Senior Construction Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager, Construction is responsible for leading the planning, execution, and delivery of Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) construction projects for Mary Brown’s Chicken and Fat Bastard Burrito across Canada. This role manages the full project lifecycle, including ground-up and pad developments, freestanding and inline restaurants, conversions, relocations, non-traditional sites, drive-thru facilities, and major renovations. The Senior Project Manager leads projects from site approval and pre-construction through design, permitting, tendering, construction, turnover, grand opening, financial reconciliation, and closeout, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in alignment with brand, operational, quality, and regulatory requirements.

This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and accountability, mentors developing team members, and demonstrates potential for formal people leadership.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Planning & Construction Management

Lead multiple concurrent restaurant development and construction projects from site approval through grand opening and closeout, including projects up to approximately 5,000 sq. ft.

Develop project and work back schedules, critical paths, budgets, risk assessments, milestones, and forecasts.

Coordinate franchisees, landlords, developers, architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, vendors, municipalities, and internal teams to ensure timely execution of project requirements.

Review architectural, engineering, construction and permit drawings, CCDC documentation, specifications, FF&E requirements, SOW, PO’s, CO’s, SI’s, and related project documentation for accuracy and constructability.

Lead the tender process, including tender packages, bid coordination and analysis, scope review, negotiation, tender analysis and recommendations for awarding.

Manage contractors, consultants, suppliers, and vendors against scope, schedule, budget, quality and workmanship, safety, and contractual requirements.

Conduct site and progress reviews, manage deficiencies, and proactively identify and mitigate schedule, cost, quality, and construction risks.

Coordinate permits, approvals, inspections, utilities, occupancy requirements, turnover, and restaurant opening.

Manage project closeout and financial reconciliation, including deficiencies, as-builts, warranties, O&M manuals, statutory documentation, final costs, changes, credits, invoices, holdbacks, and required sign-offs.

Design, Brand & Operational Coordination

Collaborate with Design, Real Estate, Franchising, Operations, Marketing, Procurement, Finance, and other internal teams to integrate brand, operational, and construction requirements.

Validate design packages for constructability, operational functionality, code compliance, and brand standards.

Coordinate FF&E, kitchen equipment, millwork, materials and finishes, interior graphics, signage, drive-thru components, menu boards, lighting, shop drawings, fabrication, and installation requirements.

Develop, manage, forecast, and reconcile project budgets and capital expenditures throughout the project lifecycle.

Review, validate contractor draws, invoices, CO’s, consultant fees, allowances, credits, and all project costs.

Identify cost pressures and implement appropriate value-engineering, procurement, negotiation, and cost-control strategies while protecting operational and brand requirements.

Coordinate procurement of construction services, FFE, signage, millwork, lighting and specialty products.

Monitor contractor, consultant, and vendor performance and provide ongoing direction and feedback to drive accountability, quality, cost effectiveness, and continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Management & Leadership

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