Construction Project Manager

Spartan Fitness•Brentwood, TN

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

Spartan Fitness Holdings is the largest franchise operator in the Club Pilates system, with a portfolio of over 170 studios and a commitment to continued growth. The company opens double-digit studios annually across multiple U.S. markets and runs a refresh program alongside new buildouts. Each project involves the interior fit-out of a roughly 1,500–2,200 sq ft retail space, either in second-generation space or a landlord-delivered new building. As a Construction Project Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end management of new-studio buildouts, from design and permitting through general contractor (GC) management, construction, and turnover to operations. Additionally, you will manage 1-2 market refreshes per year. This is an owner-side role where you will manage architects, general contractors, and permitting on behalf of the company, rather than running crews yourself. You will work alongside a Senior Construction Project Manager and a Construction Coordinator.

Requirements

3-5 years of owner-side or multi-site commercial interior construction project management.
Proven track record managing multiple concurrent interior TI buildouts across different markets.
Strong experience managing general contractors, architects, and multi-jurisdiction permitting.
Demonstrated ownership of project budgets and schedules, including change order and RFI management.
Comfort working in a construction PM platform as your daily system of record.
Willingness and ability to travel extensively across the U.S.
Self-directed; able to run a full portfolio of projects with minimal oversight.

Nice To Haves

Multi-unit retail, restaurant, fitness, or franchise rollout experience.
Experience with ProjectMates, Procore, or a comparable construction PM platform.
Remodel / refresh / re-image program experience.
Existing relationships with regional GCs and subcontractors.
Experience managing projects remotely with local third-party site verification.

Responsibilities

Provides direction to general contractors and subcontractors during construction projects.
Coordinates work efforts among architects, planning departments, and internal operational teams.
Oversees project-related activities of external vendors and consultants to ensure compliance with project plans and performance expectations.
Full lifecycle ownership of assigned interior fit-out projects across multiple markets.
Design and test-fit coordination with architects.
Permitting management across jurisdictions.
GC bidding, bid leveling, award, and buyout.
Budget ownership — track costs, manage change orders, protect the baseline.
Schedule ownership — build and maintain project schedules, manage critical path, escalate slippage early.
RFIs, submittals, and change order management.
Closeout, punch list, and clean turnover to operations.
Manage landlord and TI-allowance coordination during construction.
Run assigned refresh markets end to end — a market is 2–6 existing studios given a face-lift, run as one coordinated push.
Own the ~2-month pre-construction phase: site surveys, scope, GC pricing and negotiation, approvals, long-lead material orders, contract execution, and buyout.
Maintain all project data — milestones, schedule, budget, RFIs, change orders — in construction PM software (ProjectMates or equivalent) in real time.
Provide accurate, current project status for leadership reporting.
Take clean handoffs from Real Estate at lease execution.
Coordinate with Facilities, Operations, and the broader Development team.
Report progress, risk, and budget status to the Senior Construction Project Manager and Head of Development.
Run assigned project portfolio with substantial autonomy and minimal day-to-day oversight.
Own project budgets and approve change orders within a delegated authority limit; escalate larger commitments and schedule re-baselines to the Senior Construction Project Manager.
Select general contractors from the approved vendor list.