Description
Opening one school is straightforward. Opening dozens on schedule, on budget, and with increasing speed is a different discipline entirely.
Alpha is constructing a nationwide portfolio of schools engineered to deliver a complete day of education in two intensive hours through AI technology. This model depends on expansion that is as systematic and precise as the educational product. Your role is to ensure that outcome. You will control the complete life cycle of new school sites—from bare land to fully functioning campus—while creating the infrastructure that makes every future opening faster, tighter, and more reliable.
This is not conventional real estate development. You will not simply oversee projects. You will systematically remove obstacles to growth. That requires decisive action on site feasibility, direct engagement with permitting and construction challenges, vendor negotiation, and relentless timeline accountability. Simultaneously, you will decompose each element of the process into defined, AI-enabled systems that minimize manual intervention and strengthen predictive accuracy with each iteration.
If you have delivered real-world construction projects and find yourself limited by sluggish schedules, unclear accountability, and recurring errors, this is your opportunity to resolve those issues—at national scale.
What you will be doing
- Execute high-stakes site evaluations by confirming zoning compliance, permitting pathways, cost parameters, and schedule viability through structured and AI-enhanced analysis
- Oversee multiple simultaneous school construction projects, coordinating construction managers, clearing obstacles, and delivering launches on time and within budget
- Produce clear, actionable capital project proposals that secure stakeholder alignment on scope, budget, and delivery approach
- Direct vendor procurement, RFP processes, and contract negotiations with an emphasis on velocity, standards, and cost discipline
- Break down expansion processes into discrete work components and create AI-powered systems that reduce cycle time and increase predictability
What you will NOT be doing
- Functioning as a passive coordinator waiting for status reports from contractors or external partners
- Limiting your focus to one stage (such as site identification or construction only) without taking responsibility for complete delivery
- Depending on informal, case-by-case approaches that restart from scratch with each new site
- Forwarding issues upward without directly engaging to resolve permitting, design, or construction challenges
- Taking extended periods to achieve consensus without pushing for a definitive decision
Key responsibilities
Take full ownership of the complete expansion process for new school locations by delivering operational campuses on reliable schedules while systematically decreasing time, expense, and uncertainty through AI-enabled infrastructure.
Candidate requirements
- Documented experience owning at least one real estate development or construction initiative from site identification through operational launch with complete accountability
- Background managing multiple simultaneous construction or capital initiatives with direct accountability for schedules, coordination, and problem resolution
- Deep working knowledge of zoning regulations, permitting processes, construction execution, and vendor management, with capability to work directly with general contractors, architects, and regulatory authorities
- Proven capacity to make trade-off decisions across budget, schedule, and feasibility with transparent, quantifiable results
- Experience refining or designing complex operational processes (such as permitting sequences, design coordination, or construction delivery)
- Confirmed ability to deconstruct intricate workflows into structured, replicable frameworks and refine them progressively
- Track record of applying technology (AI or comparable tools) to eliminate manual tasks, speed decision cycles, or enhance execution velocity
- Strong ownership orientation with capability to perform effectively under ambiguity and produce tangible outcomes
- Willingness and capacity to travel up to 60% to active construction sites throughout the US and be present on-site during essential development and launch stages
- Currently based in the US and authorized to work without requiring visa sponsorship
Nice to have
Experience scaling multi-location development or expansion initiatives
Demonstrated success improving predictive accuracy and shortening project delivery cycles
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