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This role will be based in Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, Houston, or Chicago.
Primary Purpose of Job: Manage all aspects of development including entitlements, permitting, civil engineering and geotechnical design of QuikTrip sites by ensuring compliance with QuikTrip and industry standards. Analyze risk and cost exposure to develop strategic timelines for navigating a new store through the development process to construction. Offer solutions to our internal and external customers for permitting, civil engineering, geotechnical, and technical design expertise for site development plans, cost projections and project timelines while complying with federal, state, and local municipal requirements.
Major functions:
Manage the development process for new store construction and projects.

1. Develop, implement and maintain critical path and development strategy for each project.
2. Ensure speed and proficiency in obtaining zoning, variances, permits, corporate approvals, and property closing.
3. Limit company exposure to dead deal expenses.
4. Utilize Microsoft Project and Project Web Access as a primary communication tool.
5. Develop and maintain expert development knowledge of your market areas.

• 25%

Manage preliminary civil engineering plans and the completion of final civil engineering plans through outside consultants.

1. 1. Establish project direction with conceptual plans.
   2. Provide conceptual, and final plans (plus expertise) to facilitate QuikTrip's business and operational decisions.
   3. Utilize plans that meet with QuikTrip standards and comply with applicable municipal codes to permit and construct new stores, or to construct fuel / parking / building additions to existing stores.
   4. Manage outside consultants in plan production, including comprehensive site-specific civil engineering and subsurface design to minimize cost and time through value engineering, considering geotechnical and environmental issues associated with sites.
   5. Utilize technical skills to provide cost effective design alternatives and enhance the customer experience on QuikTrip sites (present all options available).
2. Expedite resolution of permitting issues through knowledge and use of standard QuikTrip design, civil, engineering principles, and municipal codes.

• 25%

Manage and maintain civil, geotechnical, permit expediter and utility verification consultants.

1. Prepare and manage professional service agreements.
2. Evaluate quality of services and costs for consultants and hire/terminate relationships as needed.
3. Conduct annual evaluations utilizing the QT consultant evaluation form and procedures.
4. Negotiate and finalize engineering related professional service fees associated with QT provided scope of work and change orders.
5. Facilitate training for newly hired consultants. Training is a continuous process and retrains must be provided as necessary.
6. Provide QA/QC for consultants work/product to ensure it meets QT standards.
7. Ensure professional services agreements and invoices are reviewed for accuracy and paid on time.
8. Determine if project will utilize internal or external resources.

• 15%

Create and maintain detailed preliminary and final cost estimates, internal approval packages and technical expertise necessary for QT to make business decisions during the store development process.

• 1. Create and maintain detailed cost estimates and evaluate costs ensuring they are in-line with market averages supporting QT's long term business plan.
  2. Coordinate with Environmental Project Manager to capture any environmental costs by holding environmental/geotechnical one-on-one meetings.
  3. Coordinate with Construction Department to capture any construction concerns, alternate construction methods, or a-typical costs
  4. Coordinate with other departments to capture any non-standard site items that may impact costs.
  5. Attend and provide necessary documents and technical expertise for all development and construction meetings with the appropriate real estate and construction employees.
• 10%

Manage completion of geotechnical engineering report on all stores for assigned markets.

• 1. Serve as QuikTrip's subject matter expert working in conjunction with the geotechnical consultant.
  2. Review geotechnical reports to ensure that the recommendations are in line with QT standards & industry practice.
  3. Utilize technical skills to provide cost effective design alternatives on QT sites. Present all options available.
  4. Submit the reports, recommendations, and project specific geotechnical information to internal QT personnel.
  5. Capture and explain extraordinary costs related to geotechnical issues in cost estimates.
  6. Coordinate with Environmental and Construction for one-on-one and contingency meetings to ensure all geotechnical/environmental issues are identified for cost estimate.
• 5%

Coordinate easements, utilities, property dimensions, etc. with Real Estate Manager, Store
Development Coordinator, seller and adjoining property owners. Coordinate preparation of contracts, easements and development agreements with the Real Estate Manager and attorneys to ensure QuikTrip's rights are protected.

• • 5%

Prepare and conduct project review meetings per guidelines.

1. Accept project hand-off from the Real Estate Manager.
2. Facilitate initial project strategy meeting.
3. Facilitate CDP and final review meetings.
4. Conduct a pre-bid meeting with the Construction Manager to communicate details of all design, permitting, utility, signage, landscaping, potential construction issues and any other pertinent information regarding the project to facilitate an accurate bid letter for the general contractor.
   • 5%

Assist Construction Manager during the construction process to resolve issues, conflicts and control costs. Evaluate and assess QuikTrip risk & liability.

1. 1. Utilize technical expertise to assess short and long-term risk and liability.

Utilize QuikTrip processes/procedures to discuss and educate all internal and external team members on risk and liability for QuikTrip to assist in making business decisions.

1. 1. During the QA/QC process, ensure that all work products, designs, contracts, etc., meet all QuikTrip standards and regularity requirements toward minimizing risks/liability.

• • 5%

Regulatory Interaction.

1. Interpret regulatory requirements and all other applicable codes and regulations to provide solutions per QuikTrip standards.
2. Ensure communication with authority having jurisdiction, regulators, and professionals of record in a timely manner.
3. Utilize QuikTrip's processes and procedures to modify QuikTrip documentation to reflect current regulatory standards.
4. Maintain records on all facilities to ensure proof of compliance to local, state, federal regulations, and QuikTrip Standards
5. Utilize QuikTrip processes and procedures to train and educate key internal and external team members on ramifications of code/regulatory interpretations. Regulatory review regulatory requirements and update QuikTrip documentation as needed.

• 5%

Position in Organization
Reports to: Director of Real Estate or Division Real Estate Manager or Engineering Manager
Indirectly supervises: Civil Designers & Architectural Production Staff on Civil related issues
Relationships
Inside the Company: Store Development, Accounting, Corporate Counsel, Marketing and Operations personnel
Outside the Company: Civil Engineering Consultants, Geotechnical Consultants, Architects, attorneys, Land Surveyors, Government Officials & Employees, and Equipment Suppliers & Installers
Required education: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or similar accredited academic program.
Five years of civil design or construction management.Working knowledge of Geotechnical Engineering as it relates to site development. Manage all aspects of large projects, excellent negotiating/supervisory and organizational skills Proficient use of MS Office and recent release of AutoCAD. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Desired education: Master's degree in Civil Engineering or similar accredited academic program. Five or more years of Civil Design, including subsurface design, and three years of construction and geotechnical engineering experience. Five or more years of Project Management experience. Proficient use of AutoCAD Civil 3D.
additional criteria:
Employee must sign a Proprietary Information Agreement on an annual basis.
This position requires the employee to be available by phone and/or email and/or have accessibility to calendar, contacts and data while out of the office.
Starting Salary: $106,500 - $133,100
Benefits: Employee Benefits - QuikTrip
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