Director of Design

BHC; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BHC in Charleston, SC is seeking a Director of Design to lead hospitality design from concept to completion. You will manage design execution staff and external consultants while ensuring projects meet brand standards and operational goals.

This role requires extensive experience in luxury hospitality projects, strong communication skills, and the ability to oversee multiple projects. You must be onsite, so relocation to Charleston, SC is expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of interior design experience, preferably luxury hospitality projects.
• Proven experience managing both internal teams and external consultants.
• Strong understanding of construction documentation and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead design execution across existing properties, renovations, and new developments.
• Monitor design budgets and ensure alignment with construction costs.
• Conduct site visits to ensure design intent is executed accurately.

Skills

Interior design experience

Project delivery

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

The Director of Design leads the execution of hospitality design projects from concept through completion, ensuring alignment with the owner’s desires, brand standards, and operational goals. This role manages both internal design execution staff and external consultants, driving design excellence while maintaining disciplined project delivery. They are responsible for ensuring every detail is thought through and constructed accurately. They will be the design lead on all existing and future properties and projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead design execution across existing properties, renovations, and ground-up developments.
• Oversee all design and construction phases: programming, concept, schematic, design development, documentation, procurement, construction, and installation.
• Be our owner-facing liaison; understand and implement the owner’s desires.
• Ensure projects meet internal standards and ownership objectives.
• Identify and mitigate design-related risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Propose and review drawings, mockups, samples, and submittals.

Consultant & Team Management

• Manage external architects, interior designers, and specialty consultants.
• Direct internal design execution team workflows, priorities, and deliverables.
• Review drawings, specifications, and material selections for quality, coordination, and constructability.
• Coordinate closely with construction and operations teams.

Budget & Schedule Oversight

• Monitor design budgets and consultant contracts.
• Ensure alignment between design intent and construction cost parameters.
• Support value engineering efforts without compromising brand integrity.

Standards & Quality Control

• Create and maintain brand design standards.
• Enforce design consistency across the portfolio.
• Conduct site visits to ensure design intent is executed accurately.
• Oversee the construction detail execution.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of interior design experience, preferably luxury hospitality projects.
• This is a fully onsite role, so the candidate must be located in or willing to relocate to Charleston, SC.
• Proven experience managing both internal teams and external consultants.
• Strong understanding of construction documentation and project delivery.
• Ability to balance creative excellence with schedule and budget discipline.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly attentive to detail.
• Well organized and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Reporting Structure

• Reports to VP of Design & Construction.
• Manages all design execution colleagues.

BHC is an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and are not based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, uniformed service, political affiliation, genetic information, or any other factor or characteristic protected by applicable law. BHC participates in E-Verify.