NIKE, Inc. Retail Corporate is the backbone to stores around the world. A global network of teams — Finance, Human Resources, Talent Development, Marketing, Merchandising, Real Estate and Strategic Planning — direct the daily operations of Nike.com and the hundreds of Nike Stores and Nike Factory Stores. Retail Corporate teams share the same passion and energy for the brand as their in-store teammates, and it shows: Retail continues to be one of Nike’s top areas of growth.
Who we are looking for
The Nike Direct North America Store Development Team seeks a Construction/Design Program Manager who will lead a broader team of external contributors from design and concept development through project execution by translating innovative designs and retail concepts into reality!
We need an individual with demonstrated technical knowledge of retail store development, design, budget & scope management, shown success implementing and succeeding against a portfolio of projects and enjoys collaborating to problem solve to Win as a Team. The ideal candidate brings a successful track record of working closely with internal and external cross functional teams, external consultants, contractors and vendors.
We seek a candidate who will be responsible for:
- Evaluating Store Concepts to articulate scope, align across functions and handoff to design consultants and/or internal design teams to support store growth and reinvestment.
- Assist in Due Diligence activities by evaluating sites through test fits and critical design elements to support work letter negotiations.
- Design Budget Management - Overall ownership of consultant and professional services budgets within store development to ensure projects are developed and managed within targeted budget.
- Schedule Development - Overall ownership of design consultant project schedule to ensure projects are delivered on time.
- Design Process and Preconstruction Management – collaborate with internal Nike design team, internal partners and external consultants to established required deliverables, schedule parameters and track resolution of outstanding issues for the full life-cycle as it relates to the development of stores.
- Contract Management and Documentation – lead teams in the contract scope development, review and award management.
- Vendor Management specific to owner vendors including design and engineering consultants and owner furnished items.
- Constructibility Review – lead Nike Construction and Design teams to resolve overall constructibility, design efficiencies and faithfulness to best-in-class processes
- Product Procurement – procure long - lead and specialty items with a portfolio of national vendors and internal partners to develop RFP documents, procurement schedules and lead communication with vendors and adherence to dates
- Department/Program Management – provide leadership and accountability of the success of project budgets, contracts and vendor partnerships and associated schedules.
- Sustainability - Responsibility for executing against LEED program and other sustainability initiatives
- Cross functional collaboration to ensure turnover to Construction, Facilities and Operations are successful.
You'll also support strategy for the following:
- Support and partner with the Sr. Director(s) to adapt, extend and execute the store design vision and strategy across the Nike stores portfolio.
- Lead a design process of clear ideation focusing on exploration of consumer journey, space, materiality, texture, proportion, scale and overall use of the environment.
- Ensure project goals and priorities align with Nike retail brand and business strategies.
- Design development and generating implementation standards for consistent execution throughout projects
- Pipeline review of portfolio of projects
- High-level review of project schedule and pipeline reporting
- Procurement strategy development
- Sustainability initiative implementation
- Proactive meeting coordination to address issues/planning in advance
- Program and further tool development
Who you will work with
You will be working collaboratively with a team made up of cross functional partners from Real Estate and Store Construction, Facilities, Retail Design, Loss Prevention, IT/tech and Store Opening teams, and act as the subject matter authority on your portfolio of construction projects!
You will also work closely with general contractors, external consultant teams and project managers to ensure project planning is on schedule and on budget.
What you bring
- Bachelor's degree or higher or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
- Professional accreditation(s) – ex. LEED AP, PMP, etc.
- 5+ years of demonstrated ability in construction related project and program management
- Experience in retail construction, fluency with architectural drawings, key trade works, construction terminology and contract terms and types
- Experience with varied retail stores and store rollouts
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Plangrid/Procore or similar, Smartsheets and/or other construction project management budget and scheduling platforms
- Supervisory experience specifically leading consultant project teams directly
- Project management / program management experience required
- Scope and Contract management including bidding and negotiating with contractors and vendors
- Use of industry project management tools
- Ability to build a strategic department plan, schedule and budget
- Ability to problem solve, identify ownership and track progress against organizational goals
- A passion for Nike and sport
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.