Manager, Construction

The Manager Construction & Facilities is responsible for all aspects of interior and exterior store planning, construction, and facilities improvements on assigned projects. As part of a collective leadership team this individual works closely with Store Planners, Facilities Managers, Store Operations, Visual Merchandising, and Store Managers. This position manages the day-to-day activities of external consultants, contractors, and vendors, in coordination with mall managers and landlords.

Essential Functions:

• Schedules and manages the construction of capital and expense projects including interior and exterior building construction, fixture installation, preventative maintenance, and facility systems repairs/replacements.

• Prepares, tracks, and reports detailed project scopes, construction schedules, budgets, and progress reports on all assigned projects.

• Communications include frequent calls, attending meetings, site visits, and updating schedules, reports and photos for the store planning team, operations, asset protection, visual merchandising, real estate, IT, and finance.

• Works closely with the divisional management and store managers in preparing construction-phasing plans for remodel projects.

• Validates, approves, and tracks all field generated change orders timely.

• Ensures that the quality of all building construction and interior fixture installation follows Belk's drawings and specifications and that all workmanship is acceptable to Belk's standard of quality.

• Performs thorough inspections and detailed punch lists for the contractors.

• Develops the scope of work, cost estimates, project budgets, and schedules for capital and expense projects.

• Manages the bidding process for contractors on all assigned projects.

• Provides recommendations and feedback for plans, specifications, contractors, and value engineering.

• Coordinates Facilities and Maintenance Projects such as roof repairs, parking lot repaving, HVAC repairs, vertical transportation upgrades, landscaping, and signage.

• Stays abreast of building codes, ADA requirements, recent technologies, and industry trends. May include attending trade shows, seminars, and web-based forums.

• Focuses on customer service, flexibility, and innovation.

• Available to travel to stores for project management responsibilities up to 60-80% of the time. Role is located within a reasonable commute to Charlotte, NC/Home Office.

Education / Experience Requirements:

Position Contribution Level:

Minimum Education/Experience/Skills:

• Education:  Preferred 4-year degree in Construction Management, Architecture, or Engineering

• Experience:  Preferred 5 years management in retail store planning, construction, or facilities

years working in Microsoft 365

• Preferred Skills:  5 years working in Microsoft Project, CAD, BIM and/or CMMS

Technical knowledge of HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing and Vertical Transportation

Familiarity with leases and AIA contract documents

Reporting Relationships:

Supervisor: Director Store Planning & Facilities

Supervises:

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer:
We treat all our associates and candidates as equals. We require all associates and managers to do so too and comply with employment laws and regulations. All personnel actions are conducted in the spirit of equal employment. We are committed to recruit, train, promote and retain associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws.

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