Program Director

Role Overview

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the overall delivery of the ultra-luxury hospitality design project.
• Manage scope, budget, schedule, quality, risk, and project performance.
• Serve as the main point of contact for the client and key stakeholders.
• Lead coordination between designers, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and hotel operators.
• Oversee design development, approvals, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Protect the project's design vision, brand standards, guest experience, and quality objectives.
• Review project progress, costs, schedules, risks, changes, and claims.
• Lead design reviews, technical coordination, value engineering, and material approvals.
• Monitor consultant and contractor performance and resolve project issues.
• Manage project reporting, governance, and executive-level meetings.
• Ensure compliance with Parsons' quality, safety, ethics, and project management standards.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the project delivery team.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 20 years of relevant experience in project and design management.
• Demonstrated experience delivering major luxury hotels, resorts, branded residences, private clubs, or high-end mixed-use developments.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a Project Director, Senior Project Manager, or equivalent leadership position.
• Proven experience managing projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Strong understanding of ultra-luxury hospitality design, hotel operations, brand standards, guest experience, and luxury finishes.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design consultants, contractors, suppliers, specialist vendors, and hotel operators.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, cost management, scheduling, risk management, change control, procurement, and contract administration.
• Experience managing complex design interfaces and high-value bespoke packages.
• Excellent client-facing, communication, negotiation, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders and make timely, commercially sound decisions.
• Experience working on large-scale, international, or high-profile hospitality developments.

Clearance

Competitive Benefit Offerings

• Competitive pay and retirement plans.
• Paid time off and paid flexible holidays.
• Comprehensive training, educational, and mentorship programs.
• Veteran support including paid active-duty military leave and transition time off.
• Wellness program including Meditation Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays.
• Employee Assistance Program and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.