Construction Project Director - Northeast Region

About Us:HMSHost, a subsidiary of Avolta, is a leader in creating dining for travel venues. With our unmatched portfolio, we operate over 1,000 locations in nearly 80 airports across North America, including proprietary concepts, local, regional, and national brands, and partnerships with award-winning chefs. For decades, HMSHost has curated food and beverage programs that make a traveler’s journey as exciting as the destination.

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Purpose:The purpose of the Construction Project Director - Northeast Region is to provide project oversight and construction management services for restaurant and retail development projects while ensuring conformance to quality, schedule, and budget. Project Director can reside locally to any major airport in the New York or New Jersey area.
Essential Functions:
Oversees all field construction activities and leads all internal & external resources/coordination related to the construction process including general contractors, signage vendors, kitchen equipment contractors, casework/fixture vendors, A/V vendors, and external project managersOversees our external architecture and engineering consultants and leads them from plan development through aviation/municipal approvalsOversees all aviation, building department, and health department submittals/approvals of construction documents as mandated by airport & local municipalities; partners with Project Administrators to provide required construction deposits and bonds as requiredOversees contractor qualification, selection, negotiation/bidding and contracting on assigned construction projects. Analyzes and approves all change orders within approved budgetPartners with Estimating and Design Team in project estimate development during the Analyze Phase to ensure accurate estimatesPartners with Procurement team on timely bidding, ordering, and delivery of owner furnished itemsAttends and serves as construction lead for all internal development meetings (OPTIMA or similar), aviation pre-construction meetings, and required construction progress meetingsOversees project schedule and provides regular and timely construction status updates to internal team, external partners/vendors, brand representatives, and airport client as requiredManages project financial forecast throughout development cycle, prepares construction authorization requests and provides regular financial forecast updates, and communicates variances to leadership as required by policyPrepares detailed, timely explanations for budget overrun/variance requests or post-audits; provides documentation to Business Development team, as needed, for reimbursement/relief from landlordsOversees project closeout process to ensure timely close-outs of projects including submission of Certified Cost Statements, As-Built Drawings, and airport mandated closeout package
Reporting Relationship:
This position reports to the Senior Director, Design & Construction
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:
Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 8 years:In a leadership role: Requires 3 years of experience leading a team of D&C professionalsIn a technical role: Requires 8 years of years design/build management/construction experience in the food service and retail industriesA bachelor’s degree in in architecture, engineering or construction management or a program related to the functional area can count for 3 of the eight-year requirementAn MBA or a master’s level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for an additional 2 years of the eight-year requirementIn the industry: Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience 3-5 yearsSpecialized Training:Requires advanced project management skills to manage multiple projects and tasks effectivelyRequires demonstrated working knowledge of design, estimating, architect/general contractor oversight, scheduling, project budgeting, and cost control. Requires knowledge of CAD, estimating, and graphic software (Adobe Acrobat & Bluebeam)Knowledge of state and federal building codes and applicable regulations and statutesSpecialized Skillset/Competencies/TraitsBusiness acumen and also has the mindset required to understand the long-term implications of Functional planning and to advance the organizations goalsDemonstrated history of understanding the needs of the business, stakeholders, the employee population and individual circumstancesDemonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments through coaching, developing, and leading teams to achieve common goals
Location/Travel: Requires ability to travel 25-50% of the time for meetings and to visit branch locations. Can be located close to any major metropolitan US airport within the assigned region to optimize travel time and expenses.
Disclaimer:
All job requirements are subject to change to reflect the evolving position requirements or to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a threat or risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to which will be required in this position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor/manager (within guidelines and compliance with Federal and State Laws). Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis. xzbcwsv Hudson and HMSHost are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.