Director of Construction

Socket.dev; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

401-K

Commuter benefits

Paid-family leave

Health savings

Flex spending accounts

Life & disability insurance

Onsite gym

Wellness programs

Summer Fridays

Job summary

vineyard vines is seeking a Director of Construction to lead its portfolio of store development and remodel projects. You will own end-to-end construction from scoping and budgeting through close-out, coordinating with internal teams and external partners to deliver on time, within budget, and to brand standards.

You will mentor project teams and maintain rigorous documentation across programs. This role requires strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration, with experience in real

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Proficiency in estimating, scheduling, and spreadsheet software.
• Extensive knowledge of real estate development and the ability to read and understand complex plans and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages a portfolio of construction and remodel projects, establishing clear scope, objectives, timelines, budgets, and deliverables from initial planning through final close-out.
• Provides leadership and direction to cross-functional project teams and external partners, including architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, landlords, and tenant coordinators.
• Partners with internal teams to ensure construction projects support business objectives and brand standards.
• Oversees all facets of construction execution and project close-out, ensuring projects are coordinated and completed to standards.
• Owns project capital budgets and construction schedules, providing ongoing oversight and monthly reporting.
• Reviews contractor bids, negotiates contracts and change orders to achieve fair pricing.
• Oversees contractor performance and daily construction activities, including reviews of schedules and submittals.
• Coordinates responses to RFCs and contractor inquiries to stay aligned with scope and objectives.
• Validates scope, costing, and schedules to ensure achievability and alignment with portfolio priorities.
• Identifies and mitigates project risks and communicates status to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Estimating

Scheduling

Job description

Director of Construction

vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha's Vineyard by brothers, Shep and Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.

vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good.

You don't need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It's a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don't live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks - we bring it to work with us, too.

In our stores, at our Harbor Drive headquarters or working remotely, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.

Our team is our family, and we'd never have grown to where we are today without them.

We're committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you'll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about.

Overview:

Reporting to the Vice President of Real Estate, the Director of Construction provides strategic and operational leadership for vineyard vines’ portfolio of retail development, store remodel, wholesale, partner store, and related capital projects. This role owns the end-to-end construction process, from landlord possession, initial scoping, and budgeting through construction, final close-out, and retail operational handover. The Director leads seamless coordination across internal teams, including Design/Visual and Store Operations, and external partners, including architects, engineers, General Contractors, and landlord tenant coordinators, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with vineyard vines’ brand, qualitative, and operational standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads and manages a portfolio of construction and remodel projects, establishing clear scope, objectives, timelines, budgets, and deliverables from initial planning through final close-out.
• Provides leadership and direction to cross-functional project teams and external partners, including architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, landlords, and tenant coordinators.
• Partners closely with internal teams, including Visual, Design, Store Operations, Retail, Procurement, and Finance, to ensure construction projects support business objectives and meet vineyard vines’ brand standards.
• Oversees all facets of construction execution and project close-out, ensuring projects are effectively coordinated, documented, and completed to established standards.
• Owns project capital budgets and construction schedules, providing ongoing oversight and monthly monitoring to ensure financial and schedule reporting accurately reflects project status and progress.
• Reviews General Contractor bids for new construction and remodel projects, evaluating scope, costing, schedule, and overall value.
• Leads the review and negotiation of General Contractor contracts and Contractor Change Order Proposals to achieve fair and reasonable pricing in accordance with project requirements and General Conditions.
• Oversees contractor performance and daily construction activities, including review of schedules, submittals, project documentation, and other critical deliverables.
• Coordinates and facilitates timely responses to Requests for Clarification (RFCs), contractor inquiries, and other construction-related issues, ensuring decisions and resolutions remain aligned with project scope and objectives.
• Validates project scope, costing, and schedules to ensure projects are appropriately planned, achievable, and aligned with broader portfolio priorities.
• Proactively identifies, assesses, and manages project risks, developing mitigation strategies to address issues that may impact scope, budget, schedule, quality, or overall project success.
• Maintains strong project accountability through regular progress reporting to internal teams and concise summary reporting to leadership, clearly communicating status, risks, financial performance, and key decisions.
• Analyzes project processes, trends, and performance across the portfolio to identify opportunities for greater efficiency, consistency, and effectiveness, recommending and implementing improvements as appropriate.

What you bring:

• Strong leadership and communication skills with a "can-do" work ethic.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Proficiency in estimating, scheduling, and spreadsheet software.
• Extensive knowledge of real estate development and the ability to read and understand complex plans and specifications.
• Demonstrates knowledge of real estate development, architectural, engineering, and construction-related tasks.

Every-day Will Feel This Good Because:

• We have a fun-spirited entrepreneurial culture filled with truly “good” people
• We offer a generous employee discount so you can rep our lifestyle on-and-off the boat
• We offer a competitive salary package, 401-K, commuter benefits, and paid-family leave, health savings , flex spending accounts, life & disability insurance
• We have an onsite gym as well as health & financial wellness programs to keep you active
• We offer 2 summer Fridays to take off in addition to a competitive vacation policy & holiday calendar.