Assistant Manager - Design

Careers - Langham Hospitality Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Langham London seeks a Senior Design Manager to lead design coordination for luxury hotel projects. You will liaise with project managers, consultants and internal stakeholders to ensure design excellence and timely openings.

The role requires a degree in Interior Design or Architecture and a minimum of 3 years’ interior design experience in FF&E and space planning, preferably in luxury hospitality. Travel may be needed.

Qualifications

• Degree in Interior Design or Architecture.
• 3+ years experience in interior design with FF&E and space planning for luxury hospitality projects.
• Knowledge of hospitality operations is desirable.
• Experience from inception to completion with materials and detailing.
• Strong problem-solving, time, cost and quality focus.
• Organised with ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, MS Office & Bluebeam.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Willingness to travel for overseas site meetings.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with project managers, consultants, contractors and stakeholders on design, operations and implementation of hotel projects.
• Support technical services to ensure design standards across hotel brands.
• Assist in all stages from feasibility studies to pre-opening coordination.
• Review hotel design aspects including MUR, FOH guest areas and BOH operations.
• Help develop briefs and concept narratives for new projects and in-house design initiatives.
• Align with project timelines and construction schedules to support timely openings.

Skills

Interior design

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Degree in Interior Design or Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

Photoshop

InDesign

MS Office

Bluebeam

Job description

About Langham Hospitality Group

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Eagle Holdings, Langham Hospitality Group (LHG) comprises a family of distinctive brands, including The Langham Hotels and Resorts, Cordis Hotels and Resorts, Eaton Workshop and Ying’nFlo. With over 40 hotels and residences in operation or development, LHG has a global footprint that extends across Asia, Europe, North America, Australasia and the Middle East.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Design Manager (London), you will support various projects as part of the design and technical services team. Departmental activities will also include updates to design control standards, templates and presentations.Your day-to-day focus, will be to:

• Coordinate and liaise with project managers, consultants, contractors, and internal LHG stakeholders on design, operations and implementation of hotel projects.
• Support technical services activities to ensure design standards are consistent for all hotel brands within the group.
• Support all stages of new and existing projects, ranging from feasibility studies, facility audit, drawing review, and pre-opening coordination.
• Assess and review all aspects of hotel design, including MUR, FOH guest area & BOH operations.
• Assist in developing briefs and concept narratives for new projects and potential in-house design initiatives.
• Work to project timelines and construction schedules to ensure timely hotel openings.

You would be based at The Langham, London - London’s Original Grand Hotel and flagship of the Langham Hospitality Group, conveniently located in the heart of London’s West End.

Do you have? –

• Degree in Interior Design or Architecture.
• Minimum 3 years experience in interior design with FF&E and space planning expertise on internationally recognized project, preferably in the luxury hospitality sector.
• Knowledge of hospitality and hotel operations (desirable).
• Experience on interior design projects from inception to completion with proven ability to deliver projects on time and to technical standards. Knowledge in materials and detailing.
• Creative problem-solving skills, with an emphasis on time, cost and quality.
• Strong organisational skills and an ability to work under pressure to produce high quality results.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, MS Office & Bluebeam applications.
• Strong communication skills; verbal and written.
• Ability to travel for overseas site meetings and site inspections. For more information about Langham Hospitality Group, please visit: http://www.langhamhospitalitygroup.com/