Construction Facilities & Vendor Sr. Manager

PetSmart • Phoenix, AZ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Vet Health Services - Construction, Facilities, and Vendor Manager is responsible for ensuring the timely and complete delivery of veterinary hospitals for both PetSmart Veterinary Services franchise hospitals and Accessible Veterinary Clinics (501(c)(3) entities). The primary scope of this role is in managing the critical timeline tasks before, during and after veterinary hospital construction. This person will manage ongoing post-construction warranty items as well as hospital facilities requests to ensure hospital operator satisfaction. This position requires a high level of prioritization, influence, and organization requiring collaboration and influence with both internal and external partners and veterinary partners.

Requirements

• Minimum 6 years of construction project management experience or a Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in a similar field of study with equivalent experience
• Must have experience in multi-project responsibility
• Must be able to read and interpret construction documents
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-changing work environment
• Ability to devise creative solutions; produce measurable results; produce high quality work and attention to detail
• Fluent in Microsoft Office
• Schedule may require up to 25% travel

Nice To Haves

• Skilled CAD operation a plus

Responsibilities

• Oversees and coordinates critical timeline tasks to ensure pre-established hospital opening dates are met.
• Partners with home office and field leaders to ensure post hospital construction punch lists for F&E, IT and the construction team are completed in a timely manner.
• Verifies all post-hospital construction warranty items are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensure effective communication of all key construction initiatives to ensure consistent understanding of the intent, direction, and expected results of each hospital.
• Reviews hospital drawings, and partners with field to ensure compliance with PVS brand.
• Redirects ongoing new hospital Facility requests to the proper departments within the organization and ensures timely completion with appropriate follow-up.
• Communicates with hospital owners/leadership/operators on the progression of all outstanding punch list, warranty, or facility repair issues.
• Reviews current processes and practices, identify improvement opportunities, manage a timeline to improve or change current processes and practices, and track success of processes.
• Manages vendor relationships including identifying and on-boarding of new vendors, resolving vendor matters (e.g., billing issues, vendor performance issues, etc.), and monitor vendor contract timelines.
• Performs with a sense of urgency and agility/flexibility. Able to move quickly between strategy and tactics. Must integrate components from all cross functional partners.

Benefits

• Pet-friendly environment, bring your pets to work and enjoy the on-site dog park!
• On-Site Events & Adoptions, enjoy community-building opportunities, including pet adoption days, seasonal celebrations, family events, art events, & holiday festivals
• “Top Dog” gym with equipment, fitness classes, massage therapists, personal trainers, and wellness spaces
• “Sit & Stay” Café serving fresh breakfast and lunch options, snacks, & more
• “Lil Paws” NAEYC-accredited onsite childcare facility providing high-quality early education
• Paid Volunteer Opportunities to spend time doing good for causes close to heart
• Print Center and Business Services, Dry Cleaning, Mother's Rooms, Sustainable Infrastructure & more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees