Senior Construction & Maintenance Lead

AKIRA • Bolingbrook, IL

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About The Position

AKIRA is seeking a Senior Construction & Maintenance Lead to
serve as the execution lead for new stores and construction projects.

This role will own the end-to-end delivery of new store
openings and major remodels across AKIRA's national footprint, with a strong focus on
enclosed mall environments. This is a hands-on, "Do It Yourself" Construction position.
Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Carpentry, and General Construction knowledge is a must

This is a high-visibility, senior role responsible for coordinating landlords, mall operators,
general contractors, specialty trades, fixture manufacturers, and internal stakeholders to ensure
stores open on time, on budget, and fully operational.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of hands-on retail construction experience, has personally
opened multiple locations, and is comfortable managing multiple concurrent projects across
the U.S.

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on retail construction experience
• personally opened multiple locations
• comfortable managing multiple concurrent projects across the U.S.
• Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Carpentry, and General Construction knowledge

Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle ownership of new store construction projects from keys in hand through store opening
• Provided crew leadership with full hands-on participation in construction projects
• Execution leadership across multiple active projects nationwide
• Critical path scheduling and delivery risk management
• Coordination of landlords, mall management, contractors, and specialty vendors
• Budget development, cost tracking, and change management
• On-site representation of AKIRA during construction and inspections

Benefits

• AKIRA offers competitive benefits for full-time employees, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pet Insurance, Life, LTD, FSA/HSA/Dependent Care FSA, Flex Transit (CTA), 401(k), and a generous employee discount.
• We're committed to internal growth, providing meaningful development and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed