Dutch Bros
Director of Preconstruction & Entitlements
1930 W Rio Salado Pkwy Tempe AZ 85281 · Director
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About the role
- The Director of Preconstruction & Entitlements is a strategic leader responsible
- for driving the early-stage execution of Dutch Bros' new shop pipeline.
- This role is primarily accountable for solving upstream development challenges, particularly entitlements, jurisdictional approvals, and utility procurement to ensure projects are fully positioned for successful execution.
Responsibilities
- The Director partners cross-functionally with Real Estate, Design, Construction, and Operations to proactively remove barriers, streamline approvals, and enable scalable growth.
- Own and evolve the pre-development strategy to support accelerated new shop openings
- Lead entitlement strategy and execution across jurisdictions, improving approval timelines and success rates
- Develop and drive strategies to secure utilities (power, water, telecom) earlier in the Revised 6/2025 development lifecycle
- Build and maintain relationships with municipalities, governing agencies, and utility providers
- Identify risks early in the project lifecycle and implement proactive mitigation strategies to prevent downstream delays
- Drive visibility, forecasting, and milestone accountability across the pre-development pipeline
- Partner with Real Estate, Design, Construction, and Ops to ensure alignment from site approval through permitting
- Collaborate with Finance and Accounting on budgeting, cost visibility, and financial tracking across pre-development activities
- Lead, develop, and scale the Pre-Development t eams
Requirements
- Hearing must be sufficient or correctable to ensure clear understanding of spoken information, including participating in virtual meetings and phone calls.
- Deep expertise in entitlements, zoning, permitting, municipal processes, and site due diligence, including environmental, geotechnical, traffic, ADA, and utility assessments.
- Experience managing operating budgets, capital planning, portfolio forecasting, executive reporting, and evaluating project feasibility, development risks, and financial impacts.
- Must be able to collaborate in-person with occasional impromptu in-person meetings
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred in Real Estate, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Construction Management, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience leading multi-state or national development programs, preferably within high-growth retail, restaurant, convenience, or QSR environments, with the ability to operate strategically while driving execution across multiple projects and markets.
- Experience building scalable pre-development processes and managing complex development projects across multiple markets, with a strong understanding of construction processes and project lifecycles to align pre-development efforts with construction readiness.
- Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams, including hiring, coaching, performance management, organizational change, and process improvement.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience partnering across Real Estate, Design, Construction, Finance, Operations, and external stakeholders.
- Experience selecting, negotiating with, and managing external partners, including architects, engineers, consultants, developers, general contractors, and national consultant networks, with a focus on vendor performance and accountability.
- Strong understanding of utility coordination, municipal development codes, land use regulations, zoning ordinances, annexation processes, environmental permitting requirements, and development-related legal documents, including easements and access agreements.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks early, develop proactive solutions, and leverage dashboards and KPIs to improve portfolio visibility and decision-making.
- Experience with development and project management platforms such as Lucernex, Procore, Smartsheet, Monday.com, or similar tools, as well as Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree required
- advanced degree preferred in Real Estate, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Construction Management, or a related field.
Skills
- Pre-Development Strategy (entitlements, site readiness, development planning)
- Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Team Leadership and Talent Development
- Project & Pipeline Management
- Budgetary Responsibility
- Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
Compensation
- The starting total compensation for this position is $255,750 which includes base salary, target bonus, and equity.
Company info
- It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they are doing.
- At Dutch Bros Coffee, we are more than just a coffee company.
- We are a fun-loving, mind-blowing company that makes a difference one cup at a time.
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