VP of Real Estate & Construction

Curo Pet Care ("Curo") is a rapidly scaling, privately owned veterinary hospital platform headquartered in San Francisco. We are a team of entrepreneurs and doctors deploying our own capital to elevate the veterinary industry through operational excellence and best-in-class hospital facilities.

Curo is currently a family of 75+ highly profitable hospitals across the United States. We have completed over 30 ground-up de novo veterinary hospital developments in recent years and maintain an active national pipeline of new builds and large-scale renovations.

Our facilities strategy is a core competitive advantage. We design and construct modern, highly functional veterinary hospitals (typically 3,000–5,000 square feet) in premier neighborhoods and growth markets nationwide.

We are seeking an experienced, high-accountability leader to own and scale our real estate and construction function.

The Vice President of Real Estate & Construction leads Curo's entire construction and development function across a national, multi-market portfolio. Reporting directly to the CEO as a member of the executive team, the VP owns the full capital program, carrying P&L-level accountability for the portfolio's construction budget and building the internal team that delivers ground-up and renovation projects on time, on budget, and to a consistent, high-quality standard.

You will hire and develop the construction team, own capital planning across the portfolio, and serve as the executive accountable to leadership for how fast and how well Curo builds. Real estate (site diligence, lease execution, landlord coordination) sits inside the role to feed the build pipeline, but construction delivery and organizational leadership are the center of gravity.

• Build, hire, and lead Curo's internal construction and development team as the portfolio scales nationally
• Set the organizational structure, roles, and hiring plan needed to support Curo's growth targets
• Mentor and develop team members; establish the standards, processes, and playbook the function runs on
• Serve as the executive accountable to leadership for construction delivery across all markets

• Carry P&L-level accountability for the portfolio's construction and capital budget
• Own capital planning across the national portfolio—prioritizing spend against growth targets and forecasting the multi-market pipeline
• Develop and manage project-level and portfolio-level financial reporting for the executive team and board
• Hold full responsibility for cost, schedule, and financial performance; ensure all budget deviations are pre-approved and documented

• Direct all construction projects from feasibility and planning through close-out and turnover across a national portfolio
• Own the master development and construction timeline across all de novo and renovation projects
• Oversee multiple concurrent builds across markets, holding partners and teams to schedule and budget
• Maintain strict cost discipline and change order control

• Manage relationships with architects, engineers, designers, expeditors, and consultants
• Lead bidding processes, contractor selection, and contract negotiations across diverse jurisdictions
• Refine Curo's facility design standards and development playbook to enable rapid, repeatable openings
• Ensure brand consistency, operational efficiency, and scalability in all builds

• Oversee site diligence, lease execution, and landlord coordination that feed the construction pipeline
• Coordinate work letters, tenant improvement allowances, and delivery conditions to protect project timelines and budgets

• Hold full accountability for capital project financial performance across the portfolio
• Anticipate, mitigate, and manage construction, entitlement, and site delivery risks
• Ensure all budget deviations are pre-approved and documented
• Provide clear executive-level reporting on cost, risk, occupancy, and schedule

• Oversee…