Senior Hospitality Designer

Requirements

• Adhere to all company operational standards, policies, procedures, training materials, and brand guidelines.
• Maintain clear and consistent communication with staff, departments, vendors, consultants, properties, and leadership to support company objectives and project success.
• Collaborate on hospitality interior design projects across all phases, including programming, concept development, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, procurement, installation, and budget/schedule management.
• Support the Head of Design and Director of Design in daily project and administrative activities.
• Prepare and maintain project schedules, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, travel arrangements, project binders, digital folders, and presentation archives.
• Create and develop design presentations, mood boards, image research, renderings, and other visual communication materials.
• Produce and coordinate 2D and 3D design deliverables, including floor plans, elevations, renderings, and presentation graphics.
• Source, evaluate, select, and specify FF&E, OS&E, finishes, fixtures, materials, hardware, plumbing fixtures, and related products in accordance with project design intent and budget requirements.
• Maintain and organize the materials library, resource catalogs, digital photo library, and sample inventory.
• Coordinate and place orders for project supplies, samples, FF&E, and OS&E items, and track procurement activities through installation.
• Review and assess vendor, supplier, and contractor proposals, bids, and shop drawings; assist with bid requests, de-scoping, and contractor/vendor selection processes.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with property teams, consultants, contractors, vendors, and external partners; serve as a liaison between project stakeholders throughout all project phases.
• Coordinate and direct the activities of consultants, contractors, external production teams, and rendering/documentation resources as required.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining preliminary construction budgets, FF&E budgets, project invoices, bid packages, and proposals; monitor project expenditures and support budget tracking efforts.
• Willing and able to travel 15% of the time, including attending site visits, PIP walks, and project installations and openings.
• Coordinate and complete PIP’s for potential hotel conversions.
• Attend project meetings, site visits, vendor meetings, and property walkthroughs to support project coordination, documentation, and implementation.
• Support contractor and vendor sourcing efforts and assist with managing external resources needed for project execution.
• Ensure all project documentation, communications, and deliverables are accurate, organized, and maintained in accordance with company standards and project requirements.

Benefits

• Annual allotment of free hotel stays at Hyatt hotels globally.
• Work-life benefits including wellbeing initiatives such as a complimentary Headspace subscription.
• A global family assistance policy with paid time off following the birth or adoption of a child as well as financial assistance for adoption.
• Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with company match.
• Basic Life insurance Coverage up to 15K (no cost to associate and FT status ONLY)
• Long Term Disability Benefit (No cost to associate and FT status ONLY)