OWNERS REPRESENTATIVE

Summary & Reports to: This position covers the following markets: St. Louis, Chicago and Detroit. Reporting to the Director of Construction, this person will ensure that the company’s general contractors are meeting contract documents and construction drawings specifications. This person will oversee the construction projects from the period when the General Contractor begins work until the end of the 1-year warranty period. To be successful in the position, this person enjoys working independently, ensuring jobsite compliance and quality control of new Edge Fitness locations throughout the mid-west and east coast.

Duties & Responsibilities/Essential functions:

Ensures compliance with design plans, specifications and permit requirements

Reviews plans to ensure they meet Edge Fitness standards, departmental needs and landlord/property requirements

Monitors construction sites continually to ensure overall compliance

Physically conducts property inspections, and ensures quality control for conformance with construction documents and Edge Fitness programming needs

Coordinate and monitors construction schedules

Coordinates landlord work letter items when performed by Edge Fitness’ General Contractor

Keeps daily and inspection notes, including photographs and video taken during inspections, provides written feedback/reports with potential improvements related to the findings to Edge Fitness Project Team

Ensures that all required insurance certificates, contracts and other documents are in place & accurate prior to commencing any work, including documents required by landlords

Monitors projects requests for information, addendums and change documents

Reviews and confirms accuracy of contractor requisitions and progress reports

Tracks and approves lien waivers and other documents required for requisition review/approval

Holds bi-weekly construction progress meetings while managing minutes and associated documents

Coordinates and attends the design team site visits

Assists the team with acquiring the Final Inspections and Certificate of Occupancy

Manage the “turnover” process and the punch list until completion

Performs a final inspection to ensure all items are completed as per contract

Assists the Regional Facility team with the building’s construction warranty items through the first year and performs the end of year inspection of items

Coordinates with the GC in maintaining contact with the Edge vendors (data, security, signage installers, etc.)

Establishes effective business partnerships with the General Contractor team

Ensures consistent adherence to all policies and procedures and fosters a culture that encourages proactivity and accountability

Key Qualifications:

Knowledge of building-related codes, ordinances and construction practices

Principles and techniques of building inspections and plans examining work

Knowledge of accepted safety standards and methods for building construction for commercial and retail buildings

Possess the ability to interpret and coordinate complex building plans

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent computer skills, including MS Office, Construction Management and Scheduling Programs

Ability to work independently

A creative thinker who looks for process improvements and efficiencies, embraces challenges and has the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.

Demonstrated understanding of safe work practices and Occupational Health & Safety requirements and legislation. OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 certification a plus

CPR & First Aid are required prior to start date and must be maintained through employment

Must possess a valid driver’s license and have a clean driving record

Education & Experience: (required & preferred)

Three years inspection experience

Three years superintendent experience

Related industry experience preferred (i.e. retail, hospitality, leisure, fitness, etc.)

Competencies:

Project Management

Problem solving analysis

Integrity and trust

Detail oriented

Scheduling

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. The employee is constantly required to use hands and fingers to feel, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is constantly required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

This position will require that you are in the field at the construction sites daily; travel from site to site being exposed to noise, dust and electric energy. There will be some office work (meetings, reviewing drawings, compiling notes).

Travel:

This position requires frequent travel (Near 100%) to job sites mostly in the mid-west (Michigan, Illinois and Missouri), as well as the east coast (Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Connecticut). This position will also require frequent plane and rental car travel.

Position type and expected hours of work:

This is a full time, exempt position with general hours of work Monday – Friday, 7am – 3:30 (40 hours), however, this position frequently requires long hours and some night/overnight or weekend work.

Benefits:

Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision

Life insurance ($25k), MetLife

Long Term Disability (LTD), MetLife

PTO & Vacation

401K

Employee Assistance Program (EAP), MetLife

Complimentary membership for you and one other (full time employees only)

Employee Discounts and more!

Supervisory Responsibility

This position supervises the work of the General Contractors.

Edge Fitness, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.

The above statements are intended to describe the general activities, duties and responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Please note these statements are not an exhaustive list of all activities, duties and responsibilities. Duties, Responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.