Director of Design

***This role is based at our corporate office in Miami, FL***

This is your opportunity to join the CALA Hilton Architecture, Design & Construction team to deliver exceptional experiences for our Owners & Guests. As a Director of Design on the CALA AD&C team reporting to the Senior Director of Design, you will be primarily responsible for executing the Design Process within the CALA AD&C Team Structure and specifically executing the All-Inclusive Design Process amongst other projects. This includes new construction, renovations, and conversions of company managed, franchised assets, and new opportunities within the Hilton Portfolio.

 
HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

• Go Hilton travel program: 100 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
• Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Learn more about the rest of our benefits

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities through every step of a Team Member’s career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate. Hilton’s leadership development framework focuses on developing skills and business insight through a range of programs and approaches to meet varying learning needs and preferences.

**Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

What your day-to-day will be like:

• Lead & manage the design phase for new construction, renovations, and conversions of company managed, franchised assets, and new opportunities within the Hilton Portfolio.
• Lead & manage the design phase for All-Inclusive new construction, renovations, and conversions of company managed, franchised assets, and new opportunities within the Hilton Portfolio.
• Oversee Project Design Deliverables from conception to completion, ensuring brand alignment, project delivery & budget expectations.
• Lead the creation of project design briefs for brand and local market expectations. Source and conceptualize design direction, communicating direction & standards within visual and verbal presentation formatting.
• Provide comprehensive technical design services, including the review of detailed design drawing sets, specifications, finishes, and shop drawings from project concept to execution.
• Source relevant products, design techniques, and production methods relevant to hospitality trends and corporate ESG initiatives, while maintaining industry relationships.

How you will collaborate with others:

• Interface extensively with Ownership, AD&C Leadership and Corporate Stakeholders to ensure alignment with design narratives, brand standards, brand values, and strategic corporate objectives, aiming for strong ROI and enhanced Guest Environments.
• Engage in key internal and external meetings, representing design priorities while providing project specific design solutions when appropriate.
• Routine collaboration with project teams throughout the project lifecycle for adherence to Brand Standards, shop drawing review, specifications, product review & relevant value engineering of materials, finishes and selections.

What projects you will take ownership of:

• All-Inclusive Hotel & Resort Design, ensuring alignment to brand pillars, standards, along with all strategic corporate initiatives and objectives, offering specific value-additive solutions as necessary.
• Full Service, Lifestyle & Collection and Luxury Branded Properties, ensuring alignment to brand pillars, market requirements, brand standards, along with all strategic corporate initiatives and objectives, offering specific value-additive solutions as necessary.

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Eight (8) years of design experience as a design lead and/or design manager for hotel operator or ownership group, or Interior Designer at a firm specializing in hospitality.
• Management experience in design delivery of all-inclusive hotels and resort environments.
• Expertise in SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, and Bluebeam Revu.
• Fluent in English & Spanish, both written and verbal.
• Travel up to 60% should be expected throughout Latin America and USA as necessary. 

It would be useful if you have:

• BA/BS Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or Interior Design.
• Team Management Experience

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

The future of hospitality is bright at Hilton: a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!

It is the policy of Hilton to employ qualified persons without regard to color, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medication conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, status as a protected veteran, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws. Hilton’s commitment to equal employment opportunity supports the attraction and retention of a diverse workforce that will enhance our effectiveness in attracting Team Members, customers, corporate partners, and owners.

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law.  Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.

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