Director, Project Management – Full Service Brands

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Tennessee, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Offer strategic technical advice and services while ensuring adherence to design and construction standards and best practices with owners.

• Establish and nurture trustworthy relationships with key ownership groups and stakeholders.

• Assess site plans for proposed new hotels to determine site feasibility and verify compliance with Hilton standards.

• Deliver hotel programming guidance and conduct feasibility analyses for potential development initiatives.

• Examine construction documents for new developments, adaptive reuse, conversions, room expansions, and brand modifications.

• Perform on-site construction inspections to identify and resolve compliance issues.

• Develop and maintain relationships with ownership groups, consultants, and cross-functional partners.

• Facilitate meetings, conference calls, and webinars to align stakeholders and enhance project outcomes.

• Suggest updates to AD&C documents in accordance with standards and brand design teams.

• Collaborate with Development, Brands, Design, Engineering Support, Food & Beverage, Spa and Fitness, Brand Opening Teams, Brand Performance Support, and Quality Assurance.

• Review architectural and engineering plans, including schematic designs, design developments, construction documents, construction submittals, and shop drawings.

• Provide projected construction start and hotel opening dates, key risks, and project status updates to senior leadership.

• Address issues with hotel owners or franchisees concerning deficiencies, brand-standard non-compliance, or PIP scope.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in hospitality architecture, design, construction, or hotel development, encompassing full-service, luxury, lifestyle, or convention hotel projects.

• At least seven (7) years of project management experience overseeing complex hospitality developments from design to completion.

• Proficiency in interpreting and assessing building codes, life safety requirements, architectural drawings, engineering plans, specifications, and related technical documentation.

• Excellent communication, collaboration, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities.

• BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Design, or a construction-related field.

• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.

• Professional licensure or certifications such as Registered Architect (RA), Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP), or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) would be advantageous.

• Experience in design, construction, or renovation within hospitality, especially with full-service branded hotels, would be beneficial.

• Familiarity with Bluebeam would be a plus.

• Knowledge of hospitality programming, design review processes, entitlement and permitting requirements, and construction delivery methods would be advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• 110 nights of significantly discounted travel, with room rates as low as $40/night through the Go Hilton travel program.

• Employee stock purchase program (ESPP) offering Hilton shares at a 15% discount.

• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents.

• Dedicated caregiving concierge services.

• Crisis Concierge support.

• Complimentary counseling and support via the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for eligible Team Members.

• Generous paid time off (PTO).

• Health and welfare benefits, including health plans, dental coverage, and vision coverage.

• Retirement plans.

• Hilton Annual Incentive (Bonus) Plan.

• Company’s long-term incentive plan.