Associate Director, Construction - Chewy Vet Care

Our Opportunity:

Chewy is dedicated to being the most trusted and convenient online destination for pet parents (and partners), everywhere. On the Chewy Vet Care team, we embrace this vision (and our pets!) as we design and build Chewy Vet Care veterinary clinics. We craft physical experiences that delight Pet Parents, Pets, and the Veterinarian Team that cares for them. We find real estate, design and build spaces that empower them to keep pets happy and healthy. As a team of hard-working, collaborative, and fun-loving real estate professionals, designers, architects, and builders, we’re looking for creative and driven talent to join the pack on this important mission!

We are seeking an Associate Director, Construction – Chewy Vet Care in Bellevue, WA to join our Chewy Vet Care Practice Development Team.  The ideal candidate is responsible for and leads the team that directs the buildout of individual Chewy Vet Care locations.  They provide leadership, oversight, and overall responsibility for the completeness, safety and quality of multiple construction sites completed on time at or under budget.  This role also completes and independently manages up to 5 buildouts per year.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Guide the project and construction delivery strategy, securing and allocating resources to meet objectives effectively.
• Team Culture: Cultivate a collaborative team environment that emphasizes high standards of performance and quality across construction, sourcing, vendors, and peers.
• Career Development: Prioritize and facilitate career growth opportunities for team members, ensuring they have access to resources for professional development.
• Performance Evaluation: Continuously assess the performance of internal and external teams. Implement necessary changes to optimize organizational efficiency and maintain a high-performing vendor and consultant network. Establish and monitor compliance with qualification standards for project-related consultants, vendors, and construction service providers.
• Design Coordination: Negotiate design constructability, strategic scheduling, and budgeting. Collaborate with Pre-Construction and Design teams to deliver value engineering insights.
• Business Acumen: Develop a keen understanding of regional context and business practices, adapting strategies to align with stakeholder needs.
• Project Coordination: Oversee and collaborate with the construction team to ensure timely and quality completion of punch lists prior to clinic openings. Implement systems to ensure project closeout within one month of opening.
• Contract Management: Work alongside Finance, Legal, Pre-Construction, and Procurement to establish competitive bidding processes, contract administration, and financial controls for projects. Monitor progress to ensure adherence to project plans.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with Real Estate, Operations, and Facilities teams to assess and prioritize new locations and renovations. Review real estate lease requirements for all new locations to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Post-Opening Audits: Conduct quarterly visits to completed projects with team members to perform post-opening audits. Identify areas for improvement and implement changes to enhance project development and delivery.
• Research Support: Partner with Practice Design on ongoing research and development initiatives. Assist in the prototyping of project components in collaboration with Design and Pre-Construction teams.
• Review Process: Validate architectural drawings, shop drawings, and renderings alongside construction and design project managers to ensure constructability and cost control.
• Value Engineering: Provide strategic value engineering guidance throughout project execution.

What You’ll Need:

• Proven track record of managing complex capital projects, real estate negotiations, and leading teams through these processes
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments.
• Strong knowledge of construction management principles and code requirements.
• Highly analytical with the ability to synthesize complex data into actionable business decisions.
• Experience managing multiple sites/projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated success in project management, budget oversight, and cost-reduction initiatives for multiple simultaneous projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong knowledge of construction practices, and facility programs. Experience working with Real Estate, Design, and Architecture to enhance Construction practices.
• 15 + years’ progressive experience with Architecture and/or Construction degree and background
• Strong interpersonal, communication, project management and people management skills.
• Demonstrated self-starter with ability to organize teams around competing priorities.
• Experience effectively working with cross-functional teams and fostering collaborative thinking

Travel Requirement:

• Approximately 30%-40% travel to Chewy Vet Care and corporate locations. This role will be on site, in the office 3+ days a week.

Hub Locations & Work Arrangement:

• Hybrid Model: 3 days in hub location per week
• Remote: This role is NOT a remote role.