A rapidly growing Global Architecture firm is looking to add a Senior Hospitality Consultant. Senior Hospitality Consultants are experienced Advisory team members, working with variety of clients to evaluate the market and economic feasibility of hotels, mixed-use resorts, and leisure destinations worldwide. The Senior Hospitality Consultant is an upper-intermediate position that is responsible for the delivery of assignments, guiding junior staff, growing the business, and liaising directly with clients.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaboratively plans and performs market research and data collection
- Designs and supports engaging with internal teams, clients, and other stakeholders
- Analyzes qualitative and quantitative data from multiple sources to determine the impact on the client’s development opportunity
- Uses interdisciplinary thinking and collaboration to ground all ideas in research insights
- Manages day-to-day operations for projects, including staffing, fee tracking and forecasting, and client meetings
- Guides Analysts and other team members on projects and shares experience encourages original thinking and helps ensure alignment throughout the project
- Collaborates with the MasterPlanning team on strategic planning to help secure downstream design work
- Assists architecture team with programming and feasibility for single asset sites
- Well-connected with representatives within the hospitality industry, and well-placed to assist with operator search/selection mandates
- Report writing
- Financial modeling to appraise hotel and mixed-use developments
- Possesses a broad understanding of geography, economics, and global affairs
- Works closely with the AdvisoryDirector and team to ensure project success
- Attends key conferences to network and explore new relationships and business opportunities
- Helps strengthen and grow existing relationships
REQUIREMENTS
- A degree in real estate, economics, tourism, or related field
- 6+ years of relevant professional experience
- A background in real estate/hotel development and/or consulting
- Experienced with research methodologies and activities, along with working with both qualitative and quantitative data
- Graphically visualizes information and ideas, effectively uses charts and graphics to represent and communicate findings and complex ideas
- Knowledge of the North American, Caribbean, Central, and South American hospitality and second-home markets, along with an understanding of entertainment and mixed-use development markets and trends
- Clear communicator and presenter of ideas, findings and/or points of view
- Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Highly numerate and competent with Microsoft Excel spreadsheet modelling
- Organizational skills are essential and good coordination of project administration and internal corporate support
