from preconstruction through closeout, on retail construction and remodel projects for national retail clients, including Safeway, Walmart, Tesla, 5 Below, and many more, across Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
- Manage 3 to 5 concurrent projects at varying stages, prioritizing across a moving pipeline without letting any one project slip.
- Build and manage project budgets, track costs, and process change orders, pay applications, and subcontracts.
- Develop and maintain project schedules in partnership with the Superintendent, including phased sequencing for work in occupied stores.
- Manage RFIs, submittals, and the overall flow of project documentation between the design team, subcontractors, and the client.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the client's construction and facilities teams, keeping communication clear and proactive.
- Solicit and negotiate subcontractor bids, and hold trade partners accountable to scope, schedule, and budget.
- Travel to job sites as needed to walk projects, resolve field issues, and support the Superintendent through key milestones and inspections.
- Manage project closeout, ensuring a clean handoff to the client with minimal disruption to store operations.
Benefits
- Performance-based incentives
- Travel and per diem package for site visits
- 401(k) with company match
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement and leadership training
- Sick time and vacation
- Promote-from-within culture
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
