Specialist, Real Estate Construction Projects

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

The Project Specialist partners with Nike Store Construction cross functional teams and external vendors to support projects from pre-design through store opening. Reporting to the Project Administration Manager the role supports new store initiatives and store reinvestment efforts alongside Nike Project Managers.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Project Specialist must be highly organized detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple workstreams in a fast-paced construction environment. This role requires strong communication skills and the confidence to work across cross-functional teams vendors and internal stakeholders while managing competing priorities. The Specialist is expected to track scopes budgets schedules and approvals across multiple projects that may be in different construction phases at the same time. Success in this role depends on strong financial acumen adaptability and problem-solving skills as priorities and requirements frequently change. The candidate must be comfortable working with ambiguity managing detailed processes such as proposals legal intake purchase orders invoicing and project closeout. Individuals who struggle with changing priorities financial tracking follow-through or cross-functional coordination are unlikely to be successful in this role.

Required Expertise and Skills:

• Strong organizational communication and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated experience managing budgets and financial reconciliation
• Ability to adapt quickly in a dynamic change-driven environment
• Proven vendor relationship and coordination experience
• Proficiency with tools such as SAP Smartsheet and PlanGrid preferred

• Bachelors degree in Business (finance or accounting) Construction or Project Management. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training.

• 2 years of work experience in coordinator or specialist role including working within a cross-functional or cross-category team preferred

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

You support Nike Store Construction by coordinating new store and reinvestment projects from pre-design through closeout. You manage stakeholders vendors schedules and budgets while navigating complex relationships changing priorities and ambiguity with sound judgment and a team-first mindset.

What Youll Do:

• Support the Project Administration Manager and Nike Program Managers to drive execution across multiple projects
• Coordinate with architects engineers contractors landlords vendors and internal partners
• Manage vendor scope schedules and budgets to align with project goals
• Track approvals milestones and real estate reviews across program concepts
• Perform monthly budget tracking cost analysis and financial reporting
• Document schedule delays budget risks and mitigation plans using tracking tools

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.