About Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts:

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a global, luxury hospitality company. We manage over 120 hotels and resorts and 50 private residences in 47 countries around the world and growing. Central to our Four Seasons employee experience and social impact programming is the company\xe2\x80\x99s commitment to supporting cancer research, and the advancement of diversity, inclusion, equality and belonging at Four Seasons corporate offices and properties worldwide. At Four Seasons, we are powered by people and our culture enables everything we do.

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

The Role of Manager, Design and Construction \xe2\x80\x93 Middle East and Africa:

We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Manager, Design and Construction \xe2\x80\x93 MEA, to join our Four Seasons Corporate Office team in Dubai!

This role reports to the Vice President Design and Construction \xe2\x80\x93 Middle East and Africa and will be responsible for project support of design, architecture and construction for new build, adaptive re-use, conversion, and major CAPEX projects within the region. Decision making, problem solving, and project design development/management necessary to keep each project on schedule, on budget, and to resolve differences between stakeholders are main responsibilities of this position. This role also supports the Director, Strategy, and Integration with the coordination of Department initiatives.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing project support to the Vice President and Regional Project Leads
• Assisting Project Leads in coordinating with internal stakeholders
• Supporting the preparation of project area programs
• Assembling the recommended Consultant lists, with the guidance of Project Leads
• Coordinating design reviews from concept through construction document phases to ensure compliance with Four Seasons design standards
• Reviewing shop drawings, material samples, and all relevant key project documentation
• Managing project updates
• Participating in and contributing to development and maintenance of brand standard documents
• Supporting the Director Strategy and Integration in coordinating internal Design and Construction initiatives
• Facilitating collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Working on special projects as required

Our Ideal Manager, Design and Construction candidate will have:

A degree in Architecture, Engineering or Design, licensed/registered professional status (i.e., Licensed Architect, Professional Engineer), and LEED certification is preferred. You should have a minimum of 5 years\xe2\x80\x99 post-secondary project experience, have a good grasp of design and construction principles, and ideally you will have knowledge and experience in hospitality design.

The ideal candidate will have good knowledge of construction and design process within the luxury segment of hospitality, solid understanding of hotel planning principles, the ability to coordinate and cross-reference design drawings from multiple disciplines, fluency with architectural, engineering and design industry terminology and practices, and possess various computer skills including CAD/other drafting software, creative software, Microsoft Office skills, Bluebeam, and Adobe Acrobat.

This role requires a team player with a strong initiative, self-motivation, excellent critical thinking ability, who can work on and prioritize multiple projects and adapt well to changing priorities, be a creative problem solver, and have exceptional communication skills, emotional intelligence, and cultural sensitivity, with the ability to navigate through challenging situations with composure and professionalism.

Travel will be required in this role based on project status, expected 20% of your time.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts can offer what many hospitality professionals dream of; the opportunity to build a life-long career with global potential and a real sense of pride in work well done. We look for talent who share the Golden Rule \xe2\x80\x93 people who, by nature, believe in treating others as we would have them treat us. As Four Seasons works towards phenomenal growth in the next decade, our most valuable partners continue to be our talent, with whom we have a strong relationship based on the Golden Rule. This relationship is made tangible by the awards received year after year by Four Seasons on a corporate level, as well as by our hotels, resorts and residences around the world, making us an undisputed \xe2\x80\x9cemployer of choice.\xe2\x80\x9d

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