Director, Projects & Design – South Asia

The Director, Projects & Design – South Asia reports to the Senior Regional Director, AD&C (Architecture, Design & Construction) – South Asia and is responsible for managing project stakeholders, the project timeline, the design process, and the successful opening/conversion/renovation of the hotel project. As the point of contact between Owners and internal and external partners, you are a conduit of information, collaborator, and facilitator between Hilton and Ownership.

You will cover the South Asia region and be responsible for focus-service, full-service, lifestyle, and luxury hotel projects across all Hilton brands.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important, and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

Project Management

- Provide technical services and guide all elements of the planning and design phases of the project.

- Support the Owner’s project timelines and construction progress to ensure a seamless hotel handover.

- Provide mentorship in the implementation of brand standards and any recommendations for meeting brand standards.

- Oversee construction activities.

- Report to Owners, Stakeholders, and Senior Director on findings, key dates, solving project risks that will affect the hotel's success and opening, and conditional and final approvals.

- Improve the final product and preparation of waiver requests.

- Assist in the solving of design problems as they arise in concert 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, ensuring timely engagement and disengagement of all parties to allow accurate preparation and planning.

- Plan meetings and travel in consideration of other Stakeholders and attendees' travel times and travel expense agreements for several trips.

Design Management & Development Assistance

- Provide Design Direction, Review, and Approval of architectural planning, interior design, FF&E, art & accessories, landscape design, graphics, and way-finding designs to ensure they meet the Brand Design Narrative, Brand standards, and Brand equity.