Director of New Restaurant Openings & Builds

Paradies Lagardere Default; Atlanta (GA); Híbrido; USD 140.000 - 200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Paradies Lagardere leads the Director, Restaurants & Bars – New Builds (Dining Execution) in Atlanta, overseeing planning, build execution, and opening readiness for new restaurant and bar venues. This role ensures concepts translate into guest-ready operations from planning to stabilization.

The position partners with brand development and regional leadership to align venues with brand intent while delivering operational excellence, staffing, training, and SOPs for successful openings and

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in hospitality, operations, or related field.
• 3+ years supervisory/managerial experience.
• 8–10+ years progressive restaurant/bar operations with 3–5+ years leading openings, new builds, or major renovations.

Responsabilidades

• Lead Dining workstream for all restaurant and bar new build projects from planning through opening and stabilization.
• Own dining operational deliverables, project schedules, and readiness milestones (staffing, training, SOPs, equipment, systems).
• Coordinate cross-functional execution with Design, Construction, Development, Culinary, Beverage, Finance, Procurement, IT, Marketing, and external vendors.
• Identify risks and drive solutions to protect timeline, budget, and operational performance.
• Translate approved concepts into operational requirements, including FOH/BOH workflows, service models, labor planning, and guest experience standards.
• Build pre-opening plans including critical paths, staffing strategy, training support, mock service, and opening-week execution.
• Review and approve dining-specific design elements including kitchen/bar layouts, service stations, equipment packages, smallware’s, and key operational details.
• Support/Lead dining procurement planning and opening orders to ensure venues are fully equipped and ready to operate on day one.
• Collaborate/Coordinate vendor timelines and installations to align with construction schedules.
• Work closely with Design, Construction, and Business Development/Development teams to ensure dining requirements are incorporated into plans, timelines, budgets, and build execution.
• Partner with Dining Operations leadership to align staffing plans, training, SOPs, service standards, and operational readiness for a successful opening and post-opening stabilization.
• Collaborate with Senior Director of Brand Development to ensure operational execution supports brand intent, guest experience standards, and concept objectives.

Conocimientos

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Restaurant operations

Communication

Time management

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in hospitality/operations

Descripción del empleo

Paradies Lagardere leads the Director, Restaurants & Bars – New Builds (Dining Execution) in Atlanta, overseeing planning, build execution, and opening readiness for new restaurant and bar venues. This role ensures concepts translate into guest-ready operations from planning to stabilization.

The position partners with brand development and regional leadership to align venues with brand intent while delivering operational excellence, staffing, training, and SOPs for successful openings and