Design Manager - Hospitality

Description

The Design Manager – Hospitality oversees the end-to-end design development of hospitality projects—such as hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, F&B concepts, and leisure assets. The role ensures that all design solutions meet brand standards, operational requirements, guest experience expectations, and project budget and timeline constraints. This position collaborates closely with architects, consultants, operators, and internal stakeholders to drive excellence in concept development, design coordination, and project execution.

• Monitor design budgets, ensuring efficient use of resources and alignment with overall project financial targets.
• Stay up-to-date on global hospitality trends, sustainability practices, technology integration, and material innovations.
• Define design scope, deliverables, timelines, and milestones with clear accountability.
• Facilitate design workshops, technical reviews, and coordination meetings with development, project management, procurement, and construction teams.
• Ensure that all designs adhere to local regulations, operator standards, sustainability guidelines, and project requirements.
• Identify design risks and propose solutions to prevent delays or cost overruns.
• Lead the conceptual, schematic, and detailed design phases for hospitality projects, ensuring alignment with brand identity and guest experience goals.
• Coordinate closely with hotel operators to incorporate operational flows, back-of-house efficiencies, and brand compliance.
• Develop and enforce design guidelines, material standards, and quality benchmarks for hospitality assets.
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor design implementation and ensure consistency with approved design intent.
• Manage internal and external design teams including architects, interior designers, landscape designers, and specialist consultants.
• Recommend design enhancements that improve operational performance and asset value.
• Manage communication between stakeholders to resolve design issues promptly.
• Review and approve design submissions, drawings, materials, and mock-ups.
• Evaluate value-engineering proposals while maintaining design integrity and guest-experience quality.

Requirements

• Excellent understanding of hotel brand standards, operational workflows, codes, and regulations.
• Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or related field.
• Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
• Attention to Detail
• 6-10+ years of experience in hospitality design, preferably with exposure to hotel operators, developers, or design consultancies.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary design teams across multiple design stages.
• Drive creativity in spatial planning, guest experience, and brand positioning.
• Technical & Regulatory Knowledge
• Strong Communication Skills
• Proficiency in design tools (AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Adobe Suite) and familiarity with BIM workflows.
• Strong portfolio of hospitality projects (hotels, resorts, F&B, leisure).

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance