Director of Store Construction

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(This position is Hybrid working from the SBH Support Center currently located in Denton Texas and moving to Plano in mid Fall).

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Direct all aspects of the store development process including design, estimates, bid process, procurement of equipment, construction and turnover to operations. Manage projects to their budgets ensuring compliance with corporate capital budget for each capital project. Evaluate resources to ensure delivery condition is in compliance with design and brand standards.

Manage internal and external resources to ensure alignment with the needs of the business. Stand up additional resources as needed as business initiatives evolve, while evaluating and developing internal resources to manage the project pipeline.

Evaluate and enhance current project management technology, methods and equipment, delivering stores to market faster and on budget. Evolve current project management program to a best‑in‑class technology to best manage end‑to‑end retail/commercial construction projects.

Evaluate project estimates, review with project managers to ensure they meet market standards and current capital and expense budgets. Manage project close‑out process and timely collection of tenant improvement allowances from landlords.

Collaborate with operations and merchandising partners, ensuring alignment regarding store designs. Communicate with project stakeholders ensuring providing updates on project pipeline, store delivery schedules and any delays to projects.

Conduct monthly project post‑delivery reviews, evaluating General Contractor and Project Management performance, budget compliance, store opening targets and quality of construction.

Align with Sr. Director of Construction regarding new design initiatives, supplier changes and sourcing new general contractors, onboarding best‑in‑class construction partners to support company initiatives. Ongoing review of 3rd‑party construction project management team. Maintain best‑in‑class construction management team, making necessary personnel changes to deliver consistent results.

• Direct all activities relative to construction of all capital projects. Develop and communicate timely updates to construction schedules and budgets. Manage all third‑party construction project managers.
• Research industry standards and methods, driving consistent improvement to current processes and technology, resulting in condensed construction periods, reduced costs and higher level of quality.
• Partner with merchandising and procurement teams, aligning on equipment resources, designs, inventory and pricing. Ensure new design initiatives are properly vetted before being integrated into pipeline projects.
• Develop and manage project capital budgets. Review project forecast from PMs, aligning with current project funding allocations. Conduct post‑delivery analysis including detailed budget review, schedule, and evaluate any delays experienced due to permits, inspections, or resource limitations.
• Partner with Real Estate, providing front‑end evaluations of site surveys, project scope and anticipated cost to build, test fits and any assessment of existing conditions in support of the due diligence process.
• Manage tenant improvement allowance collections after store opening. Ensure complete and accurate accounting of capital spend submitted timely to landlords and collected within timelines as outlined in the lease.

• Bachelor’s degree required. Construction, mechanical engineering, or architectural background.
• Prior multi‑site retail (commercial) construction experience.
• Prior leadership experience managing both in‑house and remote field associates.
• Strong mechanical skill set, basic understanding of commercial building equipment and applications.
• Experience in financial budget development and management.
• Strong organizational skills,…