Area Construction Manager, Reinvestment Construction - Texas/Central U.S.

McDonald's Corporation•Chicago, IL

5d•$104,482 - $130,602•Hybrid

About The Position

This role will support the McDonald’s Reinvestment team in the Dallas Field Office (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and surrounding areas, as well as the Central U.S.). The Area Construction Manager is responsible for market planning, maximizing existing assets, reinvestment processes, site development, and relationship management within their assigned geographical area. This includes partnering with Area Real Estate Managers, providing construction and design recommendations, coordinating the construction process, ensuring quality control, managing contractors, and maintaining effective working relationships with various stakeholders.

Requirements

Construction management experience
Bachelor's Degree - (Architecture, Engineering, Business, Management Preferred)
Ability to work in a fast paced environment
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Willingness to travel regionally within the specified market(s) as required. 50%+

Responsibilities

Partners with the Area Real Estate Manager in gathering and analyzing information on the potential of the market and each restaurant in assigned geographical area.
Provides input in the creation of the vision plan for the existing restaurant portfolio throughout the Field Development Team territory.
Assists the Area Real Estate Manager in ensuring that portfolio databases are accurate and current.
Applies established development standards to optimize the sales performance of existing restaurants.
Proactively finds opportunities for potential improvements in physical plant and infrastructure.
Supports the Real Estate Portfolio Manager in ensuring resolution of property issues.
Ensures resolution of physical plant and infrastructure issues.
Provides construction and design recommendations for specific elements of reinvestment plans.
Reinforces and supports the reinvestment standards to Owner Operators and Operations throughout the reinvestment process.
Coordinates with Owner Operators and Operations to determine project scope and timing.
Coordinates and manages entire construction process.
Partners with Real Estate COE & Field Development Team to prioritize development opportunities and ensure best use of capital (e.g., timing, funding and returns) throughout the Field Office.
Creates, manages, and executes the development plan to meet portfolio returns and goals of the Field Development Team.
Ensures quality control standards for construction (e.g., cost, timing, site building design layout, specifications).
Works with US Restaurant Design to ensure consistency and apply development standards to optimize the site development processes (e.g., site layout, zoning, signage, building capacity).
Monitors and controls the construction process by coordinating the efforts of others (e.g., contractors, attorneys, consultants, government agencies).
Negotiates terms and conditions of construction agreements (e.g., price, timing).
Assembles and presents construction contracts packages to management for approval.
Works with Real Estate COE, Field Development Team, Field Office and outsourced service providers to secure all required entitlements and approvals.
Ensures projects are closed out appropriately (e.g., punch-list, contractor documentation, collection of Owner Operator extras, collection of third part receivables, invoicing, and adherence to construction-related accounting principles).
Ensures appropriate construction files are maintained for all projects.
Communicates and implements corporate policies and procedures.
Fosters the Team approach to Development throughout the Field Office.
Develops and utilizes a network of contractors and other outside consultants.
Provides effective consulting and maintains effective working relationships with Field Office, Group & USRD leadership p, Owner Operators, other McDonald departments, alliance partners and outside organizations.
Provides Field Office operations staff input into Owner Operator 's Business Reviews (e.g., physical plant characteristics, reinvestment scope and timing recommendations).