Gap Inc. Director, Capital Estimating - Real Estate

$182k - $236.6k

Gap Inc. Corporate Headquarters

About Gap Inc.
At Gap Inc., we create culture as much as we create clothes. Our ambition is to become a high-performing house of iconic American brands that shape culture.
Our portfolio-Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta-each brings a distinct point of view to how we show up in the world and serve our customers.
Old Navy democratizes style with quality and value for all. Gap champions originality through essential pieces that celebrate individuality. Banana Republic is rooted in a spirit of discovery, creating modern pieces inspired by craftsmanship and travel. Athleta champions the Power of She through confidence, strength, and movement.
We're driven by a shared purpose: to bridge gaps-between people, perspectives, and possibilities-to create a better world.
We're building a team that performs at a high level-people who think boldly, take ownership, and turn ideas into impact. If you're ready to learn fast and help shape what's next, you'll fit right in.
About the role
The Director, Capital Estimating owns Gap Inc.'s enterprise estimating function across four brands - Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta - and six store formats, with direct accountability for the accuracy and integrity of a $250M+ annual capital budget.This is not a back-office estimating role. The Director is a strategic business partner to Real Estate and Brand leadership - translating cost data into clear investment narratives, presenting capital performance with rigor and confidence to senior and executive audiences, and identifying where the organization should be looking next to unlock value. At the scale of Gap Inc.'s annual project pipeline, the decisions this role influences carry material impact on deal IRR, brand investment strategy, and long-term capital efficiency.The Director manages multiple outsourced professional estimating firms, sets cost-per-square-foot targets across all brands and formats, and leads value engineering discipline embedded early in design. Critically, this leader brings the business acumen to go beyond the numbers: accelerating new designs to run rate, offering brand leaders meaningful scope trade-offs that reduce capital without sacrificing intent, identifying sourcing strategies that leverage enterprise scale, and making the case for multi-year commitments where they unlock long-term cost advantage. The role is also driving Gap Inc. toward AI-assisted estimating built on its extensive database of actual project costs.
What you'll do
Real Estate Approvals & Budget Estimating
Deliver milestone-appropriate estimates (Conceptual through GMP) across all four brands and six formats, with clear scope basis, assumptions, and confidence levels.
Maintain format-specific cost templates and benchmarks that enable rapid, consistent budget development at each RE approval stage.
In partnership with the RE Finance team, quantify the IRR impact of capital cost assumptions and risk so Real Estate and Finance can make fully informed investment decisions.
Capital Forecasting & EFC Management
Own the monthly Estimated Final Cost (EFC) process - translating job cost data, change orders, and vendor actuals into a reliable portfolio-level forecast for Finance and senior leadership.
Provide scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to flag overrun risk and support proactive capital reallocation.
Capital Budget Management (±2% Accuracy Target)
Track commitments, actuals, and projected spend across the $250M+ portfolio; enforce change order and contingency protocols; produce monthly performance reports with clear variance explanations.
Cost Targets, Value Engineering & Market Intelligence
Set and maintain annual cost-per-square-foot targets by brand, format, and project type; publish updates as market conditions shift.
Lead value engineering early in design - identifying cost alternatives when scope decisions can still be meaningfully influenced.
Benchmark Gap Inc.'s costs against industry indices and retail peers; deliver quarterly market intelligence to inform capital planning assumptions and investment strategy
Project Overage Root Cause Analysis
Conduct formal RCA on all projects with final cost variance greater than 5% versus approved budget - categorize root causes, present findings to senior leadership, and ensure learnings feed future estimates.
Ensure cost overruns are escalated consistently and on time through the appropriate approval chain; evaluate GC bids that exceed budget, identify project-level cost levers to offset overages, and make a clear recommendation for leadership approval.
AI-Powered Estimating
Lead development and adoption of AI/ML tools to generate parametric estimates from historical project data, with defined confidence intervals.
Build an estimating interface that allows project managers to input site- and deal-specific parameters to generate a recommended starting budget - reducing manual effort and improving early-stage consistency across the portfolio.
Outsourced Firm Management
Direct multiple outsourced estimating firms - allocating project load, setting quality standards and turnaround expectations, and maintaining performance accountability across all brands and formats.
Who you are
Experience
12+ years in capital estimating, cost engineering, or construction management; multi-brand retail environment strongly preferred.
Demonstrated track record managing a large capital portfolio ($150M+) with measurable accuracy and EFC outcomes.
Experience connecting project budgets to deal IRR and investment return analysis.
Background in RCA on capital variances and translating findings into systemic process improvements.
Technical Skills
Proficiency in estimating software (Sage Estimating, WinEst, DESTINI, or equivalent) and cost databases (RSMeans, Gordian, or equivalent); advanced Excel and Power BI.
Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and demonstrated interest in applying emerging technologies to cost estimation and capital management.
Working knowledge of retail construction delivery methods (design-bid-build, CM at-risk, negotiated GMP).
Leadership & Interpersonal Skills
Translates cost data into clear, executive-ready narratives that drive decisions; confident and credible presenter to senior and executive leadership.
Experienced director of outsourced professional services firms - sets expectations, holds partners accountable, and maintains quality across a distributed network.
Effective without direct reports: influences through expertise, analytical rigor, and cross-functional relationships.
Salary Range: $182,000.00 - $236,600.00
Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements.
Benefits at Gap Inc.
Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
Employees can take up to five "on the clock" hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee's base pay.*
Employee stock purchase plan.*
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
See more of the benefits we offer.
*For eligible employees
Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.

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