Design Project Manager

Meijer
Meijer

Design, Operations · Full-time

Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Posted on Oct 16, 2026

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

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  • Weekly pay

  • Scheduling flexibility

  • Paid parental leave

  • Paid education assistance

  • Team member discount

  • Development programs for advancement and career growth

Please review the job profile below and apply today!

This position is responsible for managing site-specific aspects of new store and gas station scopes of work and construction drawings. Responsibilities include managing internal and external resources responsible for developing/maintaining the site-specific construction drawings, as well as managing all change that will impact the drawings.


What You'll be Doing:

  • Provides design expertise in architectural and engineering disciplines to assist with the evaluation of new ideas
  • Engages a team of designers and consultants to provide architectural and engineering services to accomplish department deliverables
  • Collaborates with business partners throughout the company to interpret the conceptual ideas into design solutions
  • Proactively manages estimating, design development, due-diligence & permitting of projects in partnership with business partners
  • Develops and coordinates change with internal and external resources
  • Manages project budget creation, updating, closeout & reporting in partnership with business partners
  • Accountable for simplification in the design of new and existing concepts
  • Responsible for overall project schedule development and management in coordination with the annual prototype schedule
  • Engages with the communities where appropriate for project success
  • Delivers timely RFI management and response through the completion of construction
  • Communicates proactively on upcoming decisions/recommendations that will impact project scope and/or budget
  • This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

  • Bachelor’s degree in Architectural, Engineering or Construction Field.
  • 5+ years of experience in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or Design.
  • Exceptional ability to influence others and drive results.
  • Customer service focus and solid judgment skills.
  • Ability to appropriately analyze and solve complex problems.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast paced environment.
  • Strong detail orientation, organization and time management skills.
  • Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
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