Job Description

About The Role

The Senior Construction Manager is responsible for leading all phases of restaurant construction and renovation projects, ensuring delivery on schedule, within approved budgets, and aligned with established brand standards. This role oversees both ground-up development and reinvestment initiatives from site turnover through opening, with accountability for design execution, cost control, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance.

A core emphasis of this position is supporting growth and long-term development by executing new builds and remodels with precision. Responsibilities include managing site due diligence, permitting, scheduling, safety, and risk mitigation. The Senior Construction Manager serves as a steward of capital by maintaining accurate budgets, implementing cost controls, and leading value engineering efforts to optimize investment outcomes.

This role also plays a key part in protecting brand consistency by enforcing design standards and ensuring uniform quality across all locations. Success requires close collaboration with internal partners—including Real Estate, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain—as well as external consultants and contractors to deliver projects that are operationally ready and support business objectives.

Beyond daily execution, the Senior Construction Manager contributes to future readiness by incorporating sustainable building practices, leveraging emerging technologies, and mentoring team members to help scale construction management capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead ground-up construction and remodel projects, managing all phases from site turnover through opening with a strong emphasis on growth and development initiatives.
• Perform thorough site due diligence, including evaluation of utilities, zoning, feasibility, and potential risks to support sound development decisions.
• Obtain all required permits and approvals while ensuring compliance with building codes, health and safety regulations, and legal requirements through project closeout.
• Develop, manage, and maintain detailed construction schedules to consistently meet milestones and targeted opening dates.
• Enforce quality standards through field inspections, punch-list oversight, and operational readiness reviews prior to project handoff.
• Proactively identify and manage construction risks related to labor availability, cost escalation, weather conditions, and jobsite safety.
• Prepare and manage construction budgets, oversee bid processes, negotiate with architects, general contractors, and vendors, and control costs throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support capital planning and forecasting for new construction and reinvestment projects, including leading value engineering initiatives to reduce total investment.
• Uphold brand standards by maintaining design specifications, approved materials, and equipment layouts, and conducting site visits to verify design intent.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners, support sustainability and technology initiatives, and mentor team members to strengthen future construction capabilities.

Culture & Leadership Style

This role is best suited for a collaborative, accountable leader who is comfortable making decisions and stepping in when needed. It is a hands-on position requiring active involvement in the work while consistently prioritizing quality, safety, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or Business preferred.
• Minimum of five years of corporate construction experience required; experience with restaurant or multi-site retail construction is strongly preferred.

Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.

Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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