Luxury Europe Paris Director, Design & Technical Services

Leading the hospitality revolution, Accor is more than a hotel group. With luxury to economy, homestays to resorts, we are a holistic ecosystem of 40 brands in 110 countries, Talent and Solutions, ready to engage with the future’s endless possibilities. Accor has an offer to bring new life to the way you live, work, play and do business with a personalized guest experience.

Responsible for the coordination and development of all aspects of luxury hotel and residential design to ensure that Accor Luxury design standards are provided to the design consultants in a timely manner.

Ensure that the design and construction programs are completed within agreed time frames and design criteria are established and executed at project commencement and completion. It will be required to interact with owners, developers, designers, suppliers, consultants, as well as corporate and hotel personnel. The D&TS Director serves as the point of contact for internal and external parties, acting as the D&TS lead consultant for the achievement of the projects assigned to him.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, update and revise area summary, design briefs, operating criteria, design standards and outline of consultant scope of responsibilities.
• Assist in the review of preliminary project budgets and participate in Value Engineering process to assure that overall budget is adhered to.
• Assist in the selection of all consultants, definition of scope of services
• Provide detailed direction to all consultants through Design Brief, Operating Criteria, Design Standards
• Review and comment on all drawings and specifications
• Co-ordinate all documents to ensure inclusion of hotel design standards and operating criteria.
• Carry out final inspection of model rooms and review and approve samples of all project materials as required.
• Assist in final inspection of all areas equipment in conjunction with consultants. Monitor deficiency lists to assure timely completion.
• Liaise internally within the organization and obtain the necessary input from other corporate departments and disciplines such as Operations, Food and Beverage, Procurement, Technology and Spa & Wellness, etc., per project and have that input coordinated into the design.
• Ensure new hotel designs are benchmarked and optimized for energy efficiency and environmental initiatives.
• Ensure Owned managed and leased hotel capital projects comply with AccorHotels brand requirements and support the AFE process.
• Carry out site inspection and assessment as required or directed.

Background

• Graduated in Architecture, Engineering or similar
• Solid experience in hospitality or a similar role within a project management/design consultancy with a specialization in hospitality, high end residential or food & beverage.
• Comprehensive understanding of hotel and resort operations (including rooms, food and beverage, spa, flow of meeting space)
• Experience in an international hospitality organization in a similar role.
• An eye for detail, good analytical skills and be capable of making sound business decisions
• Highly organized, charismatic, hands-on team player with exceptional communication and negotiation skills
• Open to travel often as required
• Fluent in English and French, (third language German, Italian or spanish is a plus).