Senior Project Manager – Convenience & Retail Store Development

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Senior Project Manager leading complex projects for CGI, specializing in convenience and retail development. Overseeing project lifecycle, financials, and stakeholder engagement for successful project delivery.

Posted 8/2/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $79,600 - $176,300 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in project management methodologies, financial management, and stakeholder engagement, with a proven track record of successfully leading complex projects from initiation to closure. Capable of managing project financials, including budgeting and forecasting, while ensuring alignment with business objectives and quality standards.

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Project ManagementFinancial ManagementStakeholder EngagementRisk ManagementCross-Functional Team Leadership

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Hard Skills

Project SchedulingBudget DevelopmentForecastingChange ManagementRisk AssessmentIssue ResolutionCapital Expenditure ManagementGovernance Meeting FacilitationMulti-Site Operations ManagementProject Controls

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsRelationship-BuildingProblem-SolvingAnalytical ThinkingTeam Motivation

Industry Keywords

RetailGroceryConvenience StoreFuel RetailRestaurantCapital Improvement ProjectsNew Store OpeningsRemodelsGeographically Dispersed TeamsMatrixed Project Teams

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead projects through the full project lifecycle—from initiation and planning through execution, implementation, and successful project closure.
Manage initiatives related to new store openings, remodels, relocations, and capital improvement projects.
Oversee project financials, including capital expenditures (CapEx), ensuring alignment between business objectives, operational processes, technology solutions, and project delivery.
Develop and manage integrated project plans, oversee budgets and forecasts, mitigate risks, and ensure successful execution across multiple workstreams.
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards.
Coordinate multiple concurrent initiatives while balancing competing priorities and business objectives.
Partner with global resource managers to secure the appropriate project resources and subject matter experts.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with client stakeholders across multiple organizational levels.
Facilitate project meetings, steering committee sessions, executive briefings, and stakeholder reviews.
Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and constraints.
Develop mitigation strategies and escalate issues appropriately.
Manage project financial performance, including budget development and tracking, forecasting, and financial reporting.
Communicate project risks, issues, recommendations, and corrective actions to sponsors and leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of project management experience leading complex projects from initiation through implementation and successful delivery.
Experience supporting convenience store, retail, grocery, fuel retail, restaurant, or other multi-site operations.
Demonstrated experience managing new store openings, remodels, relocations, or large-scale capital improvement projects.
Experience managing project financials, including capital expenditure (CapEx), budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
Proven success managing cross-functional, geographically dispersed, and matrixed project teams.
Experience working directly with executive stakeholders, business sponsors, and client leadership.
Demonstrated success facilitating governance meetings, steering committees, and executive status reviews.
Strong understanding of project management methodologies, project controls, risk management, financial management, and change management.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
Ability to influence without direct authority while driving alignment across diverse teams.
Strong planning, organization, and execution skills.
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.
Strong financial management, forecasting, and budget oversight capabilities.
Expertise in project scheduling, risk management, issue resolution, and change control.
Strong consulting and client relationship management skills.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
Proven ability to motivate teams, resolve conflicts, and deliver successful business outcomes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation including profit participation program
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
Basic life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
Matching contributions through 401(k) plan, and CGI share purchase plan
Flexibility and paid accrued vacation leave, ranging from 10 to 20 days per year, based on job level, years of relevant prior experience, and years of service
10 paid holidays per year
At least 80 consecutive hours of paid sick/safe leave (except where applicable state/local law requires more)
Paid parental leave, ranging from 20 to 70 consecutive business days based on circumstances of leave and applicable laws
Bereavement leave, ranging from 1 to 7 days per year based on relationship.
Paid jury duty leave, up to time summoned
Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
Wellness and Well being programs