Restaurant Design Manager

Responsibilities

• Manages and produces design and construction documentation for new restaurants in a specific geographic market, within established time frames and budgets, and in a manner consistent with established trade dress standards and guidelines
• Performs design analysis, research, and development for all custom trade dress, kitchen, and signage systems relating to Chipotle's design package
• Initiating project file setup and coordinating dissemination of project data to interested parties & overseeing project start-up by preparing architectural portions of the standard initial design package, visiting proposed premises, preparing reports with findings and recommendations, reviewing lease letters of intent, and maintaining on-site documentation
• Performing due diligence on proposed premises such as evaluating zoning and planning regulations and building code deficiencies; landlord rules and regulations governing construction, sign exhibits; verifying existing civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems; preparing preliminary floor-plan layout studies; and assessing probable construction cost
• Developing preliminary kitchen and dining room layouts, obtaining necessary reviews and approvals of such layouts, creating interior and exterior elevations, sections, and large-scale details in sketch form and communicating approved designs to local market consultants
• Managing, reviewing, and approving construction documents, and transitioning the project to operations and/or construction administration
• Establishing, implementing, and managing a schedule for the design and documentation of multiple new restaurants at varying stages in the design development and review process & responsible for input and ongoing maintenance of all design data in Chipotle's project management systems
• Maintaining a close relationship and communication with Operations partners throughout the new store development process