Project Support

Circle K Stores•San Antonio, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Support position involves working closely with project teams to develop and achieve ideal plan specifications. This role is responsible for planning construction requirements by deploying company resources, resolving development issues, and monitoring critical path results. The position ensures construction schedules are met by managing general contractors and sub-contractors, verifying work in progress, and resolving problems. Financial objectives are achieved through negotiating contractor rates, anticipating requirements, managing budgets, monitoring costs, and approving invoices. The role also fulfills contract requirements by conducting pre-construction and closing inspections, including detailed punch-lists. Compliance with legal and company requirements, including building codes and safety practices, is essential. The position maintains continuity by documenting and communicating actions and needs, and completes operational requirements by developing schedules, assigning work, and implementing productivity standards. Regular store visits are required, as is contributing to team efforts and seeking continual efficiencies in facility maintenance. The role involves managing client and stakeholder relationships and enhancing professional knowledge through education and networking. Financial and Key Result Area targets must be met according to Company plan guidelines.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field preferred. Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
1-3 years of experience or PMP certification.
1-3 years of experience in tenant improvement construction in retail environment.
Management experience in leading and directing capital design and construction initiatives.
Knowledgeable in HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing
Must be able to travel, on short notice or extended periods.
Must be computer literate.
Excellent communication and organizational skills needed.
Customer service and detailed oriented.
Must be computer literate in MS Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Responsibilities

Work with project team members to develop and achieve ideal plan specs.
Plans construction requirements by deploying company resources, resolving development issues, planning, monitoring and appraising critical path results, and coordinating development information.
Meets construction schedules by hiring, orienting and managing general contractors and sub-contractors, verifying work in progress, resolving problems, and reporting progress.
Achieves financial objectives by negotiating contractor rates, anticipating requirements, submitting information for budget preparation, scheduling expenditures, monitoring costs, analyzing variances, writing purchase orders, reviewing and approving invoices.
Fulfills contract requirements by completing pre-construction and closing inspections including a detailed punch-list at completion of projects.
Complies with legal and company requirements by enforcing building codes, following company systems, policies and procedures, maintaining safe and healthy work practices, and monitoring inspections.
Maintains continuity among corporate, division and local work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities and continuing needs.
Completes operational requirements by developing schedules, assigning and monitoring work, gathering resources, implementing productivity standards, resolving problems, implementing and enforcing new procedures.
Visit stores on a weekly basis as instructed by the supervisor.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing all other related results as needed.
Seeks continual efficiencies within the area of facility maintenance to include ongoing evaluation of long-term strategies.
Report and escalate to management as needed.
Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders.
Increases professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reading professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing Financial and Key Result Area targets pursuant to Company plan guidelines.