Director of Construction
Description
The Planet Fitness Director of Construction is the in-house General Contractor/Project Manager/expert construction consultant responsible for the development of new and existing fitness clubs across the country. Project sizes range from 10,000 s.f. to 30,000 s.f. Bring your passion for construction management and living a healthy way of life under one roof and build your career at PF Baseline.
As a Director of Construction based out of our Corporate Office in Minnetonka, MN, you are responsible and accountable for ensuring that each project meets the goal of being first in class, on schedule, at or below budget, safe, promotes teamwork, communication, leadership and ultimately an outstanding customer experience. The position requires strong communication, organization, interpersonal, training, and leadership skills along with the ability to travel.
Job Requirements
Minimum +10 years of relevant, commercial construction management experience
Minimum +10 years of project management experience
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
Bachelor’s degree
Experience with Tenant Improvement General Contracting
Corporate Retail Construction experience preferred
Position Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
Contract Management/Subcontractor Management
Clearly identifies the scope of the project, the roles and responsibilities of the teams, and manages the project to be delivered successfully
Manages soliciting bids and negotiating project buy out
Demonstrates a proactive and organized bid analysis
Develops scopes of work for Subcontractors and Suppliers as required
Properly manages job cost tracking
Leads the change management process with the development, design, and construction management teams
Effectively negotiates with subcontractors and suppliers on all issues affecting cost, schedule, and quality as directed by management staff
Properly manages project closeout and ensure all warranties and closeout documents are submitted properly and timely by 90 days following Grand Opening
Manage existing location tenant improvement projects and on going maintenance needs
Develop Project Budgets to present to executive team
Financial Management / Contract Management
Completes projects on or under the established budget
Takes a proactive approach in identifying value engineering options for the project team
Manages all project costs throughout the duration of the project lifecycle
Prepares accurate and timely monthly forecast at completion
Proactively manages subcontractor pay applications and suppliers invoicing in insure timely payments and accuracy
Manages change management proposals, logs, and circulates documents to appropriate parties
Solicits proposals for added work and credits for deleted work
Manages subcontractor performance and insures that back charges are managed properly, and costs are recovered
Receives all proposals for change orders and reviews, processes, and approves applicable change orders
Safety Management
Ensures work is performed on sites in accordance with OSHA and PF Construction standards
Ensures jobsites, whether it’s an active facility or not, are clean, organized, and safe
Ensures projects are consistently and proactively completing weekly safety inspections
Assists Superintendent with communication of all safety audits, Incident/Injury Reports, and Correction Notices
Quality Management
Ensures the design and construction of the projects meets and exceeds the quality expectations
Provides leadership in the plan review and certification process
Selects and works with general contractors to develop the site utilization plan and organizes the construction site to facilitate efficient construction
Identifies, investigates, and resolves any issues that could possibly affect the quality of the project
Partners with the MEP engineers and Operations Engineering team to insure that the MEP are completed prior to Grand Opening
Insures the architectural, MEP, and owner punch lists are completed at Grand opening
Manages any and all warranty issues for the first year of the club operations. Schedules/manages 11 month walk-thru to identify warranty items Schedule Management and Planning
Develops and manages the overall project schedule
Insures the project is turned over to PF Operations on the date promised
Insures the Grand Opening occurs on the date promised to PF Operations Team
Leads the team in the development of scheduling goals
Leads the team in the development of schedule that clearly communicates the project milestone goal(s)
Monitors the schedule to demonstrate the overall sequencing for a project with support from the Superintendent Leadership, Teamwork and Communication
Insure team members working under Project Manager’s direction are completing work in compliance with PF Policies.
Demonstrates leadership in positive customer experience management
Participates in large process and policy discussions to help the company continually adapt to the changing market
Office/Work hours consistent with team members work hours in an effort to be available to team members (generally 7:30 AM-5:30 PM)
Travel
Project Manager will travel 20-50%, or as required to perform responsibilities