Director of Construction Job Description

New Construction

• Coordinate, execute and manage new construction projects from start to finish in an effort to deliver each store on time and under budget.
• Work with the Director of Real Estate when negotiating potential site opportunities to ensure that the proposed site is acceptable to our needs.
• Develop/Manage new bid documents for AIA contracts to include all necessary addendums and clarifications
• Coordinate with the Director of Facilities Planning in conjunction with the Architects and Engineers that our construction documents are representative and accurate to our site conditions and to our specifications.
• Work with DFP on construction materials for future projects for efficiencies and cost savings
• Engage a qualified General Contractor to manage our build out from start to finish
• Conduct a Kick Off/ Close Out conference call with the GC and Planning Team for each new project
• Make site visits to verify the store is built to the guidelines that we set for our stores.
• Work with the local municipality to acquire all necessary permits and licenses necessary for our operation.
• Collect all necessary documents from GC to collect Tenant Improvement

Accounting

• Revise/Create sub codes for repairs for deli to use to better track expenses
• Clean up 5185-5186 accounting codes to verify expenses are coded correctly
• Revise store opening report to better understand opening costs
• Work with AP on a process for delinquent invoices

Major Responsibilities

Executing Special Projects, Refresh/Remodels and Large Expense Approval Projects (LEAP)

• Directs and coaches GC and Subs; drives Jasons Deli quality standards, efficiencies and overall value.
• Reviews SOWs, RFPs, proposals & contracts for accuracy, cost and adherence to brand standards and processes; makes recommendations for improvement.
• Requests Bids; conducts all necessary meetings to facilitate contractors, compares proposals and makes recommendations for project approval based on overall best value.
• Provides project management/ oversight, ensures projects are within budget and on time; observes, inspects work and approves invoices.

Procurement

• Negotiate price and stock quantities on all owner provided furniture, fixtures, equipment and materials.
• Utilizes Request for Proposals (RFP) and competitive bidding, at regular intervals, to ensure pricing remains competitive.
• Merges all products, where possible, to a single supplier to leverage buying power.
• Constantly looks for alternate products to decrease cost while maintaining the standard.
• Existing Delis: Receives request, trouble shoots, educates and places orders for replacement parts, furniture, fixture, materials and equipment as needed.
• Special Projects: Places equipment, furniture and owner supplied material orders for approved refresh, remodel and LEAP projects.
• Supports the New Construction Manager in equipment, furniture and material ordering for new construction projects.
• Maintain and build vendor partner relations.
• Work in conjunction with R&D to source, test and vet new equipment/materials.

Facilities Maintenance/Support

• Acts as the frontline of communication with Operations to offer a clear, consistent, and supportive message on facility maintenance best practices.
• Responsible for supporting the operations team to ensure facility vendors and services suppliers meet Jasons Deli necessary qualifications and are executing at the highest level.
• During urgent events where the deli is in need of services or repair, execute and communicate up and down the decision making tree to ensure a quick and successful project limiting the impact on the operations of the deli as much as possible.

Job Qualifications

• A bachelors degree or related recruiting experience required.
• A minimum of 7 years in restaurant facility experience required.
• Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Excellent organizational, time-management and written/verbal communication skills.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is required.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and execute work.
• Must be trust-worthy and have the ability to work independently.
• General knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Google docs preferred.

Other Information

• Travel required 30-40% of the time.
• Must be available outside of normal business hours

Essential Job Functions

1.The ability to sit for extensive periods of time.

2.The ability to bend and reach upwards and outward.

3.The ability to use equipment including multi-line phone system, fax machines, copy machines, calculators, and computers.

4.The ability to work in an environment with temperature fluctuations.

5.The ability to maintain regular, predictable attendance.

6.The ability to travel.

7.The ability to lift 55 lbs.

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