Director of Cafe Development, (Construction)

You will:

• Lead all construction processes for new cafe and facility builds, renovations, and upgrades
• Define and execute a globally scalable cafe development process, with direct accountability for on time, on budget openings in North America
• Oversee budgeting, bidding, scheduling, permitting, and construction execution across multiple concurrent projects
• Ensure cost effective delivery by identifying and implementing value engineering opportunities while preserving design integrity
• Rigorously control projects costs, manage change orders, and track against budget with transparency
• Maintain and evolve Blue Bottle’s construction standards, documentation, and processes to support growth
• Vet, select, and manage general contractors, consultants, and vendors across all project phases with a focus on innovation, speed and cost-efficiency
• Conduct site reviews and coordinate punch list resolution, handover, and closeout documentation
• Partner closely with Real Estate and Design to ensure feasibility, constructability, and budget from early phases
• Establish KPIs and review mechanisms to drive accountability, track performance, and optimize our development playbook.
• Report project status, risks, and budget updates to senior leadership
• Shape the future of the brand’s physical presence and customer experience, balancing commercial success and cultural relevance

You are:

• Able to work simultaneously at both strategic and highly tactical projects
• Able to manage multiple concurrent projects at national scale
• Adept at managing high-impact projects with multiple stakeholders across matrixed organizations
• Able to successfully manage outside contractors, vendors and consultants
• A trusted communicator and thought partner
• Passionate about delivering extraordinary guest experiences and elevating brand through physical spaces
• Curious, resourceful, and grounded in a test, learn, and scale mindset

You have:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in construction management for retail, with focus on multiunit retail operators
• Experience in building out retail spaces in high-growth, consumer-facing industries (e.g., hospitality, food & beverage, retail)
• Proven success in scaling physical retail across multiple market types and geographies
• Expertise in managing full development lifecycles: strategy, sourcing, negotiation, construction, and delivery
• Deep knowledge of MEP systems, construction documents, permitting, and ADA compliance
• Experience working with remote teams and managing complex, multi-region project timelines
• Exceptional communications, budgeting and vendor management skills
• A love for great coffee, thoughtful design, and creating spaces that bring people together 

The following is a list of the physical activity requirements and environmental factors related to this role. Blue Bottle is committed to partnering with all candidates and employees to ensure reasonable accommodations are made to meet the following:

• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. 
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication. 
• Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal and written documentation.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of for