Director of Real Estate

Director Of Real Estate

The Director Of Real Estate Is Responsible For Growing The Chicken Salad Chick (CSC) Brand Through New Restaurant Development Resulting In The Highest Quality And Profitable Locations. Create, Manage And Execute The Strategic Development Of Trade Areas / Markets To Maximize New Restaurant Potential. Manage The Development Process From The Initial Phases Of Broker And Site Selection Through To A Successful Grand Opening. Brand Units Are Both Corporate And Franchise Owned, And This Position Supports Successful Expansion And Aggressive Growth Of Both Segments.

Essential Responsibilities

• The creation and execution of market development plans to facilitate the brand's growth objectives.
• Provide full support to franchise owners, including interpretation of market analytics, broker selection, site selection, deal analysis, preparation and submittal of sites to the CSC real estate committee, and lease negotiations (to an advisory extent only).
• Corporate store development responsibilities are similar to those of franchise growth, adding collaboration with CSC legal support to negotiate and finalize leases and contracts, along with supporting the CSC design and construction team to facilitate openings on time and on budget.
• Evaluate viability of potential sites for new CSC openings, to include on-site visits, summarization of strengths and weaknesses including analysis of demographic data, traffic patterns and ingress / egress, signage, co-tenancy and zoning regulations.
• Will assist in maintaining the existing corporate location portfolio with its corresponding rent and NNN payments, renewals, relocations, and ongoing documentation.
• Work closely with the franchise sales team to confirm viability of new markets to sell, and onboard newly signed franchise groups to position them for success.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Education And Experience

Physical Demands

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