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Job Description:
Partial Remote, in office Tuesday/Wednesday every week.

Construction Project Lead directly oversees miscellaneous construction and signage projects within the different chains. Aids in project schedules and assigning General Contractors and/or Sign Vendors. Distributes all required project documents to external and internal contacts. Negotiates pricing, reviews and approves proposals and invoices, tracks progress and ensures close-outs for all miscellaneous construction and signage initiatives assigned. Supplies Field Organization and Management updates detailing the status of all miscellaneous construction and signage initiatives on a regular basis.

Responsibilities:
• Create Construction contract preparation memos and DocuSigns for all assigned projects.
• Ensure Sign Vendors adhere to contract pricing and specifications for all assigned projects.
• Track and adhere to budgets, review, and approve proposals and invoices for all assigned construction and signage projects.
• Award miscellaneous construction projects to General Contractors and/or Sign Vendors.
• Sends kick-off emails for all assigned projects, conducts remote kick-off meetings for applicable project types.
• Track progress of all assigned projects.
• Responsible for adjusting Contractor schedule strategies to ensure timely completion of projects and cost-effective execution methods.
• Perform related administrative tasks on a regular basis.

Experience:
• 5+ years in Construction, Facilities, Store Planning, Fixturing, Architectural Design, or related construction trades is preferred.
• Understanding and ability to read blueprints, specifically Floor Plans, Elevations, and Site Plans.
• Strong knowledge of store layouts, HVAC, electrical and plumbing criteria would be desired.
• Experience working on complex projects is good to have.
• Retail experience is preferred.
• General fixturing, and retail store planning knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to decipher landlord and city codes as it relates to exterior signs.

Skills:
• Strong organization and project planning skills are necessary.
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal) are a must.
• Must be able to manage multiple projects at any one time.
• Highly self-motivated, works well in a team environment.
• Adept in Excel, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, and MS Word. Lucernex and Service Channel experience a plus.

Education:
Any Degree

About US Tech Solutions:
US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com.

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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