Development Manager: Site & Permitting (Remote)

Church's Texas Chicken; United States; Hybrid; USD 110.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Church's Texas Chicken is seeking a Development Manager to lead the technical evaluation of new restaurant sites from initial review through permit issuance. You will coordinate architects, engineers, surveyors, and utility consultants, ensuring jurisdictional compliance and feasibility while delivering go/no-go recommendations to leadership.

The role drives entitlement and permitting with internal design teams and external partners, guiding projects through diligence, design, and permitting on

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Architecture, Urban Planning, Construction Management, Real Estate Development, or related field - or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years in site development, entitlements, or permitting for multi-site retail, restaurant, or commercial rollout programs.
• Ability to read and evaluate civil site plans, surveys, geotechnical reports, and utility studies.
• Working knowledge of zoning ordinances, land use approvals, variances, and municipal permitting processes.
• Experience managing external consultant teams and holding them to schedule and scope.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting risk and recommendations to senior leadership.

Aufgaben

• Lead due diligence for new restaurant sites, from initial review through entitlement approval and permit issuance.
• Review Site Investigation Reports (SIRs) from architects, civil engineers, and consultants for completeness, accuracy, and unresolved risk.
• Evaluate sites for jurisdictional compliance, feasibility, and development risk.
• Manage entitlement and permitting strategy with local jurisdictions - pre-application meetings, submittal packages, and hearing schedules.
• Carry approved projects to permit issuance, coordinating building, site, health, fire, and utility permits and managing review cycles and comment responses.
• Direct the internal design team and outside vendor partners - architects, civil engineers, surveyors, utility consultants, and permit expeditors - through diligence, design, and permitting.
• Engage land use attorneys when zoning changes, variances, conditional use permits, or other special approvals are required.
• Develop and review conceptual site plans aligned with prototype standards and jurisdictional requirements; identify constraints impacting cost, schedule, operations, or constructability.
• Drive alignment between prototype standards, municipal requirements, and operational needs.
• Partner with Real Estate during site selection and approval, and hand off permitted sites to Design + Construction with budget and schedule inputs.
• Track milestones and permit status across the pipeline and elevate risks early.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Project management

Critical thinking

Negotiation

Relationship management

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Architecture, Urban Planning, Construction Management, Real Estate Development, or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

GIS

MS Office

Jobbeschreibung

Church's Texas Chicken is seeking a Development Manager to lead the technical evaluation of new restaurant sites from initial review through permit issuance. You will coordinate architects, engineers, surveyors, and utility consultants, ensuring jurisdictional compliance and feasibility while delivering go/no-go recommendations to leadership.

The role drives entitlement and permitting with internal design teams and external partners, guiding projects through diligence, design, and permitting on