CFT Development Coordinator

Panda Restaurant Group; Pasadena (CA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work schedule

401K with company match

Yearly bonus opportunity

Full medical, dental, and vision

On-site fitness center

Discounts at Panda restaurants

Paid time off starting at 15 days

Education assistance

Disability, Life and AD&D insurance

Bereavement leave

Benefits for permanent full-time

Job summary

Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. in Pasadena, CA, seeks a CFT Development Coordinator to support real estate development and construction from planning through turnover and closeout.

You will provide administrative support for documentation, scheduling, budgets, and coordination with internal teams and external partners. Responsibilities include maintaining schedules and records, preparing status reports and budgets, coordinating meetings, and supporting bidding, contractor selection, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum one year of work experience in project coordination or real estate
• Food Handler's Card within 30 days of employment
• Annual store training completes

Responsibilities

• Coordinate communications among architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, attorneys, government agencies, and internal departments.
• Maintain project schedules, milestone trackers, responsibility matrices, development checklists, and related records.
• Assist with project meetings, prepare agendas and minutes, attend site visits, and follow up on action items.
• Maintain orderly electronic and hard-copy project files including plans, reports, permits, contracts, and approvals.
• Assist with preparation of project status reports, budgets, and executive summaries.
• Support bidding, contractor selection, contract execution, and pre-construction processes.
• Track submittals, RFIs, change orders, payment apps, and inspection reports.

Skills

Project coordination

Communication skills

Food safety awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in real estate, business administration or construction management related field

Job description

Summary Of Job Description

The CFT Development Coordinator supports real estate development and construction projects from initial planning through design, permitting, construction, turnover, and closeout. This position provides administrative support related to documentation, scheduling, financials, as well as coordination support to the Development teams.

You’ll Get a Chance To

• Coordinates communications and deliverables among architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, attorneys, government agencies, and internal departments.
• Maintains project schedules, milestone trackers, responsibility matrices, development checklists, action-item logs, current construction drawings, specifications, submittals, requests for information, change orders, and other related project records.
• Helps coordinate project meetings, ensuring preparation of agenda and record meeting minutes, attends project meetings and site visits as required, and follows up on assigned action items.
• Maintains orderly electronic and hard-copy project files, including plans, reports, permits, contracts, correspondence, and approvals.
• Assists with preparation of project status reports, presentations, development budgets, and executive summaries.
• Supports the bidding, contractor-selection, contract-execution, and pre-construction processes.
• Track submittals, RFIs, change-order requests, payment applications, inspection reports, and outstanding decisions.
• Assist with evaluating and documenting potential change orders, including cost, schedule impact, required approvals, and supporting documentation.
• Provides administrative assistance related to development and construction budgets, commitments, forecasts, and cash-flow schedules.
• Tracks approved contracts, change orders, invoices, payments, and remaining budget balances.

How We Reward You

• Hybrid Work schedule
• 401K with company match
• Yearly bonus opportunity*
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance *
• On-site fitness center, biometric screen, and flu shot clinic
• Discounts at Panda restaurants, theme parks, and gym memberships
• Paid time off starting at 15 days with 7 federal holidays*
• Continuous education assistance and scholarships*
• Income protection including Disability, Life and AD&D insurance*
• Bereavement leave*
• Benefits available for eligible permanent full time associates

Your Background & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, business administration or construction management related field preferred
• Minimum one year of work experience; experience in project coordination or real estate industry preferred
• Successful completion of initial and periodically required training
• Obtaining a valid Food Handler's Card within 30 days of employment is a requirement of this position.
• If hired, successful completion of annual store training

Pay Range: P1: $29.00 - $40.50 / per hour

Panda Strong Since 1983

Founded in Glendale, California, we are now the largest family-owned American Chinese Restaurant concept in America. With close to 2,800 locations globally, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional Asian dining experiences by building an organization where people are inspired to better their lives. Whether it’s impacting our team or the communities we work in, we’re proud to be an organization that embraces family values.

You’re Wanted Here

Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity, and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by law, including but not limited to sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related conditions), gender expression, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, and veteran status. Additionally, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. complies with all federal, state, and local laws regarding requests for workplace accommodation. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability. Applicants are entitled to reasonable accommodations, absent undue hardship, to effectively participate in the application and hiring process, for example, sign language interpreters. If you believe you require an accommodation for the application or interview process or for the position for which you are applying, please reach out to [e-mail].