Senior Project Coordinator - Restaurant Openings

Kei Concepts; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Dining discounts

Career growth opportunities

Internal promotion

Job summary

Kei Concepts is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator – Projects & Implementation to support and lead company projects across restaurant openings, post-opening follow-up, construction coordination, field layout planning, equipment planning, SOP rollouts, software launches, packaging projects, catering projects, and other cross-department initiatives.

This role requires strong project coordination experience, with the ability to manage timelines, communicate with multiple departments, and escalate

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in project coordination, restaurant operations, hospitality operations, construction coordination, operations support, or a related field.
• Strong communication and follow-up skills.
• Experience managing timelines, trackers, and cross-department projects.
• Comfortable working with Field managers, vendors, and department leaders.
• Ability to organize complex information and summarize clearly.
• Restaurant, hospitality, multi-unit operations, or new store opening experience preferred.
• Experience with Monday.com, Teams, Excel, Google Drive, SharePoint, or similar tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain Project Management boards and project trackers for assigned new restaurant opening and company projects.
• Manage project timelines, open items, owners, due dates, risks, and pending decisions.
• Coordinate with Field managers on layout, workflow, equipment needs, and operational feedback.
• Follow up with vendors, departments, and internal owners to keep projects moving.
• Support construction-related communication and organize updates from the Construction Coordinator.
• Prepare meeting recaps with current status, decisions made, pending items, and next steps.
• Support Standard Operating Procedure rollouts, software launches, packaging projects, catering projects, and process improvements.
• Identify project delays, communication gaps, incomplete requests, unclear ownership, and potential risks.
• Escalate issues to leadership with clear context and recommended next steps.
• Ensure files, photos, plans, quotes, invoices, vendor contacts, and project references are properly documented.
• Help improve project tracking, communication, and implementation systems.
• Support stronger project structure by helping create checklists, follow-up systems, and clearer department accountability.

Skills

Project coordination

Restaurant operations

Cross-department collaboration

Tools

Monday.com

Microsoft Teams

Excel

Google Drive

SharePoint

Job description

Kei Concepts is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator – Projects & Implementation to support and lead company projects across restaurant openings, post-opening follow-up, construction coordination, field layout planning, equipment planning, SOP rollouts, software launches, packaging projects, catering projects, and other cross-department initiatives.

This role requires strong project coordination experience, with the ability to manage timelines, communicate with multiple departments, and escalate