Senior Construction Manager

The posting, as CookUnity wrote it

About CookUnity

Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, it has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industry’s best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.

Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.

If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.

About the role

As Senior Construction Manager, you will lead capital construction projects across CookUnity’s growing portfolio of food-production and operational facilities. You will own projects from site evaluation and preconstruction through permitting, construction, commissioning, and operational handoff.

This role requires someone with direct food-production or commercial-kitchen construction experience who can combine technical expertise, commercial judgment, and an entrepreneurial approach. You will manage multiple projects and partners simultaneously, identify risks early, and develop practical solutions that balance cost, quality, speed, and long-term operational needs.

This role is remote and requires approximately 50% travel.

What you’ll do

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead multiple concurrent projects across different markets, including expansions, retrofits, adaptive reuse projects, and new developments.
• Own project budgets, schedules, risk assessments, permitting strategies, and execution plans.
• Manage projects from due diligence and design coordination through construction, commissioning, closeout, and operational handoff.
• Identify risks and delays early and implement mitigation or recovery plans to maintain critical milestones.
• Partner with Operations, Culinary, Food Safety, Facilities, Automation, Supply Chain, Real Estate, Finance, and Executive Leadership to ensure facilities are ready for launch.

Contractor, Vendor & Cost Management

• Manage general contractors, subcontractors, consultants, vendors, landlords, and owner’s representatives throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead RFPs, competitive bidding, bid leveling, contractor selection, and vendor due diligence.
• Review proposals, scopes of work, estimates, change orders, pay applications, and project-cost reports.
• Negotiate contracts and commercial terms while challenging pricing, contingencies, and proposed construction approaches.
• Identify value-engineering opportunities that improve cost, schedule, or performance without compromising safety, quality, or operational requirements.

Technical & Regulatory Oversight

• Review drawings, specifications, schedules, estimates, and technical submittals for constructibility,

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CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer . We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.

A quick note for all candidates
We’ve recently seen an increase in recruitment scams across the industry, and we want to make sure you (and your data) stay safe while applying to CookUnity. We also want you to know that we take this seriously — sometimes, as part of our process, we may ask for a brief “proof of humanity” to confirm that we’re connecting with a real person, not an impersonator. Here are a few tips to help you protect yourself and know what to expect from us:

• Apply only through our official channels. All open roles are listed on our official careers page: careers.cookunity.com
• Our recruiters are real people — and easy to verify. You can always find them on LinkedIn with verified profiles. If you’re unsure, feel free to reach out to us on our official LinkedIn Company Page .
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