Development Project Manager

Primary Purpose of Job: Manage all aspects of development including entitlements, permitting, civil engineering and geotechnical design of Quik Trip sites by ensuring compliance with Quik Trip and industry standards. Analyze risk and cost exposure to develop strategic timelines for navigating a new store through the development process to construction. Offer solutions to our internal and external customers for permitting, civil engineering, geotechnical, and technical design expertise for site development plans, cost projections and project timelines while complying with federal, state, and local municipal requirements.

Major functions:

Manage the development process for new store construction and projects.

Develop, implement and maintain critical path and development strategy for each project.

Ensure speed and proficiency in obtaining zoning, variances, permits, corporate approvals, and property closing.

Limit company exposure to dead deal expenses.

Utilize Microsoft Project and Project Web Access as a primary communication tool.

Develop and maintain expert development knowledge of your market areas.

• 25%

Manage preliminary civil engineering plans and the completion of final civil engineering plans through outside consultants.

• Establish project direction with conceptual plans.
• Provide conceptual, and final plans (plus expertise) to facilitate Quik Trip's business and operational decisions.
• Utilize plans that meet with Quik Trip standards and comply with applicable municipal codes to permit and construct new stores, or to construct fuel / parking / building additions to existing stores.
• Manage outside consultants in plan production, including comprehensive site-specific civil engineering and subsurface design to minimize cost and time through value engineering, considering geotechnical and environmental issues associated with sites.
• Utilize technical skills to provide cost effective design alternatives and enhance the customer experience on Quik Trip sites (present all options available).

Expedite resolution of permitting issues through knowledge and use of standard Quik Trip design, civil, engineering principles, and municipal codes.

• 25%

Manage and maintain civil, geotechnical, permit expediter and utility verification consultants.

Prepare and manage professional service agreements.

Evaluate quality of services and costs for consultants and hire/terminate relationships as needed.

Conduct annual evaluations utilizing the QT consultant evaluation form and procedures.

Negotiate and finalize engineering related professional service fees associated with QT provided scope of work and change orders.

Facilitate training for newly hired consultants. Training is a continuous process and retrains must be provided as necessary.

Provide QA/QC for consultants work/product to ensure it meets QT standards.

Ensure professional services agreements and invoices are reviewed for accuracy and paid on time.

Determine if project will utilize internal or external resources.

• 15%

Create and maintain detailed preliminary and final cost estimates, internal approval packages and technical expertise necessary for QT to make business decisions during the store development process.

• Create and maintain detailed cost estimates and evaluate costs ensuring they are in-line with market averages supporting QT's long term business plan.
• Coordinate with Environmental Project Manager to capture any environmental costs by holding environmental/geotechnical one-on-one meetings.
• Coordinate with Construction Department to capture any construction concerns, alternate construction methods, or a-typical costs
• Coordinate with other departments to capture any non-standard site items that may impact costs.
• Attend and provide necessary documents and technical expertise for all development and construction meetings with the appropriate real estate and construction employees.
• 10%

Manage completion of geotechnical engineering report on all stores for assigned markets.

• Serve as Quik Trip's subject matter expert working in conjunction with the geotechnical consultant.
• Review geotechnical reports to ensure that the recommendations are in line with QT standards & industry practice.
• Utilize technical skills to provide cost effective design alternatives on QT sites. Present all options available.
• Submit the reports, recommendations, and project specific geotechnical information to internal QT personnel.
• Capture and explain extraordinary costs related to geotechnical issues in cost estimates.
• Coordinate with Environmental and Construction for one-on-one and contingency meetings to ensure all geotechnical/environmental issues are identified for cost estimate.
• 5%

Coordinate easements, utilities, property dimensions, etc. with Real Estate Manager, Store

Development Coordinator, seller and adjoining property owners. Coordinate preparation of contracts, easements and development agreements with the Real Estate Manager and attorneys to ensure Quik Trip's rights are protected.

• • 5%

Prepare and conduct project review…