Renovation Manager

Your day to day

• Property Improvement Plan (PIP) projects – Using the appropriate brand Master Plan PIP Strategy document, Conduct PIP renovation visits / product assessments for existing hotel product (including conversion hotels into the IHG system) seeking to License or re-License an IHG franchise agreement. Inspection include a thorough walk of the hotel assessing the hotel’s architecture and design for appropriateness in today’s market, condition of current product, and conformance to brand and life safety standards and building codes. Produce a comprehensive PIP narrative document that lists in detail the PIP renovation requirements, which after its completion, will help drive GuestView hotel scores as well as revenues. Conduct and manage onsite design and PIP scope meetings with ownership and all ensuing onsite renovation activities over a 12-24 month period to ensure hotel compliance with the PIP, including its timely completion and conformance to approved plans, brand standards and building codes.
• Conversion projects – Referencing to various Plan Review documents and correspondence, Consultant conducts multiple progress visits as hotels prepare to enter the IHG system in conjunction with the New Hotel Opening Program (NHOP). Consultant meets with ownership representatives during the renovation phase to set project expectations, determine project readiness, resolve any field issues, and oversee conformance to IHG requirements, including conformance to PIP and Plan requirements and adherence to brand and life safety standards, building codes and ADA.
• Manage own yearly assigned travel budget. Consultant must reconcile expenses on a monthly basis.
• Proactively work with the mid-scale Development team and ownership prior to taking a deal to Franchise Approval Committee (FAC) to work through scope of work, design issues, and renovation timelines to better improve success rate for FAC approval and License execution for new build and PIP conversions.
• Act as PIP department first level of appeal to franchisee/owner PIP waiver requests and timeline extension requests. Negotiate PIP issues and work out all PIP project details to set the PIP scope of work and its timeline for completion. Determine when to recommend to the PIP manager to place slow moving projects, or projects that are not otherwise in compliance with their PIP requirements, into PIP default. Work out viable plans and strategies, where possible, to get hotels through the PIP process in a timely manner.
• Responsible to make sure that all construction/renovation milestones are monitored on a pro-active basis and that information is communicated to the NHOP, Plan Review, Quality and HPS teams to speed openings or enforcement.
• Consult with franchisees, design professionals and hotel owners to assist in the development of construction schedules for Property Improvement Plan (PIP) hotel projects. Review site plans to ensure compliance with applicable laws, company regulations and brand standards, and comment on required changes or improvements to such plans.
• Effectively manage an assigned territory by evaluating and tracking progress all ongoing PIP project field activities, prepare written reports and/or summaries for management as needed. Manage the digital library and PIP Tracking (PT) systems for executed projects for content and accuracy of input for assigned projects for both PT and the Digital Library.
• Periodically perform special Property Improvement Plan inspections both domestically and internationally.
• Participate in special projects as assigned.
• Lead the enforcement of mid-scale SRD program compliance.
• As part of the License Agreement documentation trail, provide timely written follow-up (reports, letters and emails) associated with all site visits and other forms of communication or agreements with Licensee and their assign representatives.
• Owner Relations – Consultant must develop good franchisee/owner relations offering assistance as needed within reason. Consultant is responsible for addressing design and construction or PIP waiver requests from ownership. Consultant is expected to offer design solutions to problems and be ready to recommend known design professionals to assist franchisee upon request or as Consultant feels necessary
• Project size – Typical PIP will cost owner from $500,000 to $5M+ and will involve a 60 to 400 room hotel. Typical New Development will cost an owner $5M to $30M.
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