AmazonSr. Construction Program Manager, Worldwide Grocery Stores - Growth & Development
Amazon is hiring a Sr. Construction Program Manager, Worldwide Grocery Stores - Growth & Development in Austin, United States. It pays $90k-$158k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
Level's read on this job
- Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Procore, Coupa and program management.
- Level classifies it as a senior role.
- Level lists 20,000+ other open roles at Amazon.
AI in this role
Design and govern construction programs, standards, and systems for Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Stores with a focus on operational scale.
As our portfolio scales, information must flow end-to-end with minimal manual intervention, and every team member from Design to Construction Project Managers to Store Operations must be appropriately equipped to operate within governed, consistent processes. You will own that outcome - not by managing individual projects, but by designing, governing, and continuously improving the systems, standards, and tools that construction teams operate within so that our team can successfully execute individual project outcomes.
Key job responsibilities
This role spans construction program strategy, platform governance, and organizational enablement across a portfolio of more than 600 active pipeline projects and growing. Core responsibilities include:
- Develop and govern company policy, construction standards, and the Whole Foods Market (WFM) standard construction specification book.
- Own end-to-end Procore process governance for execution teams (RFI, Submittals, Bidding Tool, and PCO/CCO workflows) and ensure information flows seamlessly across the construction lifecycle.
- Advocate for system enhancements, integrations, and functionality improvements that drive scalability as the portfolio grows.
- Govern value engineering review processes and cost governance frameworks across the construction portfolio.
- Partner with Strategic Category Management and Vendor Management on GC performance assessment and scorecard frameworks.
- Develop and govern permitting and entitlements coordination frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
- Define milestone frameworks and scheduling standards that Construction Operations Groups operate within.
- Build and deliver role-based training curricula, SOP libraries, and change management programs for Procore and Coupa adoption.
- Identify AI and automation opportunities within construction workflows and develop roadmaps in partnership with the LSA Product Management team.
A day in the life
No two days look exactly the same. You start your morning reviewing Procore compliance dashboards, flagging a pattern in stalled submittals (a process gap, not a project problem) for leadership. Mid-morning, you're presenting a business case for a Bidding Tool integration to a Procore Steering Committee. After lunch, you're facilitating cross-functional alignment across Pipeline, Indirect Procurement, and Construction teams. Late afternoon, you're delivering a Procore onboarding session using a curriculum you built. By end of week, you've advanced two SOPs, submitted enhancement requests, and documented a training gap to close next quarter.
About the team
Amazon's Worldwide Retail Grocery Development (WWRGD) team manages the full lifecycle of Amazon and Whole Foods Market grocery retail and industrial facilities — from pre-lease due diligence through construction delivery, facilities maintenance, and decommissioning. With more than 600 active sites, 100+ active pipeline locations, and a portfolio scaling toward 2,000+ active projects, we operate at the intersection of construction, technology, and organizational scale. Our mission is to deliver best-in-class facilities faster, at best value, and with greater consistency across every site we build and maintain.
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 7+ years of project management, real estate development, architecture/design experience
- Experience in construction, or experience developing MOPs and SWMS for planned works
- Demonstrated Procore expertise across RFI, Submittals, Bidding, Change Management, and PCO/CCO financial workflow modules
- Experience developing and governing permitting, entitlements, and regulatory compliance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions
- Proficiency in data analysis and reporting with ability to translate construction program data into executive-facing insights (PowerBI or equivalent)
Preferred qualifications
- Experience developing and implementing training programs
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, or experience in project, program or product management with focus on technical education programs
- Experience using managed ML/AI solutions
- Experience in grocery retail, food service, or temperature-controlled facility construction environments
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.
USA, IL, Chicago - 90,300.00 - 158,000.00 USD annually
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USA, WA, Seattle - 90,300.00 - 158,000.00 USD annually
How we rate this
Sr. Construction Program Manager, Worldwide Grocery Stores - Growth & Development at Amazon rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- Tell me about a project where program management was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where process governance was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where change management was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where sops was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Procore in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Program Management, Process Governance, Change Management, Sops, and Procore. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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