Construction Project Manager

Company Description

Christian Brothers Automotive

At Christian Brothers Automotive, we’re in the business of serving others. Fixing cars is the vehicle for us to do just that. Founded in 1982 with a mission to love our neighbors as ourselves, we’ve quickly grown to over 290+ locations across 30 states. From our shops across the country to our Home Office headquarters in Houston, we’re committed to being a top place to work, prioritizing diverse perspectives, a joyful and collaborative work environment, and opportunities to serve our guests and communities. 

Mission Statement: At Christian Brothers Automotive, we seek to glorify God by providing excellent and ethical automotive repair service for our customers.

Benefits:

• Hybrid & In-office Work Schedule
• Group Health, Vision, Dental, Disability, and Life Insurance.
• 401K Match
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• 3 Weeks of Paid Vacation
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Discounted Automotive Repair (at participating locations)
• Employer-paid Financial Wellness Program and App, SmartDollar & EveryDollar

Job Description

Job Title: Construction Project Manager

Job Location: 17725 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77094 (3 days a week in office is required)

This is not a fully remote position. 

Job Overview:

As part of its business model, CBAC acquires new and second-hand commercial properties with the purpose of building a new brick-and-mortar automotive repair center on it. The Construction Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the Construction and Project Management process for CBAC.

Responsibilities:

• Managing the construction pipeline of current projects and ensuring each project is meeting or exceeding project timeline and cost goals
• Procuring national general contractors
• Managing existing vendor and contractor relationships
• Cost-engineering each project during the architectural, civil and MEP design processes
• Negotiating with general contractor and consultants to ensure that CBAC is paying the best price in each situation
• Internal consulting on the concept plan and site plan review stages to efficiently utilize the site.
• Permitting experience with authorities having jurisdictions
• Warranty experience
• All other tasks, responsibilities, or duties, as directed by management

As a strong part of the overall Development team, the Construction Project Manager and the Project Management team will be expected to manage the pre-construction and construction timelines of 15-20 projects per year and effectively communicate inter-departmentally with the construction, operations, entitlements, finance, franchise, legal teams, and the Director of Construction on these timelines.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required.  We will value experience in lieu of education where appropriate
• Minimum 5 years of commercial and/or retail construction experience
• Recruiting and hiring new general contractors
• Cost engineering
• Site plan and concept plan review
• Architectural/civil review
• Building and maintaining strong vendor network
• Reading and interpreting highly technical reports from geologists, architects, and structural/civil engineers
• Proficiency with construction software such as Procore or Autodesk is a plus

Physical Requirements:

• Able to effectively use typical office equipment such phones, computers, etc
• Able to use commercial air travel to visit construction site
• Able to quickly and safely navigate a live construction site

Workplace Environment:

• This role will be located at the Home Office headquarters in Houston, TX
• A great workplace culture that has won repeated Top Workplace accolades by the Houston Chronicle
• Open office layout to promote collaboration, conversation, and teamwork
• Options to work remote/home on Mondays and Fridays

Additional Information

Key Results Areas:

• The Construction Project Manager will manage 15-20 land development projects per year: including some in pre-construction and some in construction simultaneously. 
• Must be able to achieve a reasonable Total Project Cost across all current projects in construction.
• Must be able to achieve a reasonable Construction project timeline across all current projects in construction. From building permit issued to Certificate of Occupancy.
• Must be able to know correct next steps for each project in each phase of development.
• Must pre-i