Construction Project Manager

Why J.McLaughlin?

J.McLaughlin was founded in 1977 by brothers Kevin and Jay McLaughlin with a mission to create an American Sportswear brand that offers classic clothing with current relevance and a retail environment that has a neighborhood feel. The brand is more about style than fashion: straightforward, unpretentious, and devoid of the superfluous. Our clothing is rooted in the tradition of sport, work, and play.

With over 180 retail locations, each store is uniquely designed to reflect the town’s color, character, and architecture. This attention to detail extends to exemplary customer service and local philanthropic engagement. Our “Culture of Kindness” creates an environment of respect, politeness, consideration, and empathy that fosters a family‑like atmosphere and focuses on giving back to the community. The company’s entrepreneurial spirit offers great experience and career opportunities, complemented with our incentive benefits programs.

The Construction Project Manager is a motivated, proactive, organized self‑starter responsible for managing construction projects—including new stores, relocations, and renovations—from planning to completion. The role oversees internal resources, teams, vendors, general contractors, sub‑contractors, and associated trades as needed. The Manager coordinates bids, manages budgets, negotiates with vendors, and maintains internal and external schedules on a weekly basis, communicating the timeline to senior management.

The ideal candidate has retail design and construction experience and thrives in a fast‑paced environment, recognized inefficiencies, and implements improvements.

• Oversee and manage construction projects, including new stores, relocations, and renovations from planning to completion.
• Coordinate bids, manage budgets, and negotiate with vendors.
• Manage construction timelines from planning to completion and coordinate owner‑supplied items to arrive on schedule.
• Manage internal resources, teams, vendors, general contractors, sub‑contractors, and associated trades as needed.
• Handle all aspects of communication and effective stakeholder management for construction projects.

• Communicate and update senior management on current and upcoming construction projects.
• Run multiple projects while working in a fast‑paced environment.
• Request and evaluate site surveys as required.
• Communicate with landlords as required.
• Review and coordinate construction documents.
• Build relationships and communicate with architects, engineers, and general contractors as required.
• Review leases as required.
• Oversee the construction project from lease negotiation through Certificate of Occupancy, punch‑list completion, and project closeout, including TIA allowance submissions.
• Establish and monitor construction schedules for projects and ensure deadlines are met.
• Create, monitor, and report on budgets for respective projects.
• Review and qualify bids to ensure projects come in under budget.
• Review and timely process invoices associated with projects.
• Coordinate and communicate effectively across all departments as required.
• Order construction materials for the projects and coordinate shipments and deliveries as required.
• Assist the maintenance team in cross‑functional projects as required.
• Pack, manage, and ship supplies to stores as required.

• Effective communication, collaboration, and expectation management with internal and external stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks.
• Ability to read and process construction documents (blueprints, sketches, contracts, change orders, etc.).
• Time management skills and the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage fast‑track projects.
• Effective communication with landlords/developers, architects, contractors, equipment and material vendors, inspection officials, etc.
• Ability to travel to project sites throughout a large geographic region of the U.S. (up to 30%).
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and construction‑related project management and scheduling software.
• Capable of functioning out of remote project site locations.
• Hands‑on experience and knowledge preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or similar.
• Fluent in Cantonese and English is a plus.
• 5–7 years’ experience in a related field.

J.McLaughlin is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.