Panera Bread

Sr. Manager, Development Projects

This position is Hybrid. Candidates must be able to work three days per week in our Newton, MA offices.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Process due diligence for new development including scheduling and communication with consultants, tracking progress, reviewing submitted reports, providing recommended action steps, and coordinating the distribution of reports.
• Manage the plan production and permitting process for new company cafes, and/or any development project that might require plans and/or permits.
• Communicate with design consultants, permit expediters, landlords, utility companies and city officials throughout due diligence, design, and pre-construction phases of development projects.
• Coordinate the shop drawing review, approval and distribution process between Design, Construction, consultants, and Panera Purchasing.
• Manage overall project schedules utilizing the Procore program and/or Microsoft Project by creating and continuously updating all café projects.
• Identify, manage, and minimize risks associated with challenging project variables throughout entire project lifecycles.
• Monitor all Company projects within given territory for consultant compliance with plan distribution to vendors, general contractors, landlords and other applicable parties.
• Manage the distribution and tracking of all incoming and outgoing plans and specifications from Existing Conditions (EC) packages and Site Investigation Reports (SIRs) through final construction documents.
• Maintain consistent focus on assisting development teams in reducing timelines and overall project durations from initial Development Committee review (1st Pass) to intermediate review (2nd Pass) through final review (CDO) to ultimately increase team productivity.
• Schedule, produce, distribute, and present CDO packages of new projects to the Senior Development team.
• Prepare and present project status reports on all applicable development projects at regularly scheduled project status meetings.
• Manage the process of payment applications for the consultant, general contractor, and miscellaneous vendor invoicing.

Qualifications (Education & Experience):

• 5+ years’ experience working in prior job-related field such as construction or development projects.
• Previous experience with permit expediting, scheduling multi-unit development or similar experience.
• Previous experience obtaining permits from cities and municipalities, initiating preliminary plans, surveying sites, and preparing site reports.
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project (Tango experience preferred, not required).
• Strong organizational and scheduling skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as a team player and thrive in a fast paced, high-pressure environment dependent on managing multiple project timelines and schedules simultaneously.
• Strong work ethic, high degree of professionalism with the ability to work with little supervision, handle multiple tasks in an organized manner, produce quality work, and meet strict deadlines.
• BS or BA in architecture or related field preferred.
• Up to 10% travel to site locations is possible.

Working Conditions:

• This role works from the Boston Support Center office Occasional overnight travel necessary when attending team and/or corporate events and meetings.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing this job, the incumbent is regularly required to stand, sit, talk hear & use hands and fingers to operate keyboards. May require lengthy time in bakery-cafe including pre-opening/post-closing timeframes.

Competitive Pay $104,942-$146,918

The actual pay offered will be determined by multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, job-related knowledge, skills, and geographical location. Individual compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

Newton Support Center