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Manager - UK Construction
Wendy's UK
Full Time
3 Years Experience
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Manager - UK Construction
Wendy's UK

Full Time
3 Years Experience
Coins Icon To be discussed
Skills
Construction Management
strong negotiation
International Business experience
Revit and Autocad knowledge
Job description

Roles and Responsibilities

To manage and oversee company’s restaurants development from site survey and design to procurement and construction, 20+ units in less 3 years.  While supporting franchisees with their restaurant’s development 6-15 units per year.  This position requires the ability of overseeing multiple high-profile projects, build a contractors and suppliers network and manage several consultants.

To deliver the timely completion of the Wendy’s restaurants aligned with the Wendy’s mission to deliver “A Cut Above” restaurant ensuring a differentiated and relevant experience with strong brand awareness.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Capcom Approval - Assists Real Estate and Ops personnel with preliminary site investigations, budgeting and design to determine feasibility for Capital Approval Committee presentation. 
  •  Design / Permitting – Assist managing the design and permitting process with local AOR, securing brand compliant construction documents and all necessary compliant permits and variances for new construction and renovations.
  • Supply chain support – Research, validate and approve local supplier for building materials, FF&E and kitchen equipment, building suppliers relations to support fast restaurant development, minimizing cost and schedule impacts.
  • Bidding / Award – Manage the bidding process from pre-qualification and preparing scopes to tender and bid leveling.  Selecting the contractors based on competency and value, and building lasting contractor network.
  •   Schedule management and reporting – Prepare biweekly projects’ progress update reports including all project phases (Company owned and franchised units).  Prepare physical and financial schedule for company units for long term disbursement plan.
  •   QA/QC – Performs regular on-site reviews; monitors and manages contractor scheduling and quality of work; identifies and communicates substandard workmanship and/or scheduling issues to contractor for immediate resolution.  Manages deficiencies/warranty resolution to project closeout.
  • Cost management – Project cost management including all contracts and PO management, change orders, weekly reporting, pay application review and project financial closeout.
  • Franchisee relationship management – Work with the franchisee’s construction, design and operations teams during the design, construction and post construction phases, scheduling and facilitating the necessary coordination meetings and tracking key projects milestones.
  • Franchisee education - Coaches franchisees through the execution of their development projects.  This will involve conveying knowledge of Wendy's design requirements, providing lists of approved resources, and lending expertise to any part of the development process that the franchisee doesn't understand.  It requires strong customer service skills as well as time management expertise.
  • Franchisee cost management and VE support – Work with the franchisee construction team on budget reviews and value engineering support should it be necessary.  Collect and report detailed cost information per Wendy’s standards.
  •   Brand support activities – Play an active role in developing processes, best practices and project management manuals, reporting tools and others
Wendy’s is the world's second largest quick-service hamburger company and was built on the premise, "Quality is our Recipe®," which remains the guidepost of the Wendy's system. Today, Wendy's and its franchisees employ hundreds of thousands of people across more than 6,700 restaurants worldwide with a vision of becoming the world's most thriving and beloved restaurant brand.

Roles and Responsibilities

To manage and oversee company’s restaurants development from site survey and design to procurement and construction, 20+ units in less 3 years.  While supporting franchisees with their restaurant’s development 6-15 units per year.  This position requires the ability of overseeing multiple high-profile projects, build a contractors and suppliers network and manage several consultants.

To deliver the timely completion of the Wendy’s restaurants aligned with the Wendy’s mission to deliver “A Cut Above” restaurant ensuring a differentiated and relevant experience with strong brand awareness.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Capcom Approval - Assists Real Estate and Ops personnel with preliminary site investigations, budgeting and design to determine feasibility for Capital Approval Committee presentation. 
  •  Design / Permitting – Assist managing the design and permitting process with local AOR, securing brand compliant construction documents and all necessary compliant permits and variances for new construction and renovations.
  • Supply chain support – Research, validate and approve local supplier for building materials, FF&E and kitchen equipment, building suppliers relations to support fast restaurant development, minimizing cost and schedule impacts.
  • Bidding / Award – Manage the bidding process from pre-qualification and preparing scopes to tender and bid leveling.  Selecting the contractors based on competency and value, and building lasting contractor network.
  •   Schedule management and reporting – Prepare biweekly projects’ progress update reports including all project phases (Company owned and franchised units).  Prepare physical and financial schedule for company units for long term disbursement plan.
  •   QA/QC – Performs regular on-site reviews; monitors and manages contractor scheduling and quality of work; identifies and communicates substandard workmanship and/or scheduling issues to contractor for immediate resolution.  Manages deficiencies/warranty resolution to project closeout.
  • Cost management – Project cost management including all contracts and PO management, change orders, weekly reporting, pay application review and project financial closeout.
  • Franchisee relationship management – Work with the franchisee’s construction, design and operations teams during the design, construction and post construction phases, scheduling and facilitating the necessary coordination meetings and tracking key projects milestones.
  • Franchisee education - Coaches franchisees through the execution of their development projects.  This will involve conveying knowledge of Wendy's design requirements, providing lists of approved resources, and lending expertise to any part of the development process that the franchisee doesn't understand.  It requires strong customer service skills as well as time management expertise.
  • Franchisee cost management and VE support – Work with the franchisee construction team on budget reviews and value engineering support should it be necessary.  Collect and report detailed cost information per Wendy’s standards.
  •   Brand support activities – Play an active role in developing processes, best practices and project management manuals, reporting tools and others
Wendy’s is the world's second largest quick-service hamburger company and was built on the premise, "Quality is our Recipe®," which remains the guidepost of the Wendy's system. Today, Wendy's and its franchisees employ hundreds of thousands of people across more than 6,700 restaurants worldwide with a vision of becoming the world's most thriving and beloved restaurant brand.