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Senior Design Manager
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | Bethesda, MD Bethesda, Maryland |
About this job
Job Number 18000KZU
Job Category Global Design
Location Marriott International HQ, Bethesda, Maryland
Brand Corporate
Schedule Full-time
Relocation? No
Position Type Management
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Design is a life love, not just a job. It is in fact a physical manifestation of our brands. Candidates should have great creative vision and be a strategic thinker who can understand and engage with a wide variety of other disciplines, owners, and external project stakeholders. The primary focus of the position is our Full-Service Brands – Marriott, Sheraton, Gaylord and Delta hotels.
A talented Senior Design Manager is an advocate for design excellence through an integrated and collaborative approach. On a project tactical level, the successful candidate for this position provides and manages all aspects of franchised, managed, or corporate projects for new construction, conversion, or adaptive re-use. This person has a passion for hospitality design and is able to inspire internal and external participants to create design solutions that thrill guests and align with brand strategy. The atmosphere within the team is collaborative, creative, demanding and fun with opportunities for growth within the company. This is your unique chance to make your mark and position yourself on the leading edge of hospitality design.
- Manage services to scheduled deliverables.
- Supervise, direct, motivate and train assigned staff.
- Manage design consultants, their proposals, contracts and invoicing to project objectives.
- May manage proper organizational structure, staff selection, performance management, salary administration, career planning, and staff budget.
- Responsible for documenting, maintaining, administering and improving the processes for delivering services.
- Ensure the selection and development of building products relevant to the brand specifications.
- Coordinate Criteria/Facilities programs for assigned projects.
- Manage selling the brand and design and negotiation of project to the external customer.
- Provide information, interpretation and guidance daily to outside owners/franchisees as well as internal/design/construction staff for adapting brand standards to specific projects.
- Manage project communication to owners, franchisees, internal project stakeholders and disciplines.
- Participate in site visit/market survey to develop better understanding of site/market demands.
- Contribute to creation of the project budget and manage to that project budget.
- Knowledgeable about innovation & trends both in & outside of industry
- Strong business acumen
- Problem solving & creative solution skills
- Ability to build strong working relationships
- Customer service skills
- Ability to negotiate and be flexible when appropriate
- Strong organizational skills
- Strategic thinking relative to the business
- Ability to read and interpret architectural, engineering and mechanical drawings
- Proficiency in Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and project management software is required. Skills in Revit, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), and Sketchup are desired but not required.
- 4-year degree in Architecture or related design discipline preferred, or equivalent work experience within the industry.
- Architectural license preferred.
- Minimum 8 years progressive experience in architecture at a design firm for large commercial or hospitality projects.