What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Manager position at Hollywood Feed?
Job Description
The Senior Manager, Construction & Real Estate is responsible for the strategic execution and oversight of Hollywood Feed’s real estate and construction portfolio, ensuring project tracking, and general construction coordination. This role plays a pivotal part in managing new store build-out growth, relocations, remodels, expansions, and leasehold improvements, working closely with internal teams and external partners to optimize Hollywood Feed’s real estate and construction landscape.
The Senior Manager, Construction & Real Estate will coordinate all phases of real estate transactions and construction projects, from site sourcing to store openings, ensuring seamless collaboration between real estate, construction, operations, vendors, and executive leadership. Additionally, this role requires proficiency in real estate and construction tracking software, project management platforms, and vendor coordination to drive process efficiency, resolve obstacles, and ensure project success.
Key Responsibilities:
Real Estate & Construction Project Management
Hollywood Feed was established in the 1950s, in Memphis, TN, as a pet supply store with friendly and knowledgeable service. More than half a century later, our love for pets is who we are today. Our associates are family and the face of each location. We care about each other, our pets, and our customers. Come and experience the passion and drive that makes Hollywood Feed what it is today.
Hollywood Feed was established in the 1950s, in Memphis, TN, as a pet supply store with friendly and knowledgeable service. More than half a century later, our love for pets is who we are today. Our associates are family and the face of each location. We care about each other, our pets, and our customers. Come and experience the passion and drive that makes Hollywood Feed what it is today.
The Senior Manager, Construction & Real Estate is responsible for the strategic execution and oversight of Hollywood Feed’s real estate and construction portfolio, ensuring project tracking, and general construction coordination. This role plays a pivotal part in managing new store build-out growth, relocations, remodels, expansions, and leasehold improvements, working closely with internal teams and external partners to optimize Hollywood Feed’s real estate and construction landscape.
The Senior Manager, Construction & Real Estate will coordinate all phases of real estate transactions and construction projects, from site sourcing to store openings, ensuring seamless collaboration between real estate, construction, operations, vendors, and executive leadership. Additionally, this role requires proficiency in real estate and construction tracking software, project management platforms, and vendor coordination to drive process efficiency, resolve obstacles, and ensure project success.
Key Responsibilities:
Real Estate & Construction Project Management
- Manage and oversee the execution of new store development, relocations, expansions, and remodeling projects to support Hollywood Feed’s growth strategy.
- Partner with the construction teams to ensure effective communication and adherence to established budgets, and timeline goals for new and existing store projects.
- Collaborate with all appropriate stakeholders to track and manage all real estate transactions, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
- Maintain real estate and construction trackers, managing project status from site sourcing through store openings, remodels, and expansions.
- Track and report key real estate and construction metrics, ensuring deadlines and milestones are consistently met.
- Works closely with third party vendors and internal stakeholders for the maintenance needs of the Corporate and DC building as well as backup for the stores.
- Serve as a primary liaison between landlords, brokers, architects, contractors, municipalities, and third-party vendors, ensuring smooth execution of real estate and construction activities.
- Coordinate real estate package preparation for presentation to the Real Estate Committee, securing approvals for lease extensions, expansions, and other portfolio-related decisions.
- Work with the Operations Team to ensure new stores, relocations, and portfolio changes align with overall business goals and store lifecycle needs.
- Assist in cross-functional communication with leadership, field teams, merchandising, marketing, and distribution teams, ensuring seamless integration of real estate and construction projects.
- Implement and maintain best practices for real estate and construction project tracking, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and visibility across stakeholders.
- Identify and execute process improvements for managing real estate transactions, construction projects, and vendor relationships. This includes mitigating costs while ensuring optimal execution.
- Ensure compliance with lease agreements, permitting requirements, zoning laws, and construction regulations.
- Validate the quality of construction and adherence to design specifications, building codes, and blueprints for both new store constructions and remodeling projects.
- Uphold Hollywood Feed’s corporate values and ethical standards, maintaining transparency and integrity in all real estate and construction dealings.
- Possesses and demonstrates a “One team, One goal” philosophy.
- Must always demonstrate and practice corporate values and behaviors and act in an ethical and lawful manner.
Hollywood Feed was established in the 1950s, in Memphis, TN, as a pet supply store with friendly and knowledgeable service. More than half a century later, our love for pets is who we are today. Our associates are family and the face of each location. We care about each other, our pets, and our customers. Come and experience the passion and drive that makes Hollywood Feed what it is today.
Hollywood Feed was established in the 1950s, in Memphis, TN, as a pet supply store with friendly and knowledgeable service. More than half a century later, our love for pets is who we are today. Our associates are family and the face of each location. We care about each other, our pets, and our customers. Come and experience the passion and drive that makes Hollywood Feed what it is today.
