Project Construction Analyst

Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence

Analyst overseeing project construction budgets and execution for new and remodel projects across the US. Collaborating with teams and ensuring compliance with Brand standards and timelines.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timePlano • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $84,870 - $89,585 per yearWebsite

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take full ownership of tracking project budgets, reporting changes, verifying and approving invoices, and reviewing construction project draws for approval. Resolve complex payment issues with vendors and manage reimbursable funds and allowances, ensuring strict compliance with Brand standards and approved plans.
Maintain and optimize project databases, manage the construction bid process, and handle contracts and documentation. Ensure legal compliance and timely closeouts with General Contractors, while also identifying and mitigating potential risks.
Collaborate alongside construction team on bid leveling and scope determination across general contractor and subcontractor proposals or estimates. Create and maintain construction schedules utilizing construction project scheduling software.
Oversee project tracking using SmartSheets, permit acquisition, financial tasks (including writing GELCO checks for permits and utilities), onboarding, vendor issue resolution, and documentation management. Ensure compliance with company policies and audit guidelines, while continuously seeking opportunities for process improvements.
Develop and send project notices, utilizing advanced communication skills to correspond effectively with city personnel, vendors, contractors, franchisees, and internal staff. Ensure that all stakeholders are consistently informed and engaged.
Take ownership of 3rd Party Vendor scheduling and tracking completion by following up with the scheduling of 3rd party vendor installations (ICEE, Pepsi, PAR, HME, signage, etc.). Ensure vendors across numerous projects are scheduled in advance of RTOs and complete their scopes, while proactively addressing any scheduling conflicts or delays.
Provide in-depth analysis and insights to project budgets from approval to project completion. Report changes at critical milestones and ensure scope change approvals are flagged expediently and submitted in a timely manner. Act as a liaison to Operations, ensuring they have consistently accurate dates and information to make informed decisions.
Oversee registration of equity and franchise improvement projects. Act as liaison between franchisees and their development teams to KFC’s internal development and design teams to ensure new projects are tracked and processed through KFC’s AIS platform and online KFCPlans.com website.
Assist the development department in formalizing and reviewing the de-imaging initiatives for equity and franchisee stores across the US. Coordinate with 3rd party consultants to ensure compliance with KFC’s de-imaging requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
2+ years of construction, architecture, or project management experience required
Familiarity of construction management processes revolving around RFI’s, RFP’s, drawing reviews. Ability to review proposals and project scopes to compare bids and provide recommendations to preferred contractors.
Experience working with local municipalities authorities to discuss and work through jurisdictional requirements to assist in getting projects entitled and permitted.
Multi-unit restaurant/retail experience within a high-growth/high-performing team preferred
Strong track record of communicating consistent and accurate information to a wide range of stakeholders
Ability to balance excellent technical execution with the need for speed and progress
Excellent interpersonal skills with strong ability to collaborate with colleagues across the organization
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with a deference to take action rather than over-analyze
Serve as an advocate of the brand and champion our recognition culture
Knowledge of reading and understanding architectural drawings
Comfortable working in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
Intellectual curiosity and personal accountability to meet and exceed goals
Excellent organizational skills to track project performance and meet or exceed objectives
Ability to work independently with minimal support
Required: Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word & SharePoint. Adobe Acrobat.
Preferred: Bluebeam Revu, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, SmartSheet, Procore, Docusign.
Optional: AutoCAD.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Take full ownership of tracking project budgets, reporting changes, verifying and approving invoices, and reviewing construction project draws for approval. Resolve complex payment issues with vendors and manage reimbursable funds and allowances, ensuring strict compliance with Brand standards and approved plans.
Maintain and optimize project databases, manage the construction bid process, and handle contracts and documentation. Ensure legal compliance and timely closeouts with General Contractors, while also identifying and mitigating potential risks.
Collaborate alongside construction team on bid leveling and scope determination across general contractor and subcontractor proposals or estimates. Create and maintain construction schedules utilizing construction project scheduling software.
Oversee project tracking using SmartSheets, permit acquisition, financial tasks (including writing GELCO checks for permits and utilities), onboarding, vendor issue resolution, and documentation management. Ensure compliance with company policies and audit guidelines, while continuously seeking opportunities for process improvements.
Develop and send project notices, utilizing advanced communication skills to correspond effectively with city personnel, vendors, contractors, franchisees, and internal staff. Ensure that all stakeholders are consistently informed and engaged.
Take ownership of 3rd Party Vendor scheduling and tracking completion by following up with the scheduling of 3rd party vendor installations (ICEE, Pepsi, PAR, HME, signage, etc.). Ensure vendors across numerous projects are scheduled in advance of RTOs and complete their scopes, while proactively addressing any scheduling conflicts or delays.
Provide in-depth analysis and insights to project budgets from approval to project completion. Report changes at critical milestones and ensure scope change approvals are flagged expediently and submitted in a timely manner. Act as a liaison to Operations, ensuring they have consistently accurate dates and information to make informed decisions.
Oversee registration of equity and franchise improvement projects. Act as liaison between franchisees and their development teams to KFC’s internal development and design teams to ensure new projects are tracked and processed through KFC’s AIS platform and online KFCPlans.com website.
Assist the development department in formalizing and reviewing the de-imaging initiatives for equity and franchisee stores across the US. Coordinate with 3rd party consultants to ensure compliance with KFC’s de-imaging requirements. 🎯 Requirements
Bachelor’s degree
2+ years of construction, architecture, or project management experience required
Familiarity of construction management processes revolving around RFI’s, RFP’s, drawing reviews. Ability to review proposals and project scopes to compare bids and provide recommendations to preferred contractors.
Experience working with local municipalities authorities to discuss and work through jurisdictional requirements to assist in getting projects entitled and permitted.
Multi-unit restaurant/retail experience within a high-growth/high-performing team preferred
Strong track record of communicating consistent and accurate information to a wide range of stakeholders
Ability to balance excellent technical execution with the need for speed and progress
Excellent interpersonal skills with strong ability to collaborate with colleagues across the organization
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with a deference to take action rather than over-analyze
Serve as an advocate of the brand and champion our recognition culture
Knowledge of reading and understanding architectural drawings
Comfortable working in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
Intellectual curiosity and personal accountability to meet and exceed goals
Excellent organizational skills to track project performance and meet or exceed objectives
Ability to work independently with minimal support
Required: Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word & SharePoint. Adobe Acrobat.
Preferred: Bluebeam Revu, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, SmartSheet, Procore, Docusign.
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Hard Skills & Tools

construction managementproject managementbudget trackingRFIRFPdrawing reviewscontract managementschedulingrisk mitigationcompliance

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingdecision-makingorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsintellectual curiositypersonal accountabilityability to work independentlyability to balance execution with speed