National Kitchen Deployment Program Lead

Lab37; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Lab37 Robotics in Pittsburgh is seeking a Construction Program Manager to own kitchen modifications nationwide, coordinating design, permitting, construction, and inspection across Lab37 installs. You will lead a team of project managers and collaborate with engineering and onboarding teams to scale deployment to hundreds of sites.

You will be responsible for budget control, navigating varied jurisdiction codes, and ensuring on-time delivery while maintaining high quality and customer

Qualifications

• Experience developing commercial kitchens, or technically similar environments, with a strong grasp of construction budgeting and cost control.
• A track record in permitting and inspection processes, with working knowledge of code constraints across jurisdictions.
• Program management experience overseeing many parallel work streams and directing technical teams at pace.
• Strong stakeholder and client management skills — comfortable owning relationships with both internal teams and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of kitchen modifications for Lab37 installs nationwide: design, permitting, construction, inspection, and handoff to operations.
• Build and continuously refine a formulaic deployment process that lets Lab37 install hundreds of Bowl Builders and other autonomous technologies reliably and at speed.
• Manage construction budgets and cost controls across a high volume of concurrent, small-to-medium scale projects.
• Navigate permitting and inspection processes across varied jurisdictions, staying ahead of code constraints and AHJ requirements.
• Direct cross-functional and technical teams — engineering, construction, and kitchen onboarding — finding shortcuts and unblocking critical path items wherever possible.
• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients across a multitude of simultaneous projects with many moving parts.
• Lead, coach, and grow a team of project managers as install volume scales into new markets.
• Apply technical understanding of engineering systems and code constraints to solve complex, kitchen-specific build challenges.

Skills

Kitchen development

Budgeting & cost control

Permitting & inspection

Program management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Lab37 Robotics in Pittsburgh is seeking a Construction Program Manager to own kitchen modifications nationwide, coordinating design, permitting, construction, and inspection across Lab37 installs. You will lead a team of project managers and collaborate with engineering and onboarding teams to scale deployment to hundreds of sites.

You will be responsible for budget control, navigating varied jurisdiction codes, and ensuring on-time delivery while maintaining high quality and customer