Facilities Project Manager

Project Manager (Facilities, Construction, Real Estate)

Thrive Restaurant Group is a family-owned restaurant company that’s been in business for over 50 years, and we’re looking for the next member of our family.

We are committed to making a difference in the lives of the people we serve and the communities in which we live. If you want to work in a fun family atmosphere and are interested in learning business, leadership, and hospitality, this is the place for you.

We live our values through our brands.

In Applebee’s, we strive to be good neighbors in the communities we serve, not just a great place to eat. At Carlos O’Kelly’s we pour out generosity in our food and with those in our community that do the same for others.

HomeGrown seeks to start everyone’s day with a little bit of kindness, in hopes that it will be cultivated and shared. At Modern Market we are a farm-fresh eatery that serves awesome food in a fast-paced, open kitchen setting.

Whether we’re helping save a high school prom, or raising money for children battling cancer, we’ve given over $5 million to strengthen the lives and relationships in our communities.

Our invitation to you is to join us in making a difference.

Invitation : To make a difference by loving people through the creation of new spaces, by the renewal and maintenance of existing spaces, and the organization and improvement of our facilities management and construction practices and processes.

You’ll help improve the experience of work and dining for the Thrive family and our guests. You’ll also be responsible for leading remote teams and external partners to accomplish your goals.

Specific Job Functions

For a New Build, you’ll provide leadership in the following activities / areas :

Design team management

• Coordinate with operations to manage expectations and develop solutions.
• Develop budgets to track cost and compare with historical data.
• Work with the operations team to research and specify materials and equipment.
• Work with vendors to prepare quotes, shop drawings and coordinate delivery
• Develop, review, compare bid packages for general contractors
• Review contracts and understand risk
• Track construction schedule, and hold internal and external teams accountable.
• Perform punch review and quality inspections.
• Site visit to survey buildings and engage contractors.
• Compile records for operations and maintenance.
• Set up new locations in work order management software.
• Train the store on work order management software.

For a Remodel & Major Maintenance Projects, you’ll provide leadership in the following activities / areas :

• Plan and manage capital investment thresholds & project execution.
• Lead service technicians to manage and oversee work orders for restaurants.
• Manage Thrive Technicians to ensure work orders are prioritized and completed in a timely fashion and with high quality.
• Review proposals from vendors to ensure pricing is in line with the scope of work.
• Provide accurate and real-time, budget and timeline updates.
• Summarize Period reporting vs Budgets.
• Review the annual budget with each operations team in their designated locations coordinate projects and review information.

Vendor, Tech & Operations Team Management

• Leading your team in the healthy way
• Help your team understand the pressures and motivations of all the roles within the Thrive organization.
• Develop your team, helping them to master beneficial skills and abilities
• Develop team’s ability to lead outside partners where they don’t have primary expertise.
• Improve the organization, productivity, responsiveness and quality of internally performed work.
• Monitor team progress and hold yourself and others accountable for results
• Ensure each team member has what they need in order to succeed.

In Real Estate Administration, you’ll support the team by :

• The execution and administration of existing leases
• Assess new sites for potential development
• Preview, evaluate, recommend and highlight terms for current and potential leases
• Evaluate existing leases to identify responsibility in insurance and maintenance scenarios

Data & Records

• Management and manipulate large amounts of data and derive insights
• Evaluate, learn and use new software effectively
• Plan, organize and communicate financial, performance and design data to the home office team and the field.

Equal Opportunity Employer