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About the Role

The Vice President of Design & Construction – East Coast will lead Highgate’s hotel development, renovation, design, and construction projects across the East Coast, managing projects from inception to completion with accountability for quality, schedule, budget, and risk management. This role requires a driven, hands-on, commercially minded leader adept at managing complex projects in a fast-paced environment and communicating effectively with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead the full lifecycle of hotel development, design, renovation, and construction projects, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and overall execution.
Serve as the senior point of accountability for project delivery, anticipating challenges, removing roadblocks, making timely decisions, and driving projects to successful completion.
Establish a disciplined and transparent approach to project execution, with clear accountability, detailed schedules, measurable milestones, and rigorous project controls.
Maintain exceptional attention to detail across design, contracts, budgets, change orders, construction activities, documentation, and project decisions.
Oversee architectural and construction administration to ensure design intent, specifications, quality standards, and project requirements are maintained.
Conduct regular site visits to assess progress, workmanship, materials, safety, schedule adherence, and contractor performance.
Ensure all permits, inspections, approvals, and Certificates of Occupancy are obtained on schedule, and projects are properly closed out and transitioned to Operations.
Own project financial performance, maintaining rigorous control of budgets, forecasts, cash flow, CapEx, hard and soft costs, Owner Direct costs, contingencies, and reserves.
Lead the development of construction budgets, financial projections, CapEx underwriting, and construction pro formas in partnership with Finance, Acquisitions, Development, and Operations.
Monitor forecasts, commitments, variances, and financial risks, providing senior leadership with clear visibility and actionable recommendations.
Protect the company’s investment by identifying cost pressures early, challenging assumptions, negotiating value, managing change orders, and driving cost efficiencies without compromising quality, schedule, guest experience, or long-term asset value.
Review contractor payment applications, bids, and proposals and ensure project expenditure remain aligned with approved budgets and investment objectives.
Translate construction and design decisions into clear financial, operational, and investment implications for senior leadership.
Lead and collaborate with architects, designers, general contractors, subcontractors, consultants, vendors, operators, and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and execution.
Establish clear expectations, performance standards, timelines, and accountability across all project partners.
Oversee competitive bidding, contractor selection, contract negotiations, procurement, and project execution.
Continuously evaluate contractor, consultant, and vendor performance, addressing quality, cost, schedule, and performance issues decisively.
Standardize and improve contracts, bid documents, procurement processes, reporting, closeout requirements, and other project controls.
Select and manage third-party consultants for environmental, structural, building systems, surveys, inspections, and other technical assessments, translating findings into practical investment and risk-management recommendations.
Maintain comprehensive job-site safety programs and compliance with applicable requirements.
Lead, develop, and hold project personnel accountable for performance, execution, and results.
Determine appropriate staffing, resources, consultants, and project support based on project requirements and evolving priorities.
Establish consistent reporting, dashboards, controls, and communication protocols across the portfolio.
Build a culture of ownership, urgency, accountability, transparency, and execution.
Identify opportunities to improve processes, increase efficiency, standardize best practices, and continuously elevate project delivery.
Communicate effectively up, down, and across the organization, providing timely, accurate, and transparent information to senior leadership and project stakeholders.
Provide concise, actionable reporting on project status, financial performance, risks, opportunities, and decisions requiring leadership attention.
Build strong cross-functional partnerships across Development, Finance, Acquisitions, Operations, Legal, Design, and other corporate functions.
Surface issues early, establish clear paths to resolution, and ensure stakeholders remain aligned throughout the project lifecycle.
Represent the company professionally and effectively with owners, partners, contractors, consultants, municipalities, and other external stakeholders.

Requirements

10+ years of progressively responsible experience in construction, design, development, or project management, preferably within complex hotel, hospitality, or commercial projects.
Proven track record of delivering complex projects on time, on budget, and to a high standard of quality.
Demonstrated expertise in CapEx underwriting and project budgeting, including hard costs, soft costs, Owner Direct costs, contingencies, and reserves.
Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to connect project decisions to investment returns, asset value, profitability, and broader business objectives.
Experience working for an owner, developer, general contractor, construction management company, or comparable organization with significant project accountability.
Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Strong knowledge of construction contracts, negotiations, procurement, scheduling, estimating, payment applications, project accounting, and project controls.
Demonstrated experience preparing contract documents, evaluating bids, negotiating with contractors and vendors, and executing construction projects.
Strong knowledge of applicable state and municipal building codes, permitting requirements, and regulatory processes.
Hotel construction and hospitality development experience is strongly preferred.
Ability and willingness to travel regularly to project sites throughout the East Coast and as required by business demand.

Skills

Self-starter with urgency
Exceptional attention to detail
Financially disciplined
Commercially astute
Strong executive presence
Accountable leader
Decisive and solutions-oriented
Highly collaborative
Adaptable and resilient
Portfolio-minded

Location

Highgate Corporate Office New York City, NY

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Vice President
10+ years of experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree required

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short-term disability insurance
Long-term disability insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching contributions
Paid holidays
Paid vacation
Paid sick leave
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Educational opportunities / Tuition reimbursement
Paid jury duty leave
Paid personal leave
Paid medical leave
Paid military leave

About the Company

Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company with over $15 billion of assets under management and a global portfolio of more than 400 hotels spanning North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
With a 30-year track record as an innovator in the hospitality industry, this forward-thinking company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition.
Highgate continues to demonstrate success in developing a diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts, featuring contemporary programming and digital acumen.
The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value.
With an executive team of seasoned hospitality leaders and corporate offices worldwide, Highgate is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands.