Project Director

Purpose : The purpose of the Project Director is to provide project oversight and construction management services for restaurant and retail development projects while ensuring conformance to quality, schedule, and budget.

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Essential Functions :

• Oversees all field construction activities and leads all internal & external resources / coordination related to the construction process including general contractors, signage vendors, kitchen equipment contractors, casework / fixture vendors, A / V vendors, and external project managers.
• Oversees our external architecture and engineering consultants and leads them from plan development through aviation / municipal approvals.
• Oversees contractor qualification, selection, negotiation / bidding and contracting on assigned construction projects. Analyzes and approves all change orders within approved budget.
• Partners with Estimating and Design Team in project estimate development during the Analyze Phase to ensure accurate estimates.
• Partners with Procurement team on timely bidding, ordering, and delivery of owner furnished items.
• Attends and serves as construction lead for all internal development meetings (OPTIMA or similar), aviation pre-construction meetings, and required construction progress meetings.
• Oversees project schedule and provides regular and timely construction status updates to internal team, external partners / vendors, brand representatives, and airport client as required.
• Manages project financial forecast throughout development cycle, prepares construction authorization requests and provides regular financial forecast updates, and communicates variances to leadership as required by policy.
• Prepares detailed, timely explanations for budget overrun / variance requests or post-audits; provides documentation to Business Development team, as needed, for reimbursement / relief from landlords.
• Oversees project closeout process to ensure timely close-outs of projects including submission of Certified Cost Statements, As-Built Drawings, and airport mandated closeout package.

Reporting Relationship : This position reports to the Senior Director, Design & Construction.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment :

In a leadership role : Requires 3 years of experience leading a team of D&C professionals.

A bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, or construction management or a program related to the functional area can count for 3 of the eight-year requirement.

Requires advanced project management skills to manage multiple projects and tasks effectively.

Requires ability to travel 75% of the time for meetings and to visit branch locations.

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