Construction Manager

Company Overview

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

• Participate in the negotiation of construction activities to establish the terms, milestone schedules, criteria, etc. incorporated as exhibits to various types of Agreements and projects.

• Establish project schedule and adapt activities, when necessary, to meet construction related delivery dates

• Identify and qualify potential contractors for project use

• Manage the GC competitive bidding process through contract execution

• Monitoring and enforcement of criteria compliance and quality control during all phases of construction

• Manage the flow of information related to construction activities between BSRO internal departments and external contractors, architects, engineers, developers, landlords, and AHJs

•  Ensure the timely and accurate review of documents throughout the budgeting, entitlement, jurisdictional approval, and construction process.

• Review and understand the scope and budgetary impact of outside contractor, architect and engineer activities related to code investigation, completion of plans, specifications, bidding and permitting.

• When applicable, act as the BSRO representative to building department and code officials

• Organize and conduct construction meetings and activities (i.e. project kickoff, pre-bid, pre-construction, site visits, etc.).

• Coordinate the turnover of new store projects to the Store Opening and Operations teams, ensuring a smooth transition from construction to store opening.

• Support the Facilities team as needed with first year warranty or latent defect claims and repairs.

• Responsible for financial and document closeout of completed projects while ensuring audit compliance throughout the project.

• Additional responsibilities as assigned by Real Estate leadership

• BS, BA required in engineering, architecture, or construction management

• 7+ years experience in multi site construction management

• Experience in greenfield development, design, and/or planning preferred

• General knowledge of all construction disciplines (civil, structural, architectural, electrical, and mechanical) and ADA requirements.

• Proven track record of successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously while working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities

• An innovate, team-centric collaborator who understands there is more than one way to solve a problem.

• General systems knowledge (CAD, Excel, Word)

• Ability to travel 50-75%

• Ability to climb a ladder, lift up to 30lbs, and stand for several hours at a time.

What we offer

At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.