Manager, Design and Construction - Middle East and Africa

About Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts:
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a global, luxury hospitality company. We
manage over ‎120 hotels and resorts and ‎50 private residences in ‎47 countries
around the world and growing. Central to our Four Seasons employee experience
and social impact programming is the company's commitment to supporting cancer
research, and the advancement of diversity, inclusion, equality and belonging
at Four Seasons corporate offices and properties worldwide. At Four Seasons,
we are powered by people and our culture enables everything we do.
At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new
one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated
ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover
with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with
you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly
connect to the people and the world around us.
The Role of Manager, Design and Construction - Middle East and Africa:
We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Manager, Design and
Construction - MEA, to join our Four Seasons Corporate Office team in Dubai!
This role reports to the Vice President Design and Construction - Middle East
and Africa and will be responsible for project support of design, architecture
and construction for new build, adaptive re-use, conversion, and major CAPEX
projects within the region. Decision making, problem solving, and project
design development/management necessary to keep each project on schedule, on
budget, and to resolve differences between stakeholders are main
responsibilities of this position. This role also supports the Director,
Strategy, and Integration with the coordination of Department initiatives.
Your key responsibilities will include:
* Providing project support to the Vice President and Regional Project Leads
* Assisting Project Leads in coordinating with internal stakeholders
* Supporting the preparation of project area programs
* Assembling the recommended Consultant lists, with the guidance of Project Leads
* Coordinating design reviews from concept through construction document phases to ensure compliance with Four Seasons design standards
* Reviewing shop drawings, material samples, and all relevant key project documentation
* Managing project updates
* Participating in and contributing to development and maintenance of brand standard documents
* Supporting the Director Strategy and Integration in coordinating internal Design and Construction initiatives
* Facilitating collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
* Working on special projects as required
Our Ideal Manager, Design and Construction candidate will have:
A degree in Architecture, Engineering or Design, licensed/registered
professional status (i.e., Licensed Architect, Professional Engineer), and
LEED certification is preferred. You should have a minimum of ‎5 years' post-
secondary project experience, have a good grasp of design and construction
principles, and ideally you will have knowledge and experience in hospitality
design.
The ideal candidate will have good knowledge of construction and design
process within the luxury segment of hospitality, solid understanding of hotel
planning principles, the ability to coordinate and cross-reference design
drawings from multiple disciplines, fluency with architectural, engineering
and design industry terminology and practices, and possess various computer
skills including CAD/other drafting software, creative software, Microsoft
Office skills, Bluebeam, and Adobe Acrobat.
This role requires a team player with a strong initiative, self-motivation,
excellent critical thinking ability, who can work on and prioritize multiple
projects and adapt well to changing priorities, be a creative problem solver,
and have exceptional communication skills, emotional intelligence, and
cultural sensitivity, with the ability to navigate through challenging
situations with composure and professionalism.
Travel will be required in this role based on project status, expected ‎20% of
your time.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts can offer what many hospitality professionals
dream of; the opportunity to build a life-long career with global potential
and a real sense of pride in work well done. We look for talent who share the
Golden Rule - people who, by nature, believe in treating others as we would
have them treat us. As Four Seasons works towards phenomenal growth in the
next decade, our most valuable partners continue to be our talent, with whom
we have a strong relationship based on the Golden Rule. This relationship is
made tangible by the awards received year after year by Four Seasons on a
corporate level, as well as by our hotels, resorts and residences around the
world, making us an undisputed "employer of choice."