Director of Projects - Construction

About the role

You will oversee construction projects, from concept through completion, including a new Guestroom Tower of roughly 500 guestrooms and an Indoor Water Park, for the Company's expanding portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a design and construction schedule for departmental coordination.
• Establish a procurement, delivery, and installation schedule to ensure on-time opening of each project.
• Cook up and maintain relationships with consultants and contractors.
• Review, monitor and process all correspondence to and from contractors/vendors and coordinate the submission of periodic reports as required by contracts.
• Oversee project financial management, including approval of contractor/vendor invoices and ongoing review of cost forecasts to ensure alignment with budgets and project performance.
• Maintain progress reports, budgets, and files for reference and coordination to meet internal audit and record retention procedures.
• Oversee project inspections to ensure compliance with quality control standards.
• Lead and document project meetings involving all relevant stakeholders.
• Negotiate, document, and manage relationships with consultants and contractors.
• Oversee job closeout process to turn over as-built drawings, warranties, owner's maintenance, operations manuals, and vendor/contractor lists to operations leaders.
• Manage closeout of all contractor and vendor contracts.
• Turn over utilities management to operations leaders.
• Coordinate with city, county, and state officials to secure all required permits and ensure regulatory compliance for building projects.
• Negotiate and coordinate with all relevant authorities to ensure successful project completion and compliance.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to oversee and direct real estate development, design, and construction activities, including conducting physical, financial, and legal due diligence to assess the viability of potential acquisition properties and renovations, expansions, or alterations to existing and acquired facilities.
• Oversee preparation of final billing and filing with jurisdictional agencies.
• Lead department staff, including project managers, interns and/or other staff.
• Develop direct reports by communicating performance expectations and delivering timely feedback.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education Degree in Architecture, Construction Management, or related field required.
• Additional industry certifications and continued education preferred.
• Experience 10+ years' experience in large, complex hospitality construction projects and a superior understanding of the construction industry and construction practices.
• 7+ years' experience in project leadership role with responsibility for project budget, schedule and the supervision of design and construction project team.
• Extensive experience representing the client owner on all aspects of large construction projects (negotiations, documentation, bidding, management of consultants, dispute resolution, cost tracking controls and budget reporting systems), as well as leading a team of professionals.
• Demonstrated experience in dealing with construction trade unions and union issues.
• Strong background in real estate and contract negotiation related to development, design and construction projects.

Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Able to effectively present information and respond to questions at an executive level.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Skills and Abilities

• Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Able to effectively present information and respond to questions at an executive level.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, vision and pharmacy plans.
• Insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off including parental leave.
• Other employer-sponsored benefits.