Design Manager - citizenM Hotels (Seattle, WA)

This position will earn between $120,000 to $135,000 based on the applicants qualifications

citizenM is an affordable luxury hotel chain for mobile citizens of the world. With a style that will knock your socks off, we offer citizens a real home from home, plus the world’s fluffiest pillows. Our typical guest is a frequent traveler who is quality and design-driven, and value-conscious. We currently have hotels in the Netherlands, France, UK, Switzerland, Denmark, USA, and Asia, with more to come soon.

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We are proud to put hospitality back into the hospitality industry and have received numerous awards for our groundbreaking approach. We like to do things differently. This means our hotels are not traditional… and neither are our support offices. We're open-minded, with kind hearts and global minds.

purpose

The Design Manager (DM) supports the project teams and reports directly to the HDD and Project Director. In this capacity the DM will contribute to the realization of new hotels from the initial stages of the project until handover to the operations team. In this role they are a key-player for managing the quality of the hotel-product and the integration of citizenM’s brand standards.

The DM will be the main-responsible person to guide the design process and the design team in the hotel development, in quality, in time, in budget, checking compliance with citizenM brand standards and obtaining the requirements and approval from internal citizenM departments. The Design Manager must uphold the quality standards and design standards and lead the design process.

Key Responsibilities

• is in the lead for all design aspects of the development with support from the HDD

• leads design meetings with external consultants with support from the HDD

• implements the citizenM brand and culture training and education of external professional teams

• responsible for quality control on site and works in progress

• check full compliance with citizenM brand standards and registers any deviations and expedites internal approvals

• works in tandem with citizenM’s Designer, SDI managers and the external professional teams implementing design packages from different citizenM departments (Operations, Food & Beverage, IT and Marketing etc.)

• coordinate and manage client direct supply items

• provide timely and accurate knowledge transfer to local development partners and internal citizenM departments

• assist the PD in performance evaluation of external professionals

• assist the PD in reporting costs and timing consequences of design change orders

• project administration (Proquro)

• approvals and hand over management contributes to the standardization effort by involvement in product groups

• manages and reports project RFI’s to the HDD to assist in standardization

Qualifications / Skills

• minimum bachelor’s degree in architecture or equivalent

• minimum 5 year’s experience in a design & development organization

• knowledge of and practical experience with Autocad, sketch-up, BIM/Revit

• experience level to guide two citizenM Hotel developments at the same time

• internationally oriented and willing to frequently travel within US/EU

• social person to excel within different countries, customs and cultures

• excellent organization skills

• effective collaboration and communication skills

• passionate and positive attitude. solution driven individual

what's in it for you?

• this position will earn between $120,000 to $135,000 based on the applicants qualifications

• personal and professional development opportunities and programs

• chance to meet and work with people from all over the world

• ability to experience our hotels for yourself through our experience nights program

• latest tech devices and all the tools you need to be successful in your role

• benefits like full health, dental and vision insurance as well as a matching 401K plan

• paid time off to create that work life balance

• commuter benefits

• flexible spending and dependent care accounts

• citizenM Paid Parental leave

• varied team days and social events (from food trucks and quizzes at the office to parties on boats)

locations / hours

• This position is based in the Seattle Support office. This is a full time, hybrid position with a 25% travel requirement.