Director A&C West Region

Salary Range: $130k-$140k

Position Summary

The Director, Architecture & Construction (A&C) is a full-time, in-region resource responsible for managing and leading projects through all typical stages (planning, pre-construction, delivery, turnover, and occupancy). This role ensures brand compliance, quality, budget adherence, and timely delivery. Project types include new resort development, villa refurbishments, sales center delivery and renovations, and both developer-owned and COA-owned Capital Assets (Real Estate Fixed Assets) of resort properties.

The Director serves as the single point of accountability for delivering a portfolio of projects on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with brand standards. This role involves developing and managing an overall project execution plan focused on problem avoidance, delivering cost-effective predictable results, and marshalling appropriate resources to achieve MVW’s business goals and objectives. The position is based in the MVW Corporate Offices in Orlando, with necessary travel to meet assigned goals.

Expected Contributions

The Director’s role and responsibilities include:

Preconstruction and Project Delivery:

• Understands business goals of key stakeholders and develops partnering relationships for mutual success. Applies knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to resort development management activities to meet or exceed stakeholders’ needs and expectations.
• Leads, manages, and coordinates delivery of various project types ensuring compliance with standards, procedures, and policies.
• Acts as the single point of authority and responsibility for on-schedule, within budget, and brand standard compliant delivery of projects. Oversees multiple resort projects.
• Develops and manages an overall project execution plan with a focus on problem avoidance, delivering cost-effective predictable results, and marshalling appropriate resources to achieve MVW’s business goals and objectives.
• Ensures compliance with Regional and Core “Standard Operating Procedures” (SOP), and MVCI Brand Standards and Design Guidelines.
• Participates in development of project programs with MVW Senior Management, Design Studio functional personnel, design professionals, operations, and Sales and Marketing (S&M), as needed.
• Responsible for the delivery of all projects under various project deal/transaction structures and agreements (e.g., Turnkey, Self-Developed, Joint-Venture, etc.).
• Recruits and selects qualified Project Management staff/resources as required to meet all project needs.
• Partners with VP of Cost Management and Project Managers to establish project budgets. Implements and follows up on the Regional SOP to control project costs within budget.
• Develops and manages integrated “milestone” project schedules. Provides guidance to Project Managers to establish project deliverables with consultants, contractors, and A&C functional and support personnel to ensure these deliverables/milestones are achieved. Integrates project unit inventory/delivery requirements with project construction schedules and CAPEX funding. Ensures compliance with project timeline operating guidelines.
• Provides relevant development, design and construction liaison between Project Team, S&M and Operations.
• Prepares and presents reports and briefings as required to the VP A&C, Development Management, MVW’s Executive Committee, and the COA Board of Directors.
• Facilitates timely communication of project status, potential problems, recommended corrective actions, and opportunities to strengthen compatible business relationships. Ensures timely completion and updating of Project Timelines, Trends/Expedition Reports, Development Status Reports, and summaries of Risks & Opportunities. Acts as a liaison with Site S&M and Operations Team(s) to strengthen business relationships between all disciplines.
• Works closely with Project Managers to coordinate all planning, permitting, and external regulatory activity and submittals required for project permitting and execution.
• Develops contracting strategies (design and construction) for each project that properly balances schedule, cost, and risk avoidance. Oversees all contracting efforts.
• Executes architectural, engineering, construction and other professional consultant contracts developed and managed by Project Managers in compliance with MVW’s “Approval Matrix” and SOP, which includes relevant and appropriate process and approval operating guidelines and limits.
• Provides guidance to Project Managers to ensure construction contract documents are complete, coordinated, permit compliant, and compliant with Brand Standards and Design Guidelines.
• Oversees Project Managers’ compliance activities related to Building, Fire Code, and other entitlement and permitting officials to provide code-compliant and permit-compliant design documentation.
• Visits project sites periodically during construction to provide leadership, guidance, approvals, and support.
• Acts as a liaison between Project Managers and Law Department and external consultants for timely and accurate flow of information required for registration and contract approval documents.
• Shares best practices and lessons learned with other project teams to promote continuous improvement.
• Oversees Project Managers who assure construction quality, compliance, schedule and budget, and coordinates turnover of buildings, documents, manuals, training materials, etc., to Operations.
• Recommends changes for project improvement efforts consistent with CGC or COA approved scope, schedule, and budget.
• Manages and provides leadership to direct reports and peers in accordance with MVW associate relations standards and traditions with a focus on increasing levels of Associate Engagement and leading by example; treats all associates with respect and dignity.
• Ensures compliance with MVW standards that focus on meeting and exceeding customer needs and increasing Guest and Customer Engagement in accordance with MVW’s customer relations standards and traditions.

Candidate Profile

Education

• Professional degree in a technical field (Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture) from an accredited university. Professional registration is desirable; however, there is no requirement for professional sealing or stamping of design documents.

Experience

• A minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in the Design or Construction industry with specific documented experience in Project Planning and Design and/or Construction Management.
• Five (5) years’ experience as Owners Representative in Construction Management, or Project Management.
• Experience in leading, managing, and coordinating design, construction, and other professionals.
• Experience in qualifying, contract negotiation, recommendation, and administration of Professional and Contractor Agreements.
• Experience in legislative/ jurisdictional approval processes.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong leadership, financial management, and communication skills providing the ability to work in a dynamic, multi-functional matrix management environment, as a “Team Player”. Pro-active, assertive, motivated, and collaborative, with a high sense of responsibility and discipline.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with Condominium Owners’ Associations (COA) and Boards of Directors (BOD).
• Proven ability to understand the business goals of stakeholders and implement a partnering relationship that will enable mutual success and trust.
• Proven ability to comprehend, and critique design and contract documents.
• Lead and coordinate resources to achieve complete technically acceptable design and contract documents within Design Guides, Construction Operations Manual, project scope, schedule, and cost.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering cost-effective, predictable results.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery.
• Strong negotiation skills to manage contracts and agreements with vendors and contractors.
• Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and environments.
• Familiarity with local building codes and regulations in various regions.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality assurance.

Preferred Skills:

• Computer literacy on Microsoft Office products, Project Management software applications like Microsoft Project and PMWeb.
• Related and relevant regional/international work experience.

Physical Job Requirements:

• At least 50% travel required (domestic and international).
• Ability to access and traverse proposed construction sites.

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