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About the Role

AECOM Tishman is seeking a seasoned Director to lead a ground-up hospitality/hotel venue in New York, overseeing all aspects from preconstruction through commissioning, opening, and handover. The role involves owning scope, budget, schedule, risk, safety, quality, regulatory approvals, and stakeholder alignment for a complex, multi-venue destination.

Responsibilities

• Define program strategy, governance, and delivery plan, reporting cadence, and decision rights.
• Build and mentor a high-performing, integrated team (owner’s rep, design, construction, commissioning, and operations).
• Drive design management from concept to IFC, ensuring constructability, value engineering, and lifecycle performance.
• Lead procurement for major packages (structure, MEP, façade, VT, FF&E/OSE, IT/AV/Security), including prequalification and contract negotiations (GMP/CMAR/DB/IPD).
• Own master schedule and cost plan; manage cash flow, contingencies, and change control.
• Maintain risk register; proactively mitigate long-lead items (switchgear, generators, chillers, elevators, façade systems).
• Coordinate approvals with building officials, fire marshal, health, and environmental regulators.
• Manage integrated systems testing, TCO/CO, and approvals to meet opening milestones.
• Align owners, lenders, operators, designers, and contractors.
• Provide clear executive reporting and board-level presentations; manage community and media interfaces as needed.
• Lead commissioning, training, SOPs, mock openings, and handovers to operations.
• Close out efficiently (punch list, O&M, warranties, as-builts), securing a successful opening.

Requirements

• BA/BS Engineering/Construction Management or similar curriculum and 12 years of relevant experience in the field of construction, with 4 years of leadership or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Experience leading luxury hospitality, hotel, branded residential, mixed-use, or destination development projects with a strong emphasis on interior fit-out and operational turnover.
• Experience as a senior level manager for a large construction project.
• Experience delivering luxury hotel guestrooms, branded residences, high-end food & beverage venues, and premium public spaces.
• Experience managing FF&E, OS&E, custom millwork, specialty finishes, and luxury interior construction packages.
• Experience coordinating with luxury hotel operators and internationally recognized design teams is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of NYC building and construction codes and practices.
• Software proficiency in Microsoft Office products, P6, CMIC, Procore, etc.
• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
• All newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

Skills

• Construction Management
• Hospitality Construction
• Residential Construction
• Preconstruction
• Commissioning
• Procurement
• Schedule Management
• Budget Management
• Risk Management
• Regulatory Approvals
• Stakeholder Alignment
• Team Leadership
• Design Management
• Value Engineering
• Lifecycle Performance
• Contract Negotiation
• Microsoft Office
• P6
• CMIC
• Procore

Location

• US - New York, NY - 100 Park Ave

Work Type

• On-Site

Experience Level

• 12 years of relevant experience in the field of construction
• 4 years of leadership

Education Level

• BA/BS Engineering/Construction Management or similar curriculum

Salary/Compensations

• USD 187306.47 - USD 346516.98 - yearly

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• AD&D
• Disability benefits
• Paid time off
• Leaves of absences
• Voluntary benefits
• Perks
• Flexible work options
• Well-being resources
• Employee assistance program
• Business travel insurance
• Service recognition awards
• Retirement savings plan
• Employee stock purchase plan

About the Company

• At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
• Since 1898, AECOM Tishman has managed some of the largest and most complex mixed-use and mega development projects in the U.S., in total building more than 600 million square feet. From luxury residential buildings to complex mixed-use mega-developments, historic renovations, top-rated hospitals, and the world’s most revered tall buildings – the AECOM Tishman legacy is one that is even stronger today, constructing buildings that define city skylines and local neighborhoods.
• AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.

Equal Opportunity

• As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in your potential and are here to help you achieve it. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.