Senior Manager - Hospitality Design Management
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About the Role
Parsons seeks a Senior Manager to lead hospitality design management for large-scale projects in Riyadh. You will coordinate design development from briefing to delivery, ensuring alignment with guest experience and operator standards.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate the design development of hospitality assets from early stage briefs through to delivery
- Lead, manage and coordinate consultant teams, Operator interfaces and stakeholder inputs
- Manage and monitor design progress across all project stages, ensuring deliverables 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
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design or related discipline
- 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
- Proficiency in design management tools (e.g. Aconex, Autodesk Construction Cloud)
- Professional membership or recognised certification preferred (e.g. RIBA, AIA, RICS)
- Experience in delivering high quality design outcomes
- Experience working with hotel Operators and brand standards
- Experience in KSA / GCC or similar large scale development environments preferred
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Job Description
- Parsons is looking for a Senior Manager Hospitality Design Management to join the team in Riyadh.
- The role involves managing and coordinating the design development of hospitality assets from initial briefing through to delivery.
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.
Competitive Benefit Offerings
- Financial Wellness: competitive pay and retirement plans.
- Work Life Harmony: paid time off and paid flexible holidays.
- Career Development: comprehensive training, educational and mentorship programs.
- Veteran Support: robust leave and benefits including paid active duty military leave.
- Mind & Body: wellness program with weekly Meditation Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays.
- Health: comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans.
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