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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Manager - Hospitality Design Management to join our team! In this role you will manage and coordinate the design development of hospitality assets from initial briefing through to delivery. You will support the translation of vision into distinctive and buildable design outcomes, driving quality, guiding key decisions and ensuring alignment with guest experience, positioning and Operator requirements. Working across consultants, Operators and internal stakeholders, you will coordinate design interfaces, decision-making processes and help ensure designs are integrated, compliant and delivered in line with programme and quality objectives.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Manage and coordinate the design development of hospitality assets from early-stage briefs through to delivery, ensuring alignment with guest experience, asset positioning and the client's vision and objectives
- Lead, manage and coordinate consultant teams, Operator interfaces and stakeholder inputs to support the delivery of integrated, buildable design solutions
- Manage and monitor design progress across all project stages, ensuring deliverables, reviews, approvals and timelines are met
- Drive design quality and integrity across architecture, interiors, landscape, including mock-up rooms, materials, FF&E and OS&E
- Guide and contribute to design decision-making by evaluating design solutions against operational, technical, guest experience and commercial objectives
- Coordinate across stakeholders to resolve design interfaces, risks and coordination issues
- Ensure design packages comply with project briefs, Operator standards, technical requirements and applicable authority regulations
- Support design governance and reporting, including preparation of presentations, design reviews, meeting outputs and communication of design intent
- Drive innovation and benchmark design solutions against global best-in-class hospitality standards
- Contribute to the ongoing improvement of design management standards, processes and project delivery practices
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design or related discipline
Professional membership or recognised certification preferred (e.g. RIBA, AIA, RICS or equivalent)
15+ years’ experience in design management, architecture or interior design
- Strong design management capability
- Good design judgement and commercial awareness
- Strong coordination and stakeholder management
- Clear communication with strong presentation skills
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments, managing ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Proficiency in design management tools (e.g. Aconex, Autodesk Construction Cloud etc.)
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Experience in delivering high-quality design outcomes
- Experience working with hotel Operators and brand standards
- Experience working with consultants and multi-disciplinary teams across complex projects
- Ability to influence design decisions and contribute to design direction
- Experience in KSA / GCC or similar large-scale development environments preferred
- Key relationships with stakeholders, including: Hotel Operators, Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers, Delivery Partners / Project Management Consultants, Government Authorities
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Design or related discipline
- 15+ years experience in design management, architecture or interior design
- Professional membership or recognised certification (e.g. RIBA, AIA, RICS or equivalent)
- Proficiency in design management tools (e.g. Aconex, Autodesk Construction Cloud)
- Strong design management capability and good design judgement
- Commercial awareness and ability to evaluate design against commercial objectives
- Strong coordination and stakeholder management, including Operator interfaces
- Clear communication and strong presentation skills
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments and managing ambiguity
- Experience delivering high-quality design outcomes and working with hotel Operators and brand standards
- Experience working with consultants and multi-disciplinary teams across complex projects
- Experience in KSA / GCC or similar large-scale development environments
- Key relationships with Hotel Operators, Consultants, Contractors, Suppliers and Government Authorities
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
