Upward Projects Restaurant Group | Postino WineCafe | Joyride Taco House | Windsor | Federal Pizza

• Manage new restaurant construction projects from start to finish including site investigation due diligence, work letter and lease review, internal budgeting, defining schedules, bid and award of General Contractors, construction management, and cross-functional collaboration with operations. • Collaborate with the design team on test fits, schematic design, design development, construction drawings, permitting, bidding, and construction administration. • Manage third party architects and vendors ensuring company design requirements and deadlines are met. • Create and maintain project schedules using our pipeline template. • Own and manage Third Party Vendor relationships specific to Construction. • Coordinate with the Director of Design and Real Estate Strategy Manager on new restaurant pipeline ensuring a seamless handoff from new deal, to design, to construction. • Manage procurement of owner provided FF&E including inventory, invoicing, logistics, and deployment of found goods for restaurants. • Oversee remodel projects in existing locations. • Coordinate with Operations to ensure back of house, kitchen, and storage requirements are met. • Coordinate with Facilities and Operations to help monitor ongoing needs of existing restaurants providing input where needed. • Manage multiple projects at once.