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Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in major U.S. gateway cities including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a growing Caribbean and Latin America footprint. The hospitality forward company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate has a proven record of developing its diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts with 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 consisting of some of the most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in New York, Chicago, Dallas, London, Miami, and Seattle. .
The Manhattan at Times Square is a convenient hotel with best Times Square location directly on Seventh Avenue in the heart of Midtown. This comfortable hotel is walking distance to the best Manhattan has to offer and is only steps from Broadway theaters, Times Square, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall and much more. The Manhattan at Times Square has 659 oversized guestrooms. For guests seeking an upgraded experience, the hotel has unveiled their Executive Class accommodations; located on the 18th floor, these brand-new guestrooms feature ultra-modern amenities, plush bedding and marble baths.
The Director of Front Office is responsible for ensuring the operation of Guest Services and Front Desk service in an attentive, friendly, efficient and courteous manner, providing all guests with quality service while maximizing room revenue and productivity, and developing managers and employees.
Motivate, coach, counsel and discipline all assigned personnel according to hotel standards.
Prepare and conduct all front-of-house interviews and follow hiring procedures according to SOP's. Actively support Human Resources with recruiting efforts. Ensure that all managers are in compliance with the standards in their interviewing and hiring procedures.
Develop employee morale and ensure training of Rooms Division personnel.
Maintain a professional working relationship and promote open lines of communication with managers, employees and other departments.
Ensure implementation of all Highgate Hotel policies and house rules. Understand hospitality terms.
Ensure sign off of all Service Standards by Position competencies for Rooms division managers.
Monitor completion of the Service Standards by Position Training Checklists for hourly staff.
Monitor oversold dates to ensure the maximization of rooms revenue.
Tour rooms operating departments daily, greeting employees and soliciting feedback.
Ensure compliance effective training according to Highgate Hotel standards.
Attend daily and monthly meetings.
Monitor and support Hyatt programs such as GEM and Gold Passport.
Monitor expenses to ensure expense control and maximize profit, using checkbook accounting as a control mechanism.
Monitor and ensure compliance with SOP’s.
Conduct walk-throughs of public areas and guestrooms to ensure that cleanliness and maintenance standards are met.
Coordinate major projects such as renovations, capital expenditures, equipment change-overs, etc.
Conduct weekly meeting, including a monthly financial review.
Perform performance reviews according to SOP, and ensure that managers are in compliance with the standards in their administration of performance reviews to their employees.
Monitor labor expenses through schedule approval process and ensure budgeted productivity.
Prepare department heads for succession through development of their need areas.
Participate in required M.O.D. program as scheduled.
Operate all aspects of the Front Office computer system, including software maintenance, report generation and analysis, and simple programming.
Monitor proper operation Synergy MMS and ensure proper internal and external follow up to requests.
Assist in preparation of revenue and occupancy forecasting.
Efficiently and professionally communicate with hotel staff.
Coordinate all aspects of the ongoing implementation of the Highgate Hotel philosophy of service.
Be knowledgeable of the current corporate marketing programs and the standards and procedures for each. Ensure that staff is knowledgeable in understanding and implementing corporate programs.
Monitor all V.I.P.'s, special guests and req
Salary Range $100K-$110K
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