Director, Construction & Facilities

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Posted Date

05-19-2023

Job ID

27874

Job Function

Real Estate

REI City

Issaquah

REI State

Washington

REI Location

Issaquah HQ

Remote Eligible

Yes

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What's cool about this job

This job contributes to REI’s success by leading the development, refinement, and execution of the strategic long-range plan of the co-op as it pertains to Physical Place capital planning and execution for building new physical stores, implementing continuous improvement initiatives, and managing the capital reinvestment plan across our portfolio of ~200+ open locations. Responsible for the development and execution of strategic planning, standards, processes, tools and systems across the construction and facilities team; this position collaborates with internal and external cross-functional teams to manage the execution of multiple end-to-end projects at any given time. The ideal candidate sees around corners and has a high bar for delivering results ensuring the team is set up for success in achieving our goals and earning trust through broad stakeholder influence. The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge and expertise in retail construction and facilities at scale. A strong people manager who fosters a collaborative working environment across multiple disciplines including real estate development, construction, procurement, and facilities. This role is responsible to manage and build a strong, efficient, diverse, time sensitive and customer-focused team. We are looking for someone that models and acts in accordance with REI’s guiding values and mission.

Leading the Way

! Manages a multiple-discipline team including real estate development, construction, and facilities.
! Identifies and communicates key responsibilities and practices to ensure the organization promotes a successful attitude, confidence in leadership, and teamwork to achieve business results.
! Supports the implementation of Co-op programs, procedures, methods, and practices to promote REI key strategies.
! Challenges and inspires employees to achieve business results.
! Ensures employees adhere to legal and operational compliance requirements.
! Oversees training and development of employees directly and indirectly managed and makes effective staffing decisions.
! Conducts and ensures the completion of performance reviews.
! Provides coaching, direction, and leadership support to employees to achieve department, Co-op, and customer results.
! Monitors operational statistics, reports trends, variances, and issues, and takes appropriate action.

Your Planning & Navigating Requirements

! Manages all capital expenditures for both new and existing stores while maintaining focus on fundamental co-op philosophies including sustainability.
! Directs strategic planning activity for multiple functions within the Physical Place team leading employees to identify and prioritize goals.
! Monitors and inspects progress of goals and projects, adjusts performance plans as necessary, and reports business results.
! Manages and reports against all operational expense budgets for Physical Place.
! Owns construction management delivery of all new stores.
! Owns capital reinvestment delivery across the portfolio of open stores.
! Negotiates business terms to assure timely and cost-effective delivery of products and services to internal customers and external business partners.
! Sets the strategy for service provider contracts to ensure accuracy of budgets and deliver cost savings opportunities.
! Manages the strategy and execution of the preventative maintenance, contract services and repairs program for the entire portfolio of REI stores.
! Develops a framework for store cost analysis determining the right KPIs and drives improvement accordingly.
! Develops value engineering opportunities for cost and schedule reductions to improve the economics of the store portfolio considering current business environment.
! Oversees budget development, approval of bid packages, along with leading strategic cost saving initiatives to deliver cost effective store construction solutions in partnership with Store Design.

Bring your passion and expertise

Professional Qualifications and Experience

! BS/BA or advanced degree in Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture.
! Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in project management of complex Retail construction projects, including supervisory, budgetary, and management responsibility.
! Successful record managing a wide range of ground up, full/partial LL Work Letter and repair/renovation capital projects including infrastructure projects.
! Retail store construction and facilities management.
! General knowledge of Building Code.
! Experience building and managing budgets over a million dollars.
! Proficient in MS Excel, MS Project and Procore.
! Demonstrated analytical skills; store cost analysis and forecasting.
! Up to 30% of schedule requires Domestic Travel.
! Builds capacity of individuals and teams through effective employee development, involvement, communication, and supervision efforts.
! Creates a strong, mutually supportive work spirit and culture where people can do their best.
! Experience working closely with store designers.
! Establishes trust and inspires others.
! Champions the organization and advocates solutions in the overall Co-op's best interest.
! Uses business knowledge, innovative thinking, and sound judgment in the solution of problems or the pursuit of business opportunities.
! Considers the ultimate impact of decisions and actions on internal and external customers.
! Demonstrated ability to communicate design vision in visual, written, and verbal formats.
! Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an extremely fast paced, ambiguous environment.
! Fosters change in Co-op direction.
! Effectively plans and executes changes.

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At REI we offer an enviable work environment that Fortune Magazine has recognized on the "100 Best Places to Work" list since the award's inception – 23 years in a row! Sure, we work hard, but it’s balanced with time off to play—a strategy that works for us as we continue to grow and thrive. Want to enjoy a workplace where you can be yourself, be heard and be respected while having a job that challenges you? This is the place.

With more than 160 retail locations (and growing), REI offers unique competitive benefits to its more than 15,000 employees, including healthcare, gear and apparel discounts, free equipment rentals and challenge grants to help employees reach perso