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Imagine Next!At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.Job Description:\nParsons is seeking an accomplished Design Director to lead the design management function for a major ultra-luxury hospitality development.\nIn this role, you will provide strategic leadership across architecture, interiors, landscape, engineering, FF&E, OS&E, technology, specialist systems, and operational requirements. You will be responsible for protecting the project’s design vision, maintaining exceptional quality standards, coordinating international consultants and stakeholders, and ensuring the timely delivery of fully coordinated design information.\nWhat You’ll Be Doing\nLead the overall design management strategy and delivery plan.\nDirect multidisciplinary coordination across architecture, interiors, landscape, structure, MEP, ICT/ELV, FF&E, OS&E, and specialist consultants.\nMaintain the project’s design vision, luxury positioning, guest experience, and brand standards.\nLead design reviews, technical workshops, stage-gate reviews, mock-up reviews, and design audits.\nReview and approve design deliverables for completeness, coordination, quality, and compliance.\nManage interfaces between the client, hotel operator, brand representatives, consultants, contractors, vendors, and authorities.\nOversee design development from concept through construction documentation, procurement, installation, testing, and handover.\nLead design optimization, constructability reviews, value management, and lifecycle assessments.\nMonitor design progress, risks, decisions, approvals, dependencies, and change control.\nEnsure compliance with applicable codes, regulations, authority requirements, sustainability objectives, and project standards.\nProvide strategic advice to the Project Director and senior client representatives.\nLead the resolution of complex design, technical, and interface issues.\nSupport procurement, tender clarification, contractor appointment, and construction-stage design activities.\nPromote a collaborative, innovative, and quality-driven project culture.\nWhat Required Skills You’ll Bring\nBachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design, or a related discipline.\nProfessional registration, chartered status, or equivalent professional accreditation.\nMinimum of 20+ years of relevant experience.\nSignificant experience leading multidisciplinary design teams on ultra-luxury hospitality, resort, branded residence, or mixed-use projects.\nStrong knowledge of design management, construction, procurement, project delivery, and contract administration.\nExperience working with international hotel operators, luxury brands, and specialist consultants.\nProven ability to manage complex stakeholder environments.\nExcellent leadership, negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.\nStrong knowledge of project management, design review, and collaboration platforms.\nWhat Desired Skills You’ll Bring\nExperience with destination resorts, private islands, luxury branded residences, private clubs, or high-profile cultural developments.\nExperience managing international design studios and globally distributed teams.\nKnowledge of sustainable design, WELL, LEED, BREEAM, or equivalent standards.\nExperience with operational readiness, hotel opening, guest experience, and brand compliance.\nProfessional certification in project management, design management, or construction management.\nMinimum Clearance Required to Start: ConfidentialParsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! 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