Pay: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Job description:
Bilingual: Mandarin Required
Summary
The New Restaurant Opening ("NRO") project coordinator is responsible for managing and supporting the successful opening of new restaurant locations. This role acts as a central liaison between internal departments, franchise partners/shareholders, construction teams, and external vendors, ensuring new units open on schedule, within budget, and in full compliance with brand and operational standards.
Responsibilities
- Track construction milestones and ensure timely completion of site development.
- Serve as the point of contact between construction teams, franchisees, and the internal opening team.
- Monitor project timelines, update schedules, and escalate delays or risks to leadership.
- Ensure all permitting, inspections, and pre-opening compliance items are scheduled and completed.
- Facilitate weekly or biweekly check-ins with cross-functional teams (Culinary, Training, Marketing, IT, HR, etc.).
- Maintain status reports and distribute updates to stakeholders and executive team.
- Manage transition checklists from construction handover to operations launch.
- Coordinate with departments to ensure all pre-opening tasks are completed.
- Track deliverables such as uniforms, training materials, POS setup, onboarding plans, and menu rollouts.
- Track and report all expenses and financial reports related to the opening phase.
- Maintain effective communication with franchise partners and ensure smooth collaboration.
- Additional responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Education And Experience: High School/Ged
- Years Of Relevant Work Experience: 3+ Years
- Bilingual: Mandarin Required
- Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office – to include excel and power point
- Experience with problem solving – moderately complex situations
- Experience documenting processes
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong communication skills
- Detail oriented and ability to handle multiple tasks.
- Experience in restaurant, hospitality, or project coordination is a plus
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
