Project Director - Luxury Hotels
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About the Role
Parsons Corporation seeks a Project Director to lead the development and refurbishment of a luxury hotel in Dubai. The role requires 18+ years of project management experience in hospitality, strong design management background, and PMC experience.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the overall hotel refurbishment project, ensuring the successful integration of design, engineering, and construction
- Oversee project schedules, budgets, resources, and logistics, ensuring smooth execution from concept through to completion
- Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including architects, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors, to deliver high quality, on time results
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that all design and engineering efforts align with the project vision, operational requirements, and safety standards
- Ensure that all construction work meets regulatory standards, industry best practices, and safety protocols
- Lead efforts to resolve any issues, risks, or challenges that arise during the design or construction phases
- Oversee quality control, ensuring high standards of craftsmanship and operational functionality across all project phases
- Provide regular progress reports, presentations, and updates to senior leadership and stakeholders
- Drive continuous improvement in project execution, utilizing innovative approaches to optimize cost, schedule, and resource utilization
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from a reputable institution
- Minimum of 18 years experience in project management and delivery of projects, with substantial experience on hospitality developments and hotel refurbishment projects/programmes
- Proven PMC experience managing large, complex programmes, including oversight of multiple projects, consultants, and contractors, and reporting at programme level to senior client stakeholders
- Strong design management background, leading multi disciplinary design teams from concept through IFC and construction support
- Demonstrated track record delivering hotel and resort projects, including refurbishment in live operational environments
- Strong command of project management principles, tools, and methodologies
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
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Overview
- Parsons is seeking an exceptionally talented Project Director to lead and oversee all aspects of the development and refurbishment of a luxury hotel.
- In this role, you will be responsible for managing all phases of design, construction, and execution, ensuring that the project is completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.
- You will collaborate with architects, designers, contractors, and other stakeholders to deliver an innovative experience for guests.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead and manage the overall hotel refurbishment project, ensuring the successful integration of design, engineering, and construction.
- Oversee project schedules, budgets, resources, and logistics, ensuring smooth execution from concept through to completion.
- Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including architects, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors, to deliver high quality, on time results.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that all design and engineering efforts align with the project vision, operational requirements, and safety standards.
- Ensure that all construction work meets regulatory standards, industry best practices, and safety protocols.
- Lead efforts to resolve any issues, risks, or challenges that arise during the design or construction phases.
- Oversee quality control, ensuring high standards of craftsmanship and operational functionality across all project phases.
- Provide regular progress reports, presentations, and updates to senior leadership and stakeholders, keeping them informed of key milestones and challenges.
- Drive continuous improvement in project execution, utilizing innovative approaches to optimize cost, schedule, and resource utilization.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from a reputable institution.
- Minimum of 18 years experience in project management and delivery of projects, with substantial experience on hospitality developments and hotel refurbishment projects/programmes.
- Proven PMC experience managing large, complex programmes, including oversight of multiple projects, consultants, and contractors, and reporting at programme level to senior client stakeholders.
- Strong design management background, leading multi disciplinary design teams (infrastructure, master planning, architecture, structure, MEP, and specialist hospitality disciplines) from concept through IFC and construction support.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring
- Demonstrated track record delivering hotel and resort projects, including refurbishment in live operational environments, with understanding of guest experience, operator/brand guidelines, FOH/BOH planning, and integration with existing infrastructure and utilities.
- Strong command of project management principles, tools, and methodologies (scope, schedule, cost, risk, and resource management), including contract administration, change management, and multi disciplinary team coordination.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills, with the ability to lead and motivate teams, manage stakeholders and client/operator expectations, and represent the organization professionally in meetings and presentations.
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