London, UK
Assistant design manager
at Yotel
Yotel is looking for an assistant design manager to join its team in London.
An architectural and feasibility role working within the design and construction team. The role will involve supporting the global feasibility design manager with initial design appraisal on opportunities across multiple brands. This job will involve providing concept direction to in-country consultants, and design management of speculative projects from project inception to initial design concept stages. This role will work with all regions including North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Duties will include the initial compilation of design appraisals for new development opportunities which meet the Yotel design brand guidelines, to support the development team in expanding the brands to new locations worldwide. The successful candidate must be able to think critically, work independently as required and must have previous hospitality space planning experience.
Yotel is an affordable luxury hotel brand expanding rapidly with twelve operating hotels and 16 under construction with a goal of reaching 60 hotels by 2023. The role will be a critical member of the growth and strategy team with significant growth potential in the brand.
Role and responsibilities:
- project evaluations; assist global business development team in conducting design feasibility studies to support their appraisal of potential Yotel projects. All project evaluations will involve creative thinking to derive optimal room count, facilities mix and area programme without compromising the quality of the guests’ experience and overall performance of the property. Projects will encompass site and desktop evaluations for conversions, renovations and new construction projects
- document review; reviewing concept drawings and/or specification submissions for brand compliance. This involves composing written recommendation and approval documents for internal and external publication
- lead the compilation and management of an international hotel planning code database and updating at a timely interval
- assist the development team in certain administrative functions such as copying, filing, scheduling conference calls, preparing meeting minutes, preparing design review responses, and scheduling feasibility meetings
- produce and maintain internal brand standards documentation.
Qualifications and education requirements:
- a recognised architectural degree. RIBA 2/3 qualification or equivalent
- round one or two years of relevant experience working in the architectural industry with particular exposure to the hotel/serviced apartments, residential or student accommodation sectors
- a broad design portfolio with an analytical approach which demonstrates clear conceptual skills and a technical understanding of all phases of the construction process
- fluent in both spoken and written English, additional languages are beneficial for the role
Mandatory skills:
- competence to draft simple freehand sketches
- ability to use both AutoCAD and BIM software (ArchiCAD or Revit) is essential for this role
- Adobe Suite (Acrobat Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design)
- Microsoft Office Suite; Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- aptitude to effectively handle multiple projects. This role involves a broad range of tasks which run concurrently
- ability to work unpressured and to tight deadlines
- availability to travel as required
Preferred skills:
- effective communication skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely express ideas both verbally, in writing and graphically
- excellent interpersonal skills that build trust and instil confidence in order to motivate and influence others
- ability to take initiative to identify, prioritise and implement all elements required for the team to fulfil responsibilities in accordance with core strategic goals
- commercial thinking skills, including an ability to derive interesting architectural solutions to a brief
- ability to collaborate with others and act in an objective manner in order to effectively solve problems and stay on track towards accomplishing organisational goals
- general knowledge of accessibility, planning codes and technical requirements as it relates to hospitality architecture and design
- absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information
- ability to have fun
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