Aimbridge Hospitality is searching for a VP of Project Management, Design & Construction based in Scottsdale, AZ.
#### Job Summary
The VP of Project Management, Design & Construction is responsible for leading and driving company initiatives through to a successful conclusion using a mixture of project management, business analysis, and relationship building skills. Responsible for developing a core competency around project management within the organization through the development and implementation of standards and staff development. Responsible for planning, directing, managing and provides oversight of assigned new development and renovations projects to ensure that ownership goals and objectives are accomplished within prescribed schedule and budget parameters.
#### Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree (BA) in business administration or related field and a minimum of ten years of progressive project management or business analyst experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- PMP certification preferred.
- Hospitality or real estate industry experience preferred.
- Extensive knowledge of project management principles, general management principles, and preferred business practices.
- Considerable knowledge of management information systems terminology, concepts, and practices.
- Considerable knowledge of hospitality industry program policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.
- Extensive skill in applying project management principles and practices, management principles, and preferred business practices.
- Considerable skill in conducting processes and system reviews.
- Considerable skill in collecting and analyzing complex data, evaluating information and systems, and drawing logical conclusions.
- Extensive skill in planning and project management, and in maintaining composure under pressure while meeting multiple deadlines.
- Considerable skill in negotiating issues and resolving problems.
- Considerable skill in using a computer with word processing, spreadsheet, and other business software to prepare reports, memos, summaries, analyses, presentations, etc.
- Considerable skill in effective verbal and written communications, including active listening skills and skill in presenting findings and recommendations.
- Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with co-workers, staff and external contacts, and to work effectively in a professional team environment.
#### Job Duties & Functions
- Provides strategic leadership to project management team engaged on projects throughout the company.
- Effectively communicate project expectations, project goals and scope to the team.
- Conduct engagement reviews and confirm all projects have thorough business cases with measurable benefits and costs.
- Reviews high-level deliverables across the portfolio of projects and recommend cost-effective solutions to address business challenges and/or opportunities.
- Develop, implement, and maintain sound project management practices.
- Facilitate strong program and project governance and delivery skills with the team including initiation, planning, execution, status reporting, financials, stakeholder management, resource management, risks, issues, dependencies and prioritization.
- Lead cross-functional teams, working with all relevant stakeholders to refine strategy, gather and document requirements and identify potential impact in terms of results (cost, quality, timeliness) and process, operations, technology, organization (including people) and finances.
- Develop and implement project management strategic initiatives that are aligned with the company’s strategic objectives.
- Act as a liaison and build strong working relationships to various stakeholders to identify project sponsorship and support.
- Managing the team’s conclusions of projects and facilitate turnover to project sponsor.
- Concludes all projects with post-project reviews.
- Completes other duties as assigned
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