Renovation Manager - Conversions Essentials & Suites [Atlanta/Hybrid or US Remote]

The Renovation Manager – Conversions Essentials and Suites oversees hotel renovation and conversion projects from assessment through completion, ensuring properties meet PIP requirements, brand standards, life safety, ADA, and franchise agreement obligations. This role partners closely with owners, franchisees, design professionals, contractors, and internal teams to resolve field issues, manage project timelines, support successful openings, and protect the quality and consistency of the IHG guest experience. **Role Purpose** Responsibilities include writing desktop PIPs from virtual captures and managing all on-site PIP renovation / conversion design and construction activities to determine compliance or non-compliance with the franchise License Agreement, including conformance with any associated PIP, Plan Review and FF&E submittals, brand standards, life safety requirements and ADA requirements. Provide design and construction expertise and assistance to IHG franchisees and their assigned design team members through all phases of their PIP projects, including developing design / construction solutions as project field conditions arise, ensuring timely and successful project completion while promoting Great Hotels Guests Love. May lead and review the work of less experienced staff by providing mentoring, technical guidance and/or training in daily activities. From time to time provide feedback to management and brand on product related issues / recommendations for improvements. **Travel** – 25-50% **Location** – Atlanta, GA: *Our hybrid work structure is an expectation of three (3) days a week in office. This expectation may be adjusted to evolve with the changing needs of the business*; **OR Remote**: \*\****candidate must reside in a major U.S. city and must be within 1 hour proximity to a major US airport***\*\* **Your day to day** - Write desktop PIPs from virtual captures, using available visual documentation and project information to assess property condition, identify required renovation scope, and produce clear, comprehensive PIP documentation aligned with brand standards, life safety requirements, ADA requirements, and franchise License Agreement obligations. - Property Improvement Plan (PIP) projects – Using the appropriate brand Master Plan PIP Strategy document, Conduct PIP renovation visits / product assessments for existing hotel product (including conversion hotels into the IHG system) seeking to License or re-License an IHG franchise agreement. Inspection include a thorough walk of the hotel assessing the hotel’s architecture and design for appropriateness in today’s market, condition of current product, and conformance to brand and life safety standards and building codes. Produce a comprehensive PIP narrative document that lists in detail the PIP renovation requirements, which after its completion, will help drive GuestView hotel scores as well as revenues. Conduct and manage onsite design and PIP scope meetings with ownership and all ensuing onsite renovation activities over a 12-24 month period to ensure hotel compliance with the PIP, including its timely completion and conformance to approved plans, brand standards and building codes. - Conversion projects – Referencing to various Plan Review documents and correspondence, Consultant conducts multiple progress visits as hotels prepare to enter the IHG system in conjunction with the New Hotel Opening Program (NHOP). Consultant meets with ownership representatives during the renovation phase to set project expectations, determine project readiness, resolve any field issues, and oversee conformance to IHG requirements, including conformance to PIP and Plan requirements and adherence to brand and life safety standards, building codes and ADA. - Proactively work with the mid-scale Development team and ownership prior to taking a deal to Franchise Approval Committee (FAC) to work through scope of work, design issues, and renovation timelines to better improv…