Design and Construction Manager - Remote Opportunity

Description

Futures start here.

Where first steps, new friendships, and confident learners are born.

At KinderCare Learning Companies, the first and only early childhood education provider recognized with the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, we offer a variety of early education and child care options for families.

We pave the way for their lifelong learning journey ahead.

And we want you to join us in shaping a future we can all be proud to share-in neighborhoods, at work, and in schools nationwide.

At KinderCare Learning Companies, you'll use your skills and expertise to support the work (and fun) that happens in our sites and centers every day.

From marketers and strategists to financial analysts and data engineers, and so much more, we're all passionate about crafting a world where children, families, and organizations can thrive.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manager of Design & Construction to drive timely completion of new centers and remodels.

This role coordinates with Architects, City Officials, Developers, Landlords, outside Construction Managers and Contractors to ensure centers are built according to specifications and delivered to internal operations groups complete while ensuring quality standards are upheld.
Responsibilities:


* Influence construction agreements, ensuring coordination of plans by general contractors are followed.

Maintain favorable working relationships with key partners.


* Leverage understanding of civil and building engineering, as well as architectural standards to provide clear direction to outside consultants, internal associates and design groups.


* Establish and review budgets including controlling project related costs.

This will involve interpretation of legal documents with Landlords and assisting legal in resolving deal point issues.


* Provide direction, evaluations and cost estimates for each request to assist Real Estate and Operations in providing analysis for approvals


* Interview and train third party partners while addressing field concerns.


* Monitors and reports construction and workload schedules while controlling total project costs; reporting discrepancies to leadership


* Develop accurate scope of needs, reviews blueprints and specifications with all outside partners and KinderCare team, ensuring consistent company prototype designs

Qualifications



* 8 years in Construction Management or Business Management.

Bachelor's degree preferred


* Prior experience in multi-project responsibility required.

Full development experience preferred, with ability to read, analyze and interpret general legal documents


* Experience in reliably communicating information and responding to questions from regulatory or governmental agencies and groups of managers required


* Understanding of mathematical concepts such as fundamentals of plane, geometry and trigonometry.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commis...