Construction Project Manager

Construction Project Manager

Spartan Fitness Holdings is the largest franchise operator in the Club Pilates system. With over 170 studios in the portfolio, we are committed to continued growth. We are opening double-digit studios a year across multiple U.S. markets, with a refresh program running alongside new buildouts. Every project is an interior fit-out of a roughly 1,500–2,200 sq ft retail space — either second-generation space or a landlord-delivered new building where we build out the interior.

As Construction Project Manager, you'll own the bulk of our new-studio buildouts end to end — from design and permitting through GC management, construction, and turnover to operations. In addition to new builds, you will also run 1-2 market refreshes per year as we continue to invest in our studios and improved member experience. You'll be a main delivery engine alongside a Senior Construction Project Manager and a Construction Coordinator.

This is an owner-side role: you manage architects, general contractors, and permitting on our behalf — you are not running crews yourself.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Provides direction to general contractors and subcontractors during construction projects.
• Coordinates work efforts among architects, planning departments, and internal operational teams.
• Oversees project-related activities of external vendors and consultants to ensure compliance with project plans and performance expectations.

Essential Job Functions:

• Full lifecycle ownership of your assigned interior fit-out projects across multiple markets
• Design and test-fit coordination with architects
• Permitting management across jurisdictions
• GC bidding, bid leveling, award, and buyout
• Budget ownership — track costs, manage change orders, protect the baseline
• Schedule ownership — build and maintain project schedules, manage critical path, escalate slippage early
• RFIs, submittals, and change order management
• Closeout, punch list, and clean turnover to operations
• Manage landlord and TI-allowance coordination during construction

Refresh program:

• Run assigned refresh markets end to end — a market is 2–6 existing studios given a face-lift, run as one coordinated push
• Own the ~2-month pre-construction phase: site surveys, scope, GC pricing and negotiation, approvals, long-lead material orders, contract execution, and buyout

Systems & reporting:

• Maintain all project data — milestones, schedule, budget, RFIs, change orders — in our construction PM software (Project Mates or equivalent), in real time. This is non-negotiable; the software is our system of record, not a secondary tracker.
• Provide accurate, current project status for leadership reporting

Collaboration:

• Take clean handoffs from Real Estate at lease execution
• Coordinate with Facilities, Operations, and the broader Development team
• Report progress, risk, and budget status to the Senior Construction Project Manager and Head of Development

Required:

• 3-5 years of owner-side or multi-site commercial interior construction project management
• Proven track record managing multiple concurrent interior TI buildouts across different markets
• Strong experience managing general contractors, architects, and multi-jurisdiction permitting
• Demonstrated ownership of project budgets and schedules, including change order and RFI management
• Comfort working in a construction PM platform as your daily system of record
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively across the U.S. (see below)
• Self-directed; able to run a full portfolio of projects with minimal oversight

Preferred:

• Multi-unit retail, restaurant, fitness, or franchise rollout experience
• Experience with Project Mates, Procore, or a comparable construction PM platform
• Remodel / refresh / re-image program experience
• Existing relationships with regional GCs and subcontractors
• Experience managing projects remotely with local third-party site verification

Authority & Autonomy:

• Run your assigned project portfolio with substantial autonomy and minimal day-to-day oversight
• Own project budgets and approve change orders within a delegated authority limit (set at hire); escalate larger commitments and schedule re-baselines to the Senior Construction Project…