The Role
The role as Design Manager is to manage, in support to project managers, all the essential stages which ensure the achievement of brand objectives concerning the Design:
- Select and promote designers for the region
- Set up “Design Briefs” per project
- Support the project managers for the follow-up of the project (interior design & architecture)
- Prepare program committees (internal design reviews) and validate that final design reaches the Brand design ambition
- Act as project manager on the projects of renovation of public area and hotels rebranding
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Main Responsibilities
I – Ensuring the proper development of hotel projects in accordance with brands specifications, for building transformation/renovation and new constructions of hotels
- To assist the Construction Director during development stage by putting together feasibility studies and preliminary hotel program
- To assist Project Managers and all the people involved during hotel design development
- To act in a contributive manner to pilot with countries new built or renovation projects in accordance with brand models (products, costs …)
- To verify compliance of projects with regards to programming, functionalities and area optimization
II – Anticipating the proper implementation and proper development of the projects, informing and helping project representatives:
- To communicate with Projects Managers and teams in charge of the project, with all necessary documents for project design (regarding to brand image, Design, services and products)
- To explain fundamentals, ratios and expected hotel functionalities and features
- To ensure information flow as and when new product development arises
- To adapt the “corporate” design briefs to be adapted according to specific needs such as local adaptation and / or regulation
- To take into account all costs constraints
III – Supporting the Project Managers on the design follow-up important steps:
- To analyze, orientate, and actively participate by making suggestions and validate architectural and / or Interior Design
- To validate projects for them to be presented to Projects and / or Program Committees
- To visit, valid and / or update the mock-up rooms and issue the reports resulting from these reviews
- To assist local teams to adapt the furniture and to monitor new providers
- To validate and propose for modifications in regards to decorative and organization options and in regards to Brand variant in coordination with Marketing Department
The Candidate
- Higher Education in Architecture, Interior Design
- 5+ years of experience in architecture as an Interior Design Project manager
- Experience in Hotel Industry
- Fluent Russian and English is a must, knowledge of French would be a plus
- Strong artistic skills, creative mindset
- Knowledge of architecture tools + CAD
- Ability to adapt and embrace change
- Proven organizational and communication skills
- Positive thinking and open-minded mindset
- Team player, networker
- Prepared for 30% business trips
entation (Invoice- facture, TORG-12 etc.)
Perks of the Job
Competitive salary
Health insurance
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Presnenskaya Naberezhnaya 12 Federation Tower « Vostok »
East Entrance, 69th floor, Office 6904
Moscow-City, 123112 Moscow
