Position Purpose: Own all aspects of multiple concurrent retail construction projects including pre-construction, due diligence, design, budgeting, scheduling, and due diligence supporting the construction of corporate office buildouts, new stores, expansions, and other major capital special projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Works with Real Estate managers and outside architects in managing project teams that include consultants.
• Reviews architects' drawing, lend support and guidance.
• Observes development of all assigned construction projects.
• Hires and oversees contractors and related project consultants, vendors and suppliers.
• Creates budget, monitors and manages project costs.
• Monitors and maintains construction schedules.
• Manages construction side of project due diligence.
• Manages the construction execution of legal obligations and commitments of the company.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to a Construction Manager.
• Manages relationships with various construction consultants, internal SSC departments including real estate, logistics, operations, and merchandising.
• Typically requires highly developed interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive or controversial situations.
• Typically faces situations that are unstructured and require original approaches.
• Typically solves problems by considering courses of action within the framework of management' s goals and standards.
• Typically expected to provide infrequent status reports to management only as appropriate.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel more than 50% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Usually in a comfortable environment but with regular exposure to factors causing moderate physical discomfort from such things as dust, fumes or odors.
• Under regular pressure to meet deadlines, quotas and/or must frequently deal with difficult issues related to people or situations

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• New Store development process
• Knowledge of Architecture, Geo Tech, Civil, Environmental General Contracting and the overall Construction Industry
• Construction project management experience
• General Contractor and vendor management skills
• Strong communication skills
• Large capital budget development and monitoring skills

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 5

Competencies:

• Construction project management or related experience.
• Basic computer skills.
• Contract document reading knowledge or experience.
• Business, financial analysis, and/or budgeting skills.
• Good organizational and written communication skills.
• Group presentation skills.