ಕೆಲಸದ ವಿವರ

About the company

Museum of Ice Cream is an immersive, inclusive brand built to spark imagination and delight both online and in person. The company aims to create spaces where creativity, wonder, and accessibility come together in a playful experience centered around ice cream as a symbol of change and inspiration.

Role overview

The organization is expanding its permanent museum network from five sites to more than ten over the next three years. Los Angeles will open in 2027 as the flagship location, with Orlando and Atlanta planned to follow that same year. Each venue will span roughly 15,000 to 30,000 square feet and combine immersive environments, themed food and beverage, retail, and high-volume play-based attractions.

Museum in a Pint (MIAP) is the internal framework that defines the company’s repeatable design and operating model. It serves as the scalable template for what each location should look like, how it should function, and what it should cost to build and operate. New markets are intended to localize this model rather than reinvent it.

This position serves as the construction and development lead for the pipeline. The successful candidate will eventually take full ownership of the museum opening process, establish repeatable systems, and act as the owner’s representative across active projects. The role works closely with the Head of Design and Production, who lead the creative and experiential direction, while this seat keeps complexity, budget, and constructability grounded in reality.

This is not a production, technical design, or experience design position. Those functions are handled by separate teams.

Core responsibilities

The role leads construction and development decision-making across all projects, from lease execution through turnover and final punch list. It includes ownership of contractor selection, contract structure, bid management, scheduling, budget oversight, and coordination with architects, consultants, and vendors across every market.

The position also supports lease and work letter strategy, helping ensure landlord obligations, delivery conditions, tenant improvement allowances, and building scopes are structured to protect the company before lease execution. It requires early review of code, permitting, access, MEP, structural, and other building-related constraints that could create downstream risk.

Another major focus is cost discipline during design development. The role partners with creative teams early enough to price buildability into the process, identify unnecessary complexity, and recommend lower-cost or less complicated ways to achieve the same guest experience and brand effect.

The position is responsible for building the repeatable construction playbook for future locations, including preferred specifications, vendor lists, contractor relationships, BOH setup protocols, FF&E procurement guidance, and lessons learned from each opening.

It also requires cultivation of a contractor and consultant ecosystem across markets, with competitive bid processes based on capability and performance, not just price, and with specialty subcontractors aligned to museum-specific construction needs.

Day-to-day work

Lead base building construction for new museum openings from site handover through completion, installation of furnishings and equipment, and punch list closeout.
Coordinate general contractors, architects, and consultants across all active projects.
Create and maintain integrated schedules covering base construction, tenant improvements, experience installation, and food-and-beverage buildout.
Monitor project budgets across the portfolio and identify cost exposure early.
Work with design partners on value engineering while preserving the intended guest experience.
Partner with real estate and legal teams so work letters capture the correct landlord obligations before execution.
Review tenant improvement allowances, base-building delivery conditions, and landlord work scopes.
Surface construction-related lease risks such as access issues, code constraints, MEP limitations, and structural restrictions.
Research AHJ expectations, permit requirements, local code rules, and occupancy-related constraints ahead of lease negotiation.
Engage design and production teams early to identify buildability concerns and cost implications.
Recommend alternative materials, methods, and specifications that reduce cost and complexity while preserving the desired effect.
Flag high-cost features such as curved walls, custom fabrication, specialty materials, and unique installations early in the process.
Own the relationship between the Museum in a Pint standard and the actual cost model for each new location.
Develop the company’s master construction playbook with standardized specs, vendor preferences, market-by-market GC relationships, BOH protocols, and FF&E procurement guidance.
Document opening lessons learned so future projects can start with stronger processes and better data.
Build the cost model leadership will use to evaluate future sites before lease signing.
Maintain preferred relationships with general contractors, subcontractors, and consultants in each market.
Run competitive bids that assess experience, performance, and fit, in addition to price.
Manage specialty subcontractors tied to themed fabrication, lighting, food-and-beverage equipment, and play-structure installation.

Compensation and benefits

The salary range for this role is USD 160,000 to 200,000 per year, depending on experience. The package also includes an annual bonus and stock options.

Competitive compensation
Annual bonus
Stock options
PTO and sick leave
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Employee perks such as ClassPass, commuter discounts, employee assistance resources, and unlimited ice cream
Employee development opportunities
16 complimentary museum tickets each year for friends and family, plus free admission for the employee
50% discount on retail products
Opportunities to grow within the organization

Equal opportunity statement

Museum of Ice Cream is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, with a master’s degree in architecture or construction management strongly preferred.
At least 15 years of construction project management experience, including complex projects at 15,000 square feet and above.
Strong command of contract administration, construction methods, project scheduling, permitting, and procurement.
Practical understanding of MEP systems, commercial food-and-beverage buildouts, health-code permitting, and specialty systems integration.
Proven ability to deliver large-format venues worth $10 million or more, on schedule and within budget, while managing several projects at once.
Experience negotiating work letters, tenant improvement allowances, and landlord delivery terms.
Strong professional writing ability, including correspondence with landlords, developers, and lease counsel.
Hands-on experience with AIA G702 and G703 payment application processes.
Working knowledge of project management tools such as Procore, MS Project, and/or Primavera.
Ability to review construction documents, spot cost risk and constructability issues, and compare cost options against design and operational goals.
Experience selecting and overseeing general contractors, managing bid processes, and driving accountability through punch list and closeout.
Strong leadership, negotiation, mediation, and conflict-resolution skills, including the ability to resolve on-site logistical challenges.

Preferred background

Project management certification such as CCM.
Experience in regional or location-based entertainment, experiential venues, flagship food-and-beverage spaces, social clubs, or amusement concepts.
Background in play-forward environments such as obstacle courses, climbing structures, immersive rooms, sensory spaces, or custom themed fabrication.
Experience integrating AV, lighting control, specialty effects, and interactive technology.
Ability to challenge design complexity with evidence-based alternatives that preserve intent at lower cost.

Additional information

This is a full-time, onsite leadership role based in Los Angeles, California. The organization is scaling a permanent venue footprint and expects this position to play a central role in standardizing how future sites are built, priced, and delivered.

All hiring decisions are made in line with applicable equal employment opportunity laws and internal inclusion commitments.

Senior Director, Construction & Development

ನೀವು ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೀರಿ