Construction Manager

Job Description

Must live in Michigan, Northern Ohio, or NW NY| Full-Time - Hybrid, requires frequent travel through NW NY and Michigan.

We're on a mission to scale one of the fastest-growing drive-thru coffee concepts in America - and we're looking for a Construction Manager who can turn our real estate pipeline into high-quality, on-time, on-budget Client stores.

This opportunity is with a rapidly expanding multi-unit quick-service restaurant platform developing locations across Michigan and New York. Our Impossible Goal: 200 locations by 2028 generating over $500M in revenue. Hitting that milestone requires a construction leader who can execute with precision, pace, and zero surprises - delivering Clients -standard stores at scale.

This is not a desk job. You'll be in the field, on job sites, managing contractors, enforcing schedules, and removing friction across the development cycle. You'll turn a signed LOI into a fully built, fully branded, fully operational Client location - reliably and repeatedly.

Ideal Candidate

• 5-10 years of experience in multi-unit retail, QSR, hospitality, or ground-up commercial construction
• Strong command of GC oversight, permitting, utilities, and development sequencing
• Demonstrated ability to deliver fast-paced, multi-market construction programs
• Obsessed with details, timelines, cost controls, and communication
• Comfortable working directly with founders and C-suite in a high-growth environment
• Thrives in ambiguity, moves with urgency, and never waits for direction
• Brings solutions - not problems - with a bias toward action
  
  

Requirements Project Delivery & Schedule Management

• Manage all construction phases from pre-con walkthrough to final punch and handover
• Maintain disciplined project schedules with weekly RYG reporting
• Ensure 95% of stores open within the 10-month LOI? Open target
• Anticipate blockers 2-3 weeks ahead and surface solutions immediately
  
  

Budget Control & Cost Management

• Manage the $1.6M build-cost target while keeping variance under 5%
• Review general-contractor bids, negotiate value-engineering opportunities, and approve change orders
• Alert the CFO within 48 hours about any overruns exceeding $10,000
• Treat capital with utmost care - every dollar must serve a clear purpose
  
  

GC Oversight & Field Execution

• Hold general contractors accountable for pace, quality, communication, and documentation
• Conduct weekly site walks with photos, detailed notes, and punch lists
• Score GC partners quarterly on cost, schedule, and quality performance
• Ensure all safety, permitting, and utility requirements are executed flawlessly
  
  

Quality Control & Brand Standards

• Ensure every store passes Client's quality inspection before handover
• Maintain strict adherence to brand design, material specifications, and finish standards
• Deliver right-first-time openings with zero avoidable rework
  
  

Systems, Tools & Standardization

• Maintain construction playbooks for MI and NY markets
• Own templates for schedules, RFIs, change orders, site reports, and GC evaluations
• Manage a single source of truth for construction tracking (Notion/Smartsheet)
• Build repeatable processes that allow Client to scale rapidly
  
  

Cross-Functional Communication

• Work closely with Real Estate, Architecture, Ops, Finance, and the Executive team
• Deliver weekly updates with clear timelines, risks, and mitigation plans
• Ensure seamless handoff from LOI? Permitting? Construction? Opening
  
  

Success Metrics

• 95% of stores delivered on schedule (=10 days deviation)
• 90-95% of builds within the $1.6M target
• Zero delays from preventable issues (utilities, inspections, coordination)
• Weekly documentation and communication executed without fail
• GC partners ranked and managed through performance scorecards
• Construction playbooks and tracking systems maintained and adopted