Project Manager, Development UK&I

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Windsor; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Room discounts

Recharge days

Volunteering days

Wellbeing program

Job summary

IHG Hotels & Resorts in Windsor is seeking a Development Analyst to progress hotel opportunities from lead through internal approval and execution. You will work with our UK & Ireland Development team to combine commercial analysis, project coordination and stakeholder management to move multiple deals forward.

You will coordinate with Investment Analysis, Legal, Growth, Design & Engineering, prepare pitches and papers, attend owner meetings and site visits, and travel when required.

Qualifications

• Strong hotel-sector knowledge and commercial awareness.
• Experience in hotel development, investment, real estate advisory, valuation or complex project delivery.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders, owners and external partners.
• Collaborative, organized and resilient approach.
• Flexibility to work in Windsor three days per week and travel when required.

Responsibilities

• Support hotel development deals through the full lifecycle.
• Coordinate with Investment Analysis, Legal, Growth, Design & Engineering and other teams.
• Prepare commercial analysis, pitch decks and committee papers.
• Attend owner meetings, client discussions and site visits.
• Manage multiple workstreams, actions and approvals.
• Support market analysis, development planning and pipeline reporting.
• Build the capability to manage selected deals over time.

Skills

Hotel sector knowledge

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Collaboration

Flexibility

Tools

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Windsor | Hybrid, three office days per week | UK & Ireland travel

Join our UK & Ireland Development team and help progress hotel opportunities from initial lead through internal approval and execution.

Working alongside our Development Directors, you will combine commercial analysis, project coordination and stakeholder management to keep multiple deals moving. This is a client-facing role for someone who understands the hotel sector and can turn complex information into clear recommendations and actions.

Your day-to-day

• Support hotel development deals through the full lifecycle.
• Coordinate with Investment Analysis, Legal, Growth, Design & Engineering and other teams.
• Prepare commercial analysis, pitch decks and committee papers.
• Attend owner meetings, client discussions and site visits.
• Manage multiple workstreams, actions and approvals.
• Support market analysis, development planning and pipeline reporting.
• Build the capability to manage selected deals over time.

What We Need From You

• Strong hotel-sector knowledge and commercial awareness.
• Experience in hotel development, investment, real estate advisory, valuation or complex project delivery.
• Strong analytical, project management and communication skills.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders, owners and external partners.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• A collaborative organised and resilient approach.
• Flexibility to work in Windsor three days per week and travel when required.

Ready to make your next move count?

Bring your hotel expertise, commercial curiosity and analytical skills to IHG. Help drive hotel development across the UK & Ireland, and take the next step in your career.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You'll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there's Room for You at IHG.

Over recent years, we've transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That's why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance - working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that's why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.

• We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year.
• Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.
• We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.