Project Director Mexico & The Caribbean

Belmond Ltd.; Punta Maroma; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Discovering Belmond internal discounts

Job summary

Belmond Ltd. in Quintana Roo, Mexico, seeks an experienced Project Director to lead end-to-end CapEx and renovation programs across the portfolio, ensuring luxury standards and on-budget delivery. You will manage internal and external teams from inception to completion.

You will collaborate with the Development Team on evaluating new properties, drive project governance, risk management, and timely reporting while traveling to sites as needed. Bilingual required.

Qualifications

• Fluent in Spanish and advanced English (verbal and written).
• Experience in managing luxury hospitality projects is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create or oversee comprehensive project plans (scope, budget, timeline) with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead, manage and inspire internal and external project teams.
• Oversee project budgets and cost controls.
• Prepare and present regular project status reports to SLT and senior leaders.
• Conduct design reviews, site visits, and inspections to monitor progress.
• Travel to properties, suppliers, and consultants as required.

Skills

Spanish fluency

Advanced English

Job description

As the Project Director, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic capital expenditure (CapEx) and renovation projects across the Belmond portfolio, ensuring every property meets the highest standards of luxury and technical excellence. Operating from inception through to completion, you will direct internal and external project teams to deliver complex programs on time, within budget, and to uncompromising quality benchmarks.

Beyond core project execution, you will partner closely with the Development Team to evaluate potential new properties, contributing vital operational and technical expertise to portfolio expansion. By championing industry-leading project management practices and design innovation, you will ensure our assets set the global benchmark for luxury hospitality.

You will direct and manage project teams while analyzing and optimizing major and minor capital programs, budgets, scheduling requirements, scope, and product. Through this rigorous oversight, you will empower the team to deliver the world's finest hotel facilities and firmly establish our properties as the design benchmark for the luxury travel industry.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Create or oversee the creation (Depending on the size of the project) of comprehensive project plans, including scope, budget, and timeline, in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Assist other Project Leads including property Engineers with the delivery of their projects where able to add value and support.
• Lead, manage and inspire both internal and external stakeholders on all projects.
• Oversee creation of project budgets,
• Prepare and present regular project status reports for stakeholders including but not limited to SLT members, property key senior leaders and line manager.
• Conduct regular design reviews, site visits and inspections to monitor design and construction progress
• Travel to properties, suppliers, consultants when required to facilitate the project.
• Ensure all project deliverables are completed and that any outstanding issues are resolved.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in similar roles
• Fluent in Spanish and advanced English (verbal and written is required)

• Competitive Salary and local benefits package per Mexico property guidelines
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Discovering Belmond internal discounts and complimentary bookings