Job Description – CDO – Hotels Division

Role Summary

The Chief Development Officer – Hotels Division will provide strategic leadership and overall accountability for the planning, design, development, construction, execution, and delivery of all hospitality projects. The CDO will be responsible for building and executing the organization's hotel development roadmap, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality, safety, sustainability, and operational excellence.

This role requires a seasoned engineering leader with extensive experience in managing large-scale hospitality and mixed-use developments valued between ₹500–1,000 crore. The incumbent must have successfully led multi-site, multi-location hotel projects in a corporate leadership role and possess the capability to oversee the complete project lifecycle—from concept and planning to commissioning and operational handover.

The CDO will lead the entire Projects organization, with Project Heads across all locations, the Head – MEP, AVP – Design, Projects Procurement, Planning,



Contracts, and Quality teams reporting into this position.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership
- Develop and execute the long-term development strategy for the Hotels Division.
- Lead the planning and execution of greenfield, brownfield, mixed-use, and hotel renovation projects across India.
- Establish project governance, execution frameworks, and best practices to ensure consistent project delivery.
- Drive innovation, value engineering, and sustainable development initiatives across all projects.

Project Planning & Execution
- Provide overall leadership for the complete project lifecycle, including:
- Project feasibility and planning
- Master planning
- Design management
- Budgeting & CAPEX planning
- Procurement strategy
- Construction management
- MEP execution
- Interior fit-outs & FF&E;
- Testing & Commissioning
- Hotel Pre-opening Support
- Final Handover to Operations
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📌 Chief Development Officer (Delhi)
🏢 Holland Advisors
📍 Delhi