What are the requirements for a Project Manager hired for a Bigfoot Forestry franchise?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Project Manager.** If you do not adhere to an owner-operator model, you must hire a Person (a "Project Manager") to manage and supervise your Business.
The Project Manager must: (a) remain actively and personally involved with the operation of your Business on a full-time basis; and (b) travel to job sites for purposes of providing Bigfoot Forestry Services, managing projects and supervising Service Technicians (if any).
The Managing Owner must monitor and supervise the Project Manager to ensure your Business is operated in compliance with this Agreement and the Manual.
Any Person you hire as a Project Manager must: (a) be approved by us; (b) satisfy all requirements in §8.3 for Service Technicians; (c) successfully complete all additional training programs we require for a Project Manager; (d) dedicate full-time efforts to your Business; and (e) sign a Confidentiality Agreement.
If you own and operate more than three (3) Bigfoot Forestry Businesses, you must hire a Project Manager.
The Managing Owner or Project Manager can manage a maximum of three (3) territories.
You must hire an additional Project Manager for every three (3) additional territories you open and operate.
- **8.3.
Service Technicians.** Bigfoot Forestry Services may only be performed by your Service Technicians.
Any Person you appoint as a Service Technician must successfully complete all training programs we require for Service Technicians and sign a Confidentiality Agreement (the Managing Owner does not sign a Confidentiality Agreement).
The Managing Owner may (but need not) serve as a Service Technician.
If you hire a Project Manager, the Project Manager must also serve as a Service Technician.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD pages 32–33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bigfoot Forestry's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee does not adhere to an owner-operator model, they must hire a Project Manager to manage and supervise their business. The Project Manager must be approved by Bigfoot Forestry and must remain actively and personally involved with the business on a full-time basis. They are also required to travel to job sites to provide Bigfoot Forestry services, manage projects, and supervise Service Technicians. The Managing Owner is responsible for monitoring and supervising the Project Manager to ensure the business operates in compliance with the Franchise Agreement and the Manual.
Any person hired as a Project Manager must meet all the requirements for Service Technicians, successfully complete all additional training programs required for Project Managers, dedicate full-time efforts to the business, and sign a Confidentiality Agreement. The Project Manager must also serve as a Service Technician. If a franchisee owns and operates more than three Bigfoot Forestry businesses, they must hire a Project Manager. The Managing Owner or Project Manager can manage a maximum of three territories, and an additional Project Manager must be hired for every three additional territories that are opened and operated.
These requirements ensure that the Project Manager is well-trained, qualified, and dedicated to the Bigfoot Forestry business. The need for a Project Manager is triggered when the franchisee operates more than three territories, indicating a larger scale of operations that necessitates additional management support. The stipulation that the Project Manager must also serve as a Service Technician suggests a hands-on approach to management, ensuring they are familiar with the practical aspects of the business. The approval process by Bigfoot Forestry ensures that all Project Managers meet the brand's standards and are capable of upholding the quality of service.