Job title: Project Manager

FLSA status: Exempt

Department: Construction

Reports to: VP of Development

Position summary:

• Plans, directs and coordinates activities pertaining to the construction and renovation of company assets, specifically the store facilities, distribution center, and offices.
• Ensures safety is a top priority among all channels of workflow.
• Oversee construction of new and existing facilities in accordance with company policies, and governmental regulations.

General Purpose: The Project Manager will oversee and evaluate specifications for plan procedures, start and completion dates, and staffing requirements for each phase of a construction project.

• Will manage and maintain all company assets and ensure timely completion of all outstanding equipment and facility breakdowns.
• Must provide our customers with total satisfaction by offering competitively priced, high quality products and services in a clean, safe and friendly environment.
• To serve our community through volunteerism and produce a return on assets which will assure the future prosperity of our employees and our company.
• To be an ambassador of our “Living Brand” by building relationships with our customers.

Role Qualifications:

• 4-year Technical Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in construction science and management, engineering, architecture, business administration, or a related degree
• Competent computer skills to effectively perform the position
• Prior experience with blueprints, project management, and construction
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30-Hour Outreach Training
• Construction Project Management certification
• Five years of construction experience
• Extensive knowledge of established construction and maintenance practices, procedures, and techniques as well as applicable local, state, and federal building codes and regulations.
• Be on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Position Responsibilities:

• Builds Relationships
• Promotes Living Brand
• Serves as a Product Brand Advocate
• Responsible for maintaining and promoting a safe environment for self, co-workers, and customers
• Adhere to company approved accounting procedures
• Develop scope and budgets for construction projects
• Develop and/or coordinate specifications for bids
• Evaluate bid proposals
• Blueprint Management, ability to read and understand, plan and document as necessary
• Inspect property and units under construction on a regular basis to ensure the work conforms to specifications, budget and schedule and initiates any repair or replacement needs and/or adjustment of working procedures
• Excellent troubleshooting and diagnostic skills
• Ability to read and understand work orders, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Be on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Collaborate and coordinates special project activities among other departments
• Monitor and provides regular project plan updates using project management tools
• Effectively and professionally interact with customers, vendors, and all Family Express personnel
• Identify risk situations and behavior and take appropriate action
• All other duties as assigned
• Prioritize deployment of personnel and assets for greatest productivity
• Maintain a positive attitude and create an atmosphere of teamwork at the store level
• All other duties as assigned

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Situational Awareness
• Excellent trouble shooting and diagnostic skills.
• Time management; including multitasking, productivity, and a sense of urgency
• Excellent interpersonal and highly effective communication skills
• High performance team building and strong team player; Teamwork and the ability to enhance team members’ performance.
• Commitment to company mission and values
• Adaptability; flexibility and receptive to change
• Problem analysis & problem resolution at both strategic & functional level
• Effective decision making based on sound judgment and reasoning
• Ability to read, write and understand English
• Microsoft Office experience

Nonessential Skills and Experience:

Previous retail experience

Reporting To This Position: No direct reports

Physical demands and work environment:

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand for prolonged periods; work longer than eight (8) hour shifts, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch; talk and hear; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Work Environment: Must have flexibility to work all shifts, all days of the week, when necessary. Ability to tolerate extreme temperatures for minimum of 30-minute intervals. Exposure to cleaning solvents.