ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER, CONSTRUCTION at Sally Beauty Holdings

Overview

Job Title: Assistant Construction Project Manager 

(this position is Hybrid working 2 days a week in the Denton Texas Support Center)

“At Sally Beauty Holdings, we find beauty in diversity.  Our inclusivity and self-expression are what fuel our innovation and growth. You are welcome here, and you can thrive here. We find beauty in YOU. Join us.”

Essential Function

The Assistant Construction Project Manager is responsible for developing the working schedule, budget and resources required to build and open new and relocated Sally Beauty, CosmoProf and Happy Beauty store projects.

This position will provide project packages to the Construction Project Manager, offering project processing details and construction timelines based on analysis of physical plant site survey and consultation with A&E resources.

This position will also work with field project management providing preliminary approvals for project schedules, contractor selection and working funding, presenting these recommendations to the in-house project manager for final approval.

The assistant project manager will identify and manage TIA funding from landlords, delegating to contractors’ scope of work details for property upgrades and improvements required as approved through Real Estate lease renewal approvals.

Primary Duties

25% Assemble construction project packages, assigning field project managers to new store and relocation projects. Manage the pre-construction process, ensuring the field project managers, complete preliminary schedules, budgets. Providing preliminary approval initiating the construction process while presenting this information to the in-house project manager for final approval.

25% Analyze and provide recommendations to field project managers regarding bid contractor selection based on general knowledge, regionality and cost. Supervise contractor bid process, working with P.M. to review and select bid awards, presenting these recommendations to the in-house project manager.

25% Manage project process adherence and progress reporting, reviewing weekly schedule updates, ensuring spend vs budget is balanced, municipal permitting and inspections are scheduled and completed as planned. Logging project information into centralized data portal for weekly review and approval by in-house project manager.

10% Review, approve and process invoices relative to construction contractors, suppliers, and engineering services. Meeting with field project managers weekly to review costs, ensuring invoiced totals meet bid costs. Review project change orders, negotiating and approving potential cost increases.

5% Direct utility account changeover, specific to new store projects, managing communications with local utility suppliers, ensuring electric, water, gas etc.. ownership is revised to reflect SBH, transitioning from the landlord.

10% Identify TIA landlord funding specific to lease renewal Real Estate projects, aligning with store maintenance, developing physical plant scope of work improvements, developing total spend and timelines, ensuring the projected work scope is aligned with the requirements in utilizing these funds.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• High School graduate, some college preferred
• Strong communication skills
• Prior multi-site commercial coordination experience highly desirable, preferably in Real estate or Construction. 
• Strong organizational skill set, basic understanding of commercial building services and provider networks
• Experience working within 3^rd party technology call center and data metric platforms. 
• Experience in financial budget management 
• Multitasking, able to manage both large and small-scale projects, working within designated timelines and budgets.
• Experience utilizing CADD software a plus
• Excellent PC, Microsoft Excel skills

Competencies and Attributes

• Possess ability to analyze and understand basic accounting and budget reconsolidation. 
• Must be a self-starter who can work well within various situations (from well defined to unstructured) and proactively identify business improvement areas.
• Possess excellent communication skills, both oral and written with all levels of management
• Ability to interact at all levels in the organization, including 3^rd party field resources and contractors.
• Possess ability to work with others to achieve desired results.
• Provide consistent best in class customer service to our stores

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, retail stores, and residences or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.

The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, files, books, small parts; using a keyboard, driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement and 401(k) with company match. In addition, associates of SBH may take advantage of our in house salon with complementary services and a varied selection of food options at our corporate campus. Also, featured at our corporate campus, is both a Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional onsite store, where associates enjoy a great merchandise discount!

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or disability.

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