Apply for the New Store Project Manager, Facilities Design – Lakeland job opening.New Store Project Manager, Facilities Design – Lakeland

Location: Lakeland, FL
Job ID: 38403BR
Department: Facilities
Working Hours: Salary 45 Hours
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Pay Range: $5,890 - $8,835
Date Posted: Aug 03, 2026

$76 - 114k

Onsite

Full Time - Regular

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Description

Are you passionate about bringing large-scale development projects to life? Publix is seeking a strategic and driven professional to lead the development and approval process of new and redeveloped stores and shopping centers across our growing footprint. As a New Store Project Manager, you’ll oversee multimillion-dollar projects, manage commercial developers and their consultants, external design and engineering professionals, officers and sometimes C-suite leaders to create exceptional shopping experiences for our customers. If you’re energized by managing complex projects, influencing key decisions, and making a lasting impact on a growing Fortune 100 company, this is an exciting opportunity to build your career with Publix!

The primary responsibilities of this position are:

• Manage the design and development of new Publix store locations and shopping centers, ensuring compliance with lease requirements, Publix standards, and industry design guidelines.
• Lead commercial developers and internal and external design partners to drive projects forward efficiently and effectively through both confidential and non-confidential phases of development
• Coordinate production, approvals, and document management for all shopping center project documents throughout the life of the project
• Participate in design development by managing scope, timelines, consultant partnerships, cross-functional coordination, and design execution to support successful project delivery
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for the new store development process for internal and external entities

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Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent combination of formal training/certification and professional work experience that demonstrates the prerequisite competence to perform the duties of this position
• 4 years commercial plan reading experience to include at least one year working on retail or grocery related design
• 4 years cross-disciplinary experience (i.e. architecture and civil, electrical and mechanical engineering)
• 3 years project management experience and/or related field experience
• Must be at least 20 years old and have a valid driver’s license
• Knowledge of Project management methodology
• Knowledge of contract administration procedures and legal terminology and external service supplier selection process

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Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a design or construction program
• 6 years commercial plan reading & design experience to include at least two years with Publix
• 6 years cross-disciplinary experience (i.e. architecture and civil, electrical and mechanical engineering)
• 4 years project management experience and/or related field experience
• Drafting Certification
• Project Management Institute – Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) OR Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Knowledge of construction drawings and codes, laws, regulations, and ordinances relating to design as well as design technologies used in the creation of store designs
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word & Excel
• CADD (Computer Automated Drafting Design) and/or Revit
• BlueBeam Revu

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Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)

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Year End Bonus

As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.

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Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.

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