Associate Director Architecture & Construction

Job Summary

The Associate Director, Development Management A&C is a full-time associate who:

• Leads, manages, and coordinates the delivery of:
  • project(s) from budget approval through final turnover to operations ensuring compliance with standards, procedures, and policies and has single point of authority and responsibility for on schedule, within budget, and brand standard compliant delivery of assigned projects.
  • large complex design and construction projects or multiple small to mid-sized projects (including Cycle 1-3 Room Refurbishment projects) from funding approval through final turnover to operations ensuring compliance with standards, procedures, and policies and has single point of authority and responsibility for on schedule, within budget, and brand standard compliant delivery.
• Project types include ancillary/resort capex, villa refurbishments (Cycles 1-3), reserve replacement and sales center delivery and renovations with experience and proven record of single project capital expenditure $5M-$30M.
• This position will lead, manage and coordinate delivery of projects in assigned region(s) as necessary to successfully meet assigned goals (with the position based on the project site or resort location).

Expected Contributions

Preconstruction and Project Delivery

• Leads and manages the processes required to ensure that the various elements of the project are properly coordinated.  Evaluates making tradeoffs among competing objectives and alternatives in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations.
• Initiates, updates, and recommends the identification, quantification, analysis, and control documentation of project risk.  This includes maximizing the results of positive events and minimizing the consequences of adverse events.
• Analyzes and concurs with the approved Corporate Growth Committee presentation deliverables.
• Analyzes and concurs with project information. Recommends changes for project improvement consistent with approved Corporate Growth Committee or approved Reserve Plan scope, schedule, and budget.
• Single point of authority and responsibility for on-schedule, within budget, and brand standard compliant delivery of projects. Has single point of accountability and oversight of multiple resort projects at various stages of its life cycle simultaneously.
• Maintains comprehensive and updated project records and documentation.
• Prepares and maintains a project budget from initiation, monthly forecasting with change management administration to reflect the current an accurate "Estimate at Completion".
• Reviews and recommends payment on all pay applications from vendors, consultants, designers, and contractors.
• Strategically plans, leads, manages, coordinates, and executes the process necessary to acquire all design and construction services, goods, and products from the most qualified, responsive, competitive performing organization to deliver the project.
• Prepares Request for Proposals, transmits to short-listed design consultants, receives all submitted proposals, prepares synopsis of those proposals including personal evaluation/comments.
• Negotiates contracts with consultants, designers and contractors as requested to deliver projects within budget, schedule, and the expected quality.
• Responsible for overall project procurement management (internal and/or external parties or vendors) to ensure timely completion of assigned project(s).
• Monitors risk on assigned projects highlighting and tracking risks and issues within the agreed process and management tools.
• Analyzes and concurs with the Project Progress Schedule.
• Leads assigned projects and project phases from budget approval to turnover and occupancy.
• Manages and coordinates the processes required for timely start of on-site sales, substantial completion, and first occupancy through each successive phase of the project.
• Initiates, updates, and recommends the project current phase Project Schedule and resource-planning strategies.
• Leads, manages, and coordinates the processes required to make the most effective use of project human resources.  It includes all the project stakeholders.
• Leads, manages, and coordinates the delivery of the project with Owner interfacing personnel and/or external consultants and contractors.
• Visits the project sites (* Is assigned to a specific project location), to coordinate with design team to develop