Manager, Projects & Design – South Asia

• Providing technical services and guiding all elements of the planning and design phase of the project.
• Support the Owner’s project timelines and construction progress to ensure a seamless hotel handover.
• Providing stewardship for the implementation of brand standards and any recommendations for meeting brand standards.
• Overseeing construction activities.
• Reporting to Owners, Stakeholders, and the Senior Director on findings, key dates, solving project risks that will affect the hotel's success and opening, and conditional and final approvals.
• Improving the final product and preparation of waiver requests.
• Assisting in the solving of design problems as they arise in collaboration with Owners, Architects, Consultants, and Hilton Stakeholders.
• Implement effective and efficient strategies to best suit the organization.
• Plan meetings, agendas, site visits, and program deliverables optimally engaging/disengaging all parties promptly, allowing for accurate preparation and planning for the attendees.
• Plan meetings and travel in consideration of other Stakeholders and attendees' travel times and travel expense agreements for several trips.

• Provide Design Direction, Review and Approval of architectural planning, interior design, FF&E, art & accessories, landscape design, graphics and wayfinding designs to ensure they meet the Brand Design Narrative, Brand standards and Brand equity, under the direction of the Senior Director / Director
• Support Project Assessment, including Project Improvement Plan (PIP) inspections/reports to the Development team before application to facilitate project approval, under the direction of the Senior Director/ Director

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or experience in place of.
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in architecture design, hospitality design roles, and project management.
• Excellent communication, presentation, written, and public speaking skills.
• Ability to lead change, resolve issues, and ensure collaboration within teams and/or units, including maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity.
• Ability to evaluate and find opportunities from a strategic perspective, develop, prioritize, and implement plans to meet the organization’s core strategic goals.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products. Understanding the principles and practical application of the software.
• Ability to accurately estimate project duration and pre-empt potential pitfalls based on experience, scheduling analysis, and interaction with other stakeholders and ownership teams.
• Ability to assimilate new concepts and practices into the position and the department. To provide subordinates with practical on-the-job training, policies and procedures, departmental training topics, and professional development.
• Financial management and leadership skills, including the ability to monitor expenses against commitments, set priorities for funding, and develop annual financial goals.
• Ability to travel when required.
• Fluent language skills (reading, writing, and speaking).

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