Senior Project Manager for hospitality developer - London

This well-capitalised hospitality developer is expanding in central London and actively seeking a Senior Project Manager.

Position Overview:

To provide project management and financial management support to the Director of Development. The Senior Project Manager’s primary responsibility will be to deliver a new c.200 room hotel.                       

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Design coordination with the entire design team.
• Working closely with the Director, Development to implement the strategies and processes required to deliver the project.
• Managing the consultant team to ensure that they provide the necessary outputs in a timely manner to allow site progress.
• Monitoring the overall programme and project progress.
• Facilitating the consultants in delivering their design for the development.
• Design coordination with the entire design team.
• Supporting in appointing and managing direct appointments.
• Developing and managing the design programme.
• Managing the contractor and ensuring that they are delivering to the programme and contract sum.
• Reviewing all contract variations and work with the contractors’ commercial team and the PQS to negotiate the cost of change.
• Reviewing and develop the cost reporting for the project with the PQS.
• Reviewing monthly valuations and the recommendation for payments.
• Reviewing cash flow forecasting and continually seek to update with the Contractor and the PQS.
• Preparing all financial reports and drawing applications for funders.
• General project management duties as the Director of Development requires in the execution of the project.
• Working with management and hotel operation to the successful completion and handover of the asset.

Key Attributes:

• Experience in project management of high-end hospitality schemes in the United Kingdom.
• Presentable and self-confident, strong in coordination and communication.
• Excited to be involved in a ground-breaking new concept and to be able to be part of the team which is launching and developing it.
• The ability to multi-task to have great attention to detail and to be highly analytical.
• Effective oral and written communication skills and ability to represent the company and project team in a professional manner.
• Excellent computer skills, with relevant experience knowledge in project programming software, particularly Excel.
• Effective problem-solving.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Previous experience in a hotel or property company would be an advantage.