Director of Construction

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 Northern California market (San Francisco Bay Area)

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