Development Senior Project Manager

Kabannas; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kabannas, a rapidly expanding Hybrid Hotel group, seeks a Senior Project Manager to oversee hotel developments across Europe. The role will involve managing project timelines, budgets, and collaborating with design and construction teams to ensure successful project delivery. This opportunity provides hands-on experience in innovative hybrid hotel developments.

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience in hospitality or mixed-use development.
• Ability to manage budgets and coordinate diverse teams.
• Experience with regulatory requirements in construction.

Responsibilities

• Oversee hotel developments from conception through to delivery.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Prepare project progress reports and identify potential risks.

Skills

Project Management

Budget Management

Team Coordination

Risk Management

Job description

Kabannas is a dynamic and rapidly expanding Hybrid Hotel group with a mission to redefine urban hospitality. The company is targeting €100m+ in acquisitions of assets across Europe. With 4 locations live and plans to grow to 15 across the UK and major European cities over the next 4 years, Kabannas specializes in acquiring, developing, and operating flexible hotel concepts in vibrant urban settings. Projects range from refurbishments of existing hotels to adaptive reuse of office buildings into stylish, multifunctional hybrid hotels.

As Senior Project Manager, you will support the successful delivery of hotel developments from post-acquisition to the start of the contractor tender process. Working closely with the Acquisition and Construction Directors, you will manage project timelines, oversee pre-construction processes across RIBA Stages 1–4/5, and support the coordination of design teams. You’ll also assist during acquisition phases, providing technical due diligence support to the Head of Acquisitions. This role is ideal for someone with project management or development management experience in hospitality, student, or mixed-use development projects who thrives in a fast-paced, design-led environment.

Role Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our development team and be involved in a wide range of refurbishment and new build projects throughout the development lifecycle. You will gain hands-on experience in innovative hybrid hotel developments across Europe and the UK.

Suitable candidates will have strong project management experience, including managing budgets, coordinating teams, and ensuring projects meet contractual and regulatory requirements.

Due to growth and activity in our current pipeline, we require a Senior Project Manager to work within a small management team, collaborating with design, commercial, and construction teams to ensure successful, on-time, and within-budget project delivery. This role also involves regular reporting to the executive team and significant interface with project stakeholders and partners.

The Role Involves:

• Overseeing developments from a project management perspective at various stages of the development lifecycle, from early concept, acquisition, planning, design, procurement, to delivery and handover.
• Collaborating with internal teams to develop and manage project plans, schedules, specifications, and budgets.
• Adopting a rigorous approach to controlling costs, quality, change management, and programme by implementing project tools, procedures, employer & construction standards, and documentation to prevent overruns.
• Preparing project progress reports, collating contractor and consultant information, and issuing reports at all development stages.
• Proactively managing projects to identify key risks and manage budgets or funding.
• Working with internal teams and partners to scope and select project advisers and consultants.
• Supporting initial technical site feasibility studies, identifying development opportunities and constraints.
• Managing planning consents, discharges, and working with design teams to ensure projects are prepared for construction.
• Identifying and mitigating bottlenecks in design and construction processes, and recommending strategies.
• Working with internal teams to transition completed developments to operational management.
• Supporting procurement strategies.