Construction Project Manager

Summary

Join Sandbox VR, a leading location-based VR company, as a Construction Project Manager. You will oversee all aspects of store construction, from design and bidding to launch, ensuring timely and budget-conscious completion. This role requires extensive experience in managing multiple simultaneous construction projects for a direct-to-consumer brand. Success hinges on strong analytical, negotiation, and partnership skills with franchisees. You will need to travel extensively to manage projects across the country. Sandbox VR offers competitive compensation, including equity grants, robust medical benefits, full remote work options, and a 401k match.

Requirements

• Possess 5+ years of experience in a similar role managing construction, ideally managing multiple simultaneous construction projects end to end (from lease signing to store opening) for a strong direct to consumer brand
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills, capable of evaluating costs and identifying opportunities to optimize the process without compromising quality
• Possess strong negotiation skills, including a deep network with general contractors and architectural firms and a keen understanding of market costs; know where to push to ensure favorable bids without sacrificing quality
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time to manage ongoing construction projects across the country and possibly the globe

Responsibilities

• Partner with franchisees to ensure clear understanding of site requirements, layouts, permitting, and costs; open stores on time or ahead of schedule while staying under budget; build trust and foster professional relationships; demonstrate flexibility to work around the clock and proactively travel for better outcomes
• Select, budget, and manage architectural design and general contractor partners during the design and bidding process; ensure stores are constructed at high quality, with on-brand design, and with a competitive budget
• Ensure stores are built on time and within budget by managing the entire construction process; forecast opening dates; track key milestones; coordinate with general contractors; proactively manage dependencies; demonstrate flexibility and ability to value-engineer solutions to stay within budget while delivering high-quality stores across multiple simultaneous build-outs

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience as a founder, especially if you’ve experienced failure
• Reputation as an incredibly tough negotiator who maintains positive relationships with counterparties
• Proven ability to hit aggressive timelines through creativity and resourcefulness

Benefits

• 4% 401k match
• Significant equity grants in a rapidly growing organization
• Robust medical benefits
• Full remote work from any of our currently approved US states
• Generous internet & phone stipend
• $68,640 - $80,000 a year