Contribute to our mission of Bettering Days through our retail stores as a Director of Construction. You'll manage the construction of new and existing Philz stores ensuring timely and high-quality project execution. Oversee all phases from pre-construction to close-out, and manage project performance against schedules and milestones across multiple projects. If you have 10+ years of technical expertise working for a food & beverage retailer and a keen eye for detail, apply now to help us with our expansion!
This is a remote position based in our Southern California market (Los Angeles, Orange County, or San Diego).
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Project Oversight
- Oversee project plans, construction specifications, budget, and schedule for all assigned projects
- Take a proactive stance in design drawing review and redlining to ensure quality control and adherence to brand-specific design, value engineering, and construction standards.
- Coordinate with contractors, suppliers, and vendors
- Ensure contract compliance
- Assist in the resolution of contractual disputes and problems
- Responsible for contractor/vendor selection, bid and award process, and procurement of contracts and purchase orders
- Review project timeline, change order proposals and monitor timely response
- Manage third party vendors to ensure timely, accurate work that is completed within budget
- Ensure compliance with industry and county health standards and codes
- Complete the required approval processes defined by landlords and government agencies
Construction Management
- Simultaneously oversee multiple projects
- Coordinate acquisition of all required licenses, permits and utilities
- Perform site visits and resolve issues as needed
- Maintain current industry knowledge to provide recommendations on design standards, value engineering and construction best practices
Liaison between Internal Stakeholders
- Partner with key internal stakeholders to ensure timely and seamless project transition
- Provide due diligence evaluation and feasibility analysis of new sites
- Ensure all key stakeholders receive project updates and hold to the project timeline and budget
- Ensure openings are successfully executed with minimal outstanding items and oversee high-quality turnovers to the Operations Team
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- 10+ years previous experience in a construction management or project management role with a minimum of 5 years in the food & beverage industry
- Proven track record of working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and growing company with the ability to manage 5+ construction projects per year
- Advanced knowledge of and ability to read plans & specs and value engineer projects
- Demonstrated experience in managing construction on time and within budget
- Deep knowledge of construction life cycle from Bidding, RFIs, Change Orders, Pay Applications, and Project Close-Out documents
- Experience with Bluebeam, Smartsheet, and Google suite of products
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**Compensation & Benefits A reasonable estimate of the starting annual base salary for this role is $155,000 to $175,000. Please note that the base salary will vary based on qualifications, previous experience, and work location. When you join our team, we better your days through our benefits and support programs – we offer our team members medical, dental, and vision insurance, company-paid basic life insurance, optional family life insurance, 401(k) with company match, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits, mental health support, holiday pay, Vacation & Sick Time, Team Member discounts, freebie drinks and discounted beans, fun Philz swag, opportunities for growth and advancement, and more! |
