About the Role
This is an opportunity to be part of an innovative and passionate hotel team at Fairmont Austin, a luxury property offering 1,048 guestrooms and suites and over 140,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
Responsibilities
- Consistently offer professional, friendly, and engaging service.
- Lead and manage all aspects of the Royal Service department, ensuring all service standards are followed.
- Ensure the updating and maintenance of the hotel’s telephone system.
- Communicate and analyze guest feedback results and take appropriate action to improve guest satisfaction.
- Check and approve monthly telephone statements.
- Handle transient reservations.
- Follow Forbes Standards and ensure the team masters our Forbes standards.
- Ensure all loyalty guests’ preferences are met through our Loyalty reports.
- Have complete knowledge of the hotel’s emergency procedures.
- Handle guest concerns and react quickly, logging and notifying proper areas.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with all departments, particularly Front Office, Housekeeping, and Engineering.
- Conduct regularly scheduled departmental meetings.
- Manage the departmental budget.
- Balance operational, administrative, and colleague needs.
- Follow all safety policies.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Previous leadership experience in a similar capacity required.
- Previous PMS experience required.
- Computer literate in Microsoft Window applications required.
- Must possess a professional presentation.
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities.
- Highly responsible and reliable.
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work cohesively with fellow colleagues as part of a team.
- Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times.
Location
- Austin
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- Leadership experience in a similar capacity
Education Level
- University/College degree in a related discipline an asset
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401k
- Complimentary shift meal
- Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide for you and your family
- Learning programs through our Academies designed to sharpen your skills
- Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world
- Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21
About the Company
- Fairmont Austin is Austin's largest luxury property, offering 1,048 guestrooms and suites, along with over 140,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
- Accor is a worldwide leader in hospitality.
- We welcome you as you are and provide opportunities for you to find a job and brand that matches your personality.
- We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life.
- By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality.
- Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/
- Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS
- A team of Heartists that are committed to working together, supporting each other, and providing the best guest experience.
- Feel Valued, Feel Sparked, We Are One.
Equal Opportunity
- Fairmont Austin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/M/F/D/V
- We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.
- We commit to a future where diverse identities are celebrated, and equitable and inclusive practices are woven into the fabric of everything we do as an organization.
