Hotel Openings & Refurbishments Project Lead

LGH Hotels Management Ltd; West Drayton; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Transform Hotels in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead refurbishment, renovation, rebranding, opening, and re-opening projects across our growing portfolio. You will take projects from concept through to completion, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, on budget, and with minimal disruption to guests and operations.

This role requires strong commercial awareness, excellent stakeholder management, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• Must have proven project management experience within hotels, hospitality, property, construction, or facilities management.
• Strong commercial awareness with budget management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Experience working with contractors, consultants, and suppliers.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.
• Experience managing hotel openings, re-openings, or brand conversions.
• Knowledge of branded hotel environments (IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Accor) is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead hotel refurbishments, renovations, and capital investment projects.
• Manage openings, re-openings, and rebranding programmes.
• Develop and control project plans, budgets, timelines, and risk registers.
• Build relationships with General Managers, owners, contractors, and suppliers.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Operations, Finance, IT, Procurement, Marketing, and People.
• Ensure projects comply with health & safety, statutory, and brand requirements.
• Monitor performance, manage costs, and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Communication

Multi-project delivery

Contractor coordination

Travel willingness

Brand conversions

Job description

Transform Hotels in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead refurbishment, renovation, rebranding, opening, and re-opening projects across our growing portfolio. You will take projects from concept through to completion, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, on budget, and with minimal disruption to guests and operations.

This role requires strong commercial awareness, excellent stakeholder management, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams