DESIGN MANAGER - RUSSIA & CIS

HORECA- Moscow, RU
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The Company

The client of Acteon is a global leader in hospitality, tourism and corporate services. They operate in nearly 100 countries with over 150,000 employees. They offer to their individual and corporate clients nearly 40 years of expertise in their core business: Hotels and Services to individual and corporate clients as well as public institutions. The development of new hotel constructions projects including Moscow and other large cities of Russia, create the necessity to strengthen the team

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

–  Prepare program committees and validate that final design reaches the brand design ambition

The Main Responsibilities

I –  To ensure 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 – To anticipate the proper implementation and proper development of the projects, informs and helps projects 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 – To support the Project Manager 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 organisation options and in regards to Brand variant in coordination with Marketing Department

          The Candidates

          • 2 to 5 years of experience in Architecture, Project Management in Architecture and/or Interior Design for hotels (construction or renovation)
          • Knowledge in architect tools and CAO
          • Recognized artistic skills and leadership in Design
          • Good communication and organizational skills
          • Good networker
          • Ability to adapt and embrace change
          • Autonomous and proactive
          • Positive team player
          • Rigorous & Self-discipline
          • Russian + Fluent business English (both verbal and written) – French and all other languages appreciated

          The Job

          • Full Time job with excellent package including salary, company benefits and long term career management

          Office

          Acteon LLC
          Presnenskaya Naberezhnaya 12 Federation Tower « Vostok »
          East Entrance, 69th floor, Office 6904
          Moscow-City, 123112 Moscow

           

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