Pre-Development Manager

INTRODUCTION

Established in 1998, Scooter's Coffee has distinguished itself as one of the premiere specialty coffee companies in the industry. Scooter's Coffee may be one of the fastest-growing specialty coffee brands, but simplicity is at our core: sustainably sourced ingredients we handcraft into perfection. We believe in taking time to connect and create an amazing experience in each life we touch. At Scooter’s Coffee we live our core values of integrity, love, humility and courage and we are looking for talented, passionate, amazing people to join our team.

Within the Scooter’s Coffee brand sits Harvest Roasting, which includes our warehouse, bakery, and roastery. Harvest Roasting serves as the supplier to all of our coffeehouse locations, including corporate and franchise owned, providing weekly product deliveries of the vast majority of products needed for daily business. For us, the focus is on quality; therefore, we handle all the roasting, shipping, baking, and packaging within Harvest Roasting.

At Scooter’s Coffee, we are courageously committing to bringing our mission to communities across the nation. We seek to create an amazing experience in each life we touch, creating connections fueled by our passion for world-class coffee. We live and breathe by our Core Values: Integrity, Love, Humility, and Courage. These four simple, yet powerful, words guide how we show up for our coworkers and our customers. So, what’s it like to work at Scooter’s Coffee?

• Leaders who inspire with their vision and stewardship of brand values
• Dynamic growth phase means no two days are the same
• Better together: intentional collaboration provides meaning and direction in our work
• Innovation welcomed at all levels
• Family culture: in out and out of work, we care for the whole you
• Lots, and lots, and lots of coffee!!

At Scooter’s Coffee, we care about our employees like family, and we know there’s nothing more important to you than your family. Here’s how we support you:

• Physical – full suite of insurance plans to protect your physical and mental health
• Financial – competitive total pay, company contributions to your 401(k) and HSA, custom financial wellbeing program, plus free 1:1 financial planning consultation
• Life/Work Balance – PTO, paid holidays, and paid leave for all parents. We have professional development tools for you and Employee Assistance Program access for your whole family
• Community – Paid time to volunteer and organized giving campaigns
• Perks – $75/month credit for in-store purchases, discounted products from our online store, drawings for free event tickets, and access to exclusive branded apparel items

LOCATION

This position may be performed remotely, and we are targeting candidates in the Southeastern, Mideastern, or Central part of the United States. This role includes travel. The successful candidate can expect to travel 10% of the time at most in this role. This includes travel to Omaha, NE, where Scooter’s Coffee is headquartered, as well as site visits.

DESCRIPTION

As QSR Magazine's #1 fastest growing franchise in the food category, Scooter's Coffee is looking for the next high-performing Pre-Development Manager to join our world-class development team. The Pre-Development Manager will manage all development functions, from pre-initial site assessment thru entitlement, for the development of new restaurants with direct responsibility and accountability for establishing and controlling overall project scope, cost, quality, and schedule.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage all aspects of the pre-development process with responsibility for developing project scope, site adaption design, capital budgeting, overall project scheduling, construction document quality control, public hearing representation, permitting, issue resolution and turn over for construction.
• Initiate project file setup and coordinating dissemination of project date to interested parties and overseeing project start up by preparing site related and architectural portions of standard initial design package, occasionally visiting proposed premises, preparing field reports with findings and recommendations, reviewing ground lease and purchase/sale agreements, and maintaining on-site documentation.
• Perform site feasibility and due diligence investigations on proposed premises such as evaluating zoning & planning regulations, building code deficiencies, landlord rules and regulations governing design and construction, sign exhibits, and preparing preliminary site plan layout studies.
• Establish, implement, and manage a schedule for the design and documentation of multiple new restaurants, each at varying stages in the design development and review process.
• Identify, qualify, hire, direct and monitor outside design consultants and other services to support the development process. Responsible for contract negotiation, administration, and cost tracking for consulting services. Ensure quality control, maintain a liaison with consultants while holding consultants accountable for scope, cost, schedule, and quality.
• Review and verify accuracy of the construction documents, coordinate revisions, change orders and design directives.
• Oversee and coordinate the governmental permitting and public hearing process necessary to construct and open the proposed restaurants. Execute and direct the tasks for obtaining all necessary government, developer, and landlord approvals. Prepare visual presentations as needed for zoning and city council meetings. Represent the company at municipal, state and federal public hearings pertaining to each project.
• Make decisions regarding waiver of contract/lease conditions pertaining to zoning, environmental, survey and permit requirements.
• Collaborate with cross functional internal team members (Real Estate, Construction, Legal, Franchise Development). Work closely with Construction Managers to be able to address design and documentation related issues and articulate direction as required and be the liaison for the construction managers and the outside consultants.
• Act as a resource for technical information to ensure an effective decision-making process throughout the real estate development and construction process.
• Regularly communicate project status and issues to project team members, management and operations through requisite documentation and team meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 5 years of experience managing the work of design professionals on multiple projects in the Hospitality industry.
• Experience in working directly with Franchisees, external consultants, and vendors
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior/Environmental Design, Civil/Structural Engineering or related field required, professional registration preferred.
• Experience and progressive knowledge in the field of hospitality design, QSR.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with other departments and outside business contacts.
• Ability to adapt to changing business environments, solve problems and take advantage of opportunities to minimize project costs, maintain construction schedules and improve quality of completed facilities.
• Be able to multi-task and manage the development of multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proven ability to work independently on all aspects of Hospitality design & deployment.
• Good judgment and decision-making abilities.
• Proficiency in applicable design tools (AutoCAD, Blue Beam or Adobe CC Suite)
• Proficiency in applicable project management programs (including Microsoft Office Suite and Smartsheet)
• Some travel required

Disclaimer

The functions and skills described here are general in nature and represent the type of work performed, but they do not constitute an exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities performed on the job.

Salary : $75