The ideal candidate will have Project Management and Hotel Pre-opening experience as well as strong work plan development and progress oversight skills. He/ She will be expected to prepare and present progress updates to key stakeholders on a regular basis, ensuring the innovation and professionalism we seek is being achieved.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Degree in Hospitality or Project Management.
• Three years minimum experience as a Hotel Manager or Operations Manager.
• Previous Project Management and Hotel Pre-Opening Experience.
• Hands-on with web technologies and software platforms for maximum usability.
• Proven success working with all levels of management.
• Excellent command of both English and Greek language is essential.
• Well-groomed with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• High flexibility in travelling.

Job Description & Role Objectives:

• Build and develop the Hotel Pre- opening Project team to ensure maximum performance, providing purpose, direction, and motivation.
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and project implementation plans in cooperation with the Hotel Owners and the Hotels Management Team.
• Coordinate internal and external resources, ensuring projects remain within scope, schedule, and defined budgets, in collaboration with Hotelbrain Headquarters various functional departments (HR, Sales & Marketing, Finance etc).
• Analyze project progress and, when necessary, adapt scope, timelines, and costs to ensure that project team adheres to the Hotel Budget Pre-opening requirements.
• Establish and maintain relationships with appropriate client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes.
• Setting Hotel Quality and Performance standards, and assessing and managing risk within, and across, multiple hotel operation departments.
• Manage relationships and coordination with all Project key stakeholders.
• Create benchmarks for success and deliverables.
• Drawing of the Hotel Pre-opening Budget and Business Plan with the Hotelbrain Headquarters Development, Sales & Finance Management Team.
• Plan work assignments and reassure they meet the Project deadline requirements.
• Consider changes in budget or scope during the execution of the project if necessary.
• Oversee the Implementation of the Hotel Pre- opening Budget.
• Provide Consulting services on Licensing and Permits.
• Brief the architect team in terms of hotel operational & quality improvements and provide commercial & sales guidelines for renderings.
• Suggest suppliers FF&E ,Hotel Equipment and third party services in accordance to the Hotelbrain database and Hotel Operation expertise.
• Instructions on Pilot rooms/ suites preparation and photo shooting arrangements.
• Creation of the Hotel Operation Quality Manual & detailed Job Descriptions.
• Schedule and manage Gantt Charts with milestones .
• Prioritize tasks according to project timeline.
• Coordinate the Headquarters HR, Recruitment and Training Team.
• Provide guidance according to the Hotel SOP’s and Organizational Chart.

An attractive package of benefits is offered according to qualifications.

Should you wish to be a member of HotelBrain team, please send us your CV with a photo.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.