Responsibilities:

• Craft, guide, and expedite the planning and construction process and project flow:
• Technical oversight of all projects - plan review, shop drawing approvals, etc..
• Guidance of our development managers on the day-to-day
• Permitting / expediting - lead a hands-on program to build city, mayor’s office, fire, health relationships
• Manage Architects and GCs:
• Negotiate bids / contracts
• Keep accountable for on time delivery
• Track portfolio of budgets:
• Build budget model and track actuals vs. budget variance
• Seek value engineering opportunities
• Kitchen Equipment Procurement + Signage oversight:
• Manage kitchen and signage vendor relationships
• Negotiate contracts
• Track for on time performance
• Facilities oversight:
• Build and effective program to minimize operational issues
• Address major repairs / replacements and escalated issues

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience in construction project management; preferably with restaurant experience
• Keen attention to detail and ownership mentality
• Multi-tasking and the ability to prioritize is essential to the role
• Excellent communication; providing regular updates to internal partners and external vendors is critical to success
• Schedule management; the ability to manage a construction schedule, anticipate hurdles and plan contingencies before delays happen
• Sense of urgency; Local Kitchens is striving to deliver new locations much faster than industry average. In order to push the envelope, the candidate must operate with a sense of urgency even when a project delivery date is many months away. Every day lost at the beginning of a project cannot be reclaimed
• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time

Nice to Have:

• QSR/Restaurant/RetailI buildout experience
• Proficiency with relevant software (Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, Procore, etc.)
• Ability to review and edit retail leases

Culture:

• Guest love: Local Kitchens exists to make guests happy. We start with “what would the guest want?” and work backwards. Support Center works to serve our kitchen teams, so that they can take care of our guests.
• First principles thinking: We keep asking “why” like a 4-year old and never accept the status quo. We are truth seekers. We reason from fundamental truths in order to invent new ways to delight guests.
• Operate at the lowest level of detail: We solve problems at the lowest level of detail e.g. by going to the kitchen. We measure everything and win arguments with data. We don’t use sloppy thinking.
• Relentless: We outwork everyone, it’s our most controllable competitive advantage. We don’t get knocked down when things are tough.
• Drive for excellence: We are intrinsically motivated and strive to get 1% better every day.
• No job beneath you: We do whatever is needed to help the team win. We don’t understand the words “that’s not my job”. We always wash the dishes.
• Play with joy: We bring joy to work every day. We support each other with contagious energy and optimism. We choose to have fun even when it feels like a grind.