Senior Manager - Global Restaurant Construction & Investment Efficiency

McDonald's Corporation; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global fast-food chain in London seeks a Development Manager to optimize restaurant investment and lead development initiatives. You will collaborate with market teams to ensure compliance with brand standards and drive profitability. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, experience in project management, and a strong collaborative spirit. Join us in creating an inclusive culture that values diversity.

Qualifications

• Experience in development cost analysis for profitability.
• Track record of influencing investment decisions.
• Proven experience in cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to optimize capital investment in restaurants.
• Partner with teams to support application of investment solutions.
• Provide benchmarks and best practices to market resources.

Skills

Project Management

Collaboration

Execution Excellence

Cross-functional Awareness

Development Expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

McDonald’s is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries that serve 70 million customers daily.We continue to operate from a position of strength. Our updated growth strategy is focused on staying ahead of what our customers want and realizing further growth potential.

Job Description

This role focuses on working closely with market teams to improve how we invest in building and upgrading restaurants. You’ll help ensure new openings and reinvestment projects meet agreed brand standards and support overall growth plans.

This role plays a key part in helping the team achieve its long-term goals. You’ll work closely with local and business unit teams, collaborate with colleagues across the Global Restaurant Development & Design team, and engage with the wider Restaurant Experience team and company organization to share ideas and drive progress.

This position reports directly to the Senior Director of Global Development, Investment Optimization & Standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead/pursue initiatives in collaboration with markets to drive value & optimization of capital investment in restaurant development/construction solutions
• Partner with relevant markets, segment, 3rd party and other relevant functions to support prototyping & application of optimized investment restaurants solutions
• Provision and maintenance of globally applicable tools (eg building right sizing calculator) to inform strategy & activities
• Pursuit/lead of standardization and scaling solutions of greatest benefit and in accordance to market conditions
• Partner with Global Strategic Sourcing Services and Segment to unlock sourcing opportunities of standardized solutions
• Providing guidance/consultancy, benchmark, best practices and training of market resources and functions
• When relevant provide input/insights/support as relevant to key stakeholders from across the organization, working on multi-disciplinary projects

Attributes for Success

• Collaborator – Works easily, effectively, and inclusively with multi-disciplinary teams and diverse cultures.
• Project Management & Leadership – Delivers complex projects, engages across all levels, and influences without authority.
• Execution Excellence – Sets frameworks, meets deadlines, and ensures high-quality delivery.
• Cross-functional Awareness – Considers other functions’ challenges when making restaurant decisions to maximize efficiency.
• Self-starter – Demonstrates strong work ethic, passion, and enthusiasm for the journey ahead at McDonald’s.
• Global Mindset – Identifies challenges, applies collaboration methods, and develops relevant solutions.
• Development Expertise – Brings first-hand experience in managing development projects.

Qualifications

You will have demonstrated success in leading or contributing to development, construction, or real estate initiatives within a multi-site, international organization.

Experience should include managing or supporting projects across diverse markets, navigating regional regulations, and delivering solutions that balance cost efficiency, scalability, and brand consistency.

You will also have:

• Proven experience in development cost analysis to identify profitability of different development / construction or process solutions to drive value & optimization of capital investment.
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration, including sourcing, procurement, and design teams.
• Track record of influencing investment decisions through data-driven insights or standardized tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in a restaurant development discipline, construction, architecture, engineering, quantity surveyor or related field is highly desirable.

Additional Information

At McDonald’s we arePeople from allWalks ofLife...

People are at the heart of everything wedo,and they make the McDonald’s experience.We embrace diversityand arecommitted to creating an inclusive culturethat means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers. Wehave a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees and suppliers gives us strength.

Wedo not tolerate inequality, injustice or discrimination of any kind.These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.

We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities,helping to develop skills and drive aspirationsthat will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with McDonald’s or elsewhere.