Project Management: - Relationship management with licensees and Inspires’ internal teams. - Work with licensees’ construction, design and operations teams during the construction and post construction phases, scheduling and facilitating the necessary meetings. - Develop preliminary layouts for new market entries or new licensees. - Maintain reporting on overall project workflows including: tracking new store openings, remodels in progress, cost collection, and other project-specific data - Assist on the submittal and approval process of localized elements – including building materials, equipment, and/or furnishings. - Ensure adherence to Brand standards and food safety. Cost management and VE support: - Work with the licensee, regional teams, and equipment teams on budget reviews and value engineering support. - Ability to analyze licensee CAPEX cost and benchmark with competitors in the region. - Ability to provide high-level conceptual estimates. - Overall budgeting and value engineering support services for current and upcoming Brand designs. On-site QA/ QC: - Perform onsite construction and post- construction reviews to ensure completion per the approved drawings, on schedule and per the brand’s quality requirements. - Ability to capture corrections and inform opportunities to licensees and internal design team. - Assist in new market entry opening activities. Supply chain support: - Assist on the management of the international supply chain and procurement of additional suppliers for equipment, finishes and furniture to increase supplier pool. Support activities: - Support preparation of construction and project management manuals, processes, workflows and perform licensee training sessions. - Assist on the preparation and update of brand standard guidelines and strategic regional and global projects to support the broader business. - Develop remodel work scopes – based on brand and regional needs. Education and Experience Qualifications 4 Year Degree and/or Bachelor’s degree within construction management, architecture, civil engineering, or another related field . years of applied working experience in a related field 3 years producing preliminary floor plan drawings in a relevant CAD software systems. Experience in restaurant or retail architecture, construction, or F&B construction . years of international experience. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Energetic and enthusiastic construction manager with the ability to manage multiple projects and project sizes across a multi-brand matrix organization. - Strong technical ACAD proficiency to develop preliminary layout. - International business experience. - Familiarity with commercial kitchen design, including MEP requirements and operations/workflow considerations. - Ability to analyze construction costs and licensees CAPEX. - Understanding of market planning and site selection methods. - Knowledge of global construction means/methods as applicable in a commercial restaurant environment. - Understanding of restaurant operational layouts. - Ability to apply knowledge of architectural principles to achieve successful outcomes in store designs that ensure compliance with established brand design and standards. - Capable of setting priorities, meeting deadlines, and managing multiple projects in a changing environment. - Highly motivated and the ability to work as team player and excellent communicator. - Ability to absorb and reflect on architectural drawings in ever-evolving operating systems and store design standards. - Ability to interface and maintain excellent professional relationships with a variety of audiences to include licensee partners, international business units, operations, outsourced consultants, Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.