Church's Texas Chicken

Manager

• Lead due diligence for new restaurant sites from initial review through entitlement approval and permit issuance
• Review Site Investigation Reports from architects, civil engineers, and consultants for completeness, accuracy, and unresolved risk
• Evaluate sites for jurisdictional compliance, feasibility, and development risk
• Manage entitlement and permitting strategy with local jurisdictions, including pre-application meetings, submittal packages, and hearing schedules
• Carry approved projects to permit issuance, coordinating building, site, health, fire, and utility permits and managing review cycles and comment responses
• Direct the internal design team and outside vendor partners through diligence, design, and permitting
• Engage land use attorneys when zoning changes, variances, conditional use permits, or other special approvals are required
• Develop and review conceptual site plans aligned with prototype standards and jurisdictional requirements
• Identify constraints impacting cost, schedule, operations, or constructability
• Drive alignment between prototype standards, municipal requirements, and operational needs
• Partner with Real Estate during site selection and approval
• Hand off permitted sites to Design + Construction with budget and schedule inputs
• Track milestones and permit status across the pipeline and escalate risks early
• Travel approximately 20% for site visits, jurisdictional meetings, and public hearings, including occasional evening hearings

Manager, Development