Design & Development Manager
About The Position
The Manager of Design and Development reports to the Senior Manager of Design and Development and will lead the day-to- day design and development activities of new store construction, remodeling, and other capital projects from preliminary planning, development and scheduling through final entitlements and permitted construction documents, ensuring on-time completion and within project budget guidelines and quality of execution. The role requires strong leadership, people management, and cross-cultural collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively lead and develop teams, including those based outside the United States. This role also manages and maintains prototype designs, equipment specifications, and fuel system designs for new stores, remodels, and facility upgrades and is responsible for applying experience and judgment to develop facility design concepts that provide long term benefits and improve return on investment. Responsible for allocating internal and external resources and supervises the workflow of design and development teams from initial project scope, creation of contract documents, project scheduling, and continual collaboration with multi-functional teams from inception through turnover. The role is accountable for providing design and development support to all branded image programs, brands and channels of trade including: bp, Amoco, Thorntons, ampm/ARCO, and TA.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or comparable field
- 10+ years of professional experience in commercial design and development, with an emphasis on retail
- Proven experience leading, developing, and motivating high-performing, proactive teams to achieve business objectives and drive continuous improvement.
- Strong project management and analytical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with all levels of the organization
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, and general project management software tools.
- Up to 30-50% travel should be expected with this role.
- Acquisitions and divestments
- Agility core practices
- Agreements and negotiations
- Analytical Thinking
- Business process improvement
- Commercial Acumen
- Communication
- Creativity and Innovation
- Customer centric thinking
- Data Analysis
- Data visualization and interpretation
- Decision Making
- Digital Collaboration
- Digital Fluency
- Industry knowledge and advocacy
- Leading transformation
- Negotiation planning and preparation
- Offer and product knowledge
- Partner relationship management
- Retail standards and procedures
- Retail territory development
- Retail training skills
- Sector, market, customer and competitor understanding
- Site maintenance management
Nice To Haves
- Licensed Architect or Engineer
- Convenience Store or petroleum experience
- Commercial construction experience
- Familiarity with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and Revit software
Responsibilities
- Provide overall project management, including the development, implementation and maintenance of the critical path design and development strategies for all aspects of the site development process, satisfying federal, state, and local municipal requirements while retaining brand standards for site development, profitability, and timeliness of project completion.
- Closely collaborate with Real Estate Manager(s) to manage project prioritization and the accurate completion of tasks for all real estate pipeline projects.
- Conduct needs assessments and collaborates with key stakeholders to evaluate, select, and prototype equipment and design solutions, including food service equipment, functional requirements, and lighting systems.
- Works in conjunction with department associates, consultants, and disciplines in developing and analyzing project and technical designs; ensures accuracy and timely completion; ensures designs comply with accepted standards and meet and/or exceed bp safety standards.
- Develop and maintain brand prototype standards to include civil engineering (such as site layout, landscaping, storm water, water quality); structural; mechanical/electrical/plumbing; petroleum system design; interior and exterior elevations; and a matrix of responsibilities. These design standards shall be maintained through value-engineering and safety filter.
- Provide details of all design, permitting, utility, signage, landscaping, and potential construction issues, and provide ongoing assistance to the Construction team in the areas of issue/conflict resolution and cost control. Prepare accurate bid construction documents.
- Develop and manage third-party consultants, using metrics and tracking systems as tools for accountability.
- Support cost analysis and estimating activities.
- Promote team member growth, development, and training.
- Serve on and/or lead various design and development committees as assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120-240 hours of vacation per year for full time employees (60-240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees)
- 9 paid holidays per year
- 2 personal choice holidays
- up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child
- discretionary annual bonus program
- long-term incentive program
- generous retirement benefits that include a 401K matching program
- pension for eligible employees
- health, vision, and dental insurance
- life and Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
