Director of New Hotel Openings

About the position

The Director of New Hotel Openings is responsible for overseeing the management of new hotel openings, ensuring that all tasks and milestones are met across various disciplines such as design, construction, procurement, and operations. This role involves preparing budgets, coordinating with different departments, and ensuring compliance with local regulations while managing the pre-opening process effectively.

Responsibilities
? Develop and manage pre-opening plans and budget
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? Ensure brand pre-opening sales, marketing, and revenue management tasks are completed
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? Develop, manage, and assign full pre-opening critical path task list
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? Work with the accounting department to ensure pre-opening expenses are tracked and paid
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? Engage procurement companies and coordinate all FF&E and OS&E purchases
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? Ensure all local, county, and state requirements for licensing and permits are executed
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? Manage and work with HR and Operations leadership to ensure key property level roles are hired
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? Ensure hiring plan and activities for hourly associates are in place
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? Work with design and architecture firms to ensure operationally sound plans
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? Participate in Value Engineering (VE) process
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? Work closely with the construction project manager to ensure milestones are met
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? Coordinate with IT to execute all low voltage requirements
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? Work with legal to finalize all vendor agreements
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? Develop a calendar for all training activities
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? Coordinate all soft opening activities
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? Provide ownership with project status when requested
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? Assist with Design, Architecture, and General Contractor selection when requested
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? Juggle multiple projects while being detail-oriented and organized

Requirements
? Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience required
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? 3 - 5 years' experience in hotel pre-opening and transition related work
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? Previous hotel General Manager experience preferred
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? Experience in all phases of hotel management, including sales and marketing, human resources, budget/forecast management, rooms, housekeeping, maintenance and food and beverage
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? Strong financial acumen

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