Senior Manager - Hospitality Design Management

Job Description

Senior Manager - Hospitality Design Management

What You'll Be Doing

• Manage and coordinate the design development of hospitality assets from early-stage briefs through to delivery, ensuring alignment with guest experience, asset positioning and the client's vision and objectives
• Lead, manage and coordinate consultant teams, Operator interfaces and stakeholder inputs to support the delivery of integrated, buildable design solutions
• Manage and monitor design progress across all project stages, ensuring deliverables, reviews, approvals and timelines are met
• Drive design quality and integrity across architecture, interiors, landscape, including mock-up rooms, materials, FF&E and OS&E
• Guide and contribute to design decision-making by evaluating design solutions against operational, technical, guest experience and commercial objectives
• Coordinate across stakeholders to resolve design interfaces, risks and coordination issues
• Ensure design packages comply with project briefs, Operator standards, technical requirements and applicable authority regulations
• Support design governance and reporting, including preparation of presentations, design reviews, meeting outputs and communication of design intent
• Drive innovation and benchmark design solutions against global best-in-class hospitality standards
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of design management standards, processes and project delivery practices

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor s degree in Architecture, Interior Design or related discipline
• Professional membership or recognised certification preferred (e.g. RIBA, AIA, RICS or equivalent)
• 15+ years experience in design management, architecture or interior design
• Strong design management capability
• Good design judgement and commercial awareness
• Strong coordination and stakeholder management
• Clear communication with strong presentation skills
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments, managing ambiguity and shifting priorities
• Proficiency in design management tools (e.g. Aconex, Autodesk Construction Cloud etc.)

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Experience in delivering high-quality design outcomes
• Experience working with hotel Operators and brand standards
• Experience working with consultants and multi-disciplinary teams across complex projects
• Ability to influence design decisions and contribute to design direction
• Experience in KSA / GCC or similar large-scale development environments preferred
• Key relationships with stakeholders, including: Hotel Operators, Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers, Delivery Partners / Project Management Consultants, Government Authorities