Senior Manager - Hospitality Design Management

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Manager - Hospitality Design Management to join our team! In this role you will manage and coordinate the design development of hospitality assets from initial briefing through to delivery. You will support the translation of vision into distinctive and buildable design outcomes, driving quality, guiding key decisions and ensuring alignment with guest experience, positioning and Operator requirements. Working across consultants, Operators and internal stakeholders, you will coordinate design interfaces, decision-making processes and help ensure designs are integrated, compliant and delivered in line with programme and quality objectives.

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