Project Manager - Hospitality Projects

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES :

Take end-to-end ownership of hospitality project delivery across Design, Procurement, Construction, Cost, Quality, Safety, Testing & Commissioning and Handover, coordinating Client, Consultants, Contractors, Vendors and Operator requirements to achieve programme, budget, quality and safety objectives.

• Take overall responsibility for project delivery from design development through construction, commissioning and handover.
• Coordinate Client, Architect, Interior Designer, Structural, MEP and specialist consultants while maintaining clear accountability for deliverables and decisions.
• Drive timely design information, approvals and decisions required for uninterrupted construction, without duplicating the Design Managers technical design-control function.
• Monitor the Master Programme, contractor programmes, look-ahead plans, resources and critical milestones; drive recovery actions with the Planning Manager and execution teams where required.
• Manage site execution, interfaces, contractor performance, productivity and resource adequacy.
• Monitor quality against approved drawings, specifications, mock-ups and agreed benchmark standards.
• Ensure appropriate project HSE systems, statutory compliance and safe execution practices.
• Monitor procurement, material approvals, long-lead items and delivery dependencies.
• Review changes / variations and their cost and programme implications with Commercial / QS and Planning teams.
• Lead project and site coordination meetings and drive decisions and action items through closure.
• Manage RFIs, technical queries and multidisciplinary interface issues requiring project-level resolution.
• Coordinate mock-up rooms and benchmark approvals where applicable.
• Coordinate specialist hotel packages including Kitchens, Laundry, Spa, BMS, ELV, AV/IT and Fire & Life Safety.
• Drive testing & commissioning, snagging / de-snagging, statutory approvals, phased handover and project closeout.
• Maintain accurate project reporting, risk and issue registers, action trackers and timely management escalation.
• Protect the Clients interests across Time, Cost, Quality, Safety, Accountability and Project Risk.

The candidate MUST HAVE:

• 8-12 years of building construction / project management experience.
• Demonstrable execution / project management experience on at least one substantial hotel or resort project, preferably through construction, fit-out, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Strong site execution and multidisciplinary coordination capability.
• Experience managing Consultants, Main Contractors and specialist vendors.
• Working understanding of Civil, Structure, Architecture, Interiors and MEP.
• Strong programme monitoring, contractor management and recovery follow-up capability.
• Working understanding of BOQ, variations, procurement and commercial implications.
• Quality, HSE, snagging, testing, commissioning and handover experience.
• Strong leadership, reporting, decision-making and stakeholder-management skills.

PREFERRED CANDIDATE PROFILE:

• Hotels / resorts / luxury hospitality projects.
• Client-side / PMC project management experience.
• Exposure to guestrooms, public areas, F&B, banquets, BOH and specialist hotel systems.
• FF&E / OS&E and operator / brand coordination.
• Additional exposure to luxury residential, high-rise commercial or premium fit-out projects.

SKILLS REQUIRED :

Project Manager, Construction Project Manager, Hospitality Projects, Hotel Projects, Resort Projects, PMC, Client Side Project Manager, Civil, MEP, Interiors, Fit Out, Project Execution, Contractor Management, Testing & Commissioning, Handover, FF&E, OS&E, Hotel Operator, Project Controls.

PERKS AND BENEFITS :

Will be discussed at the time of Interview