Hospitality Sector Leader

About the Company

RNGD is a rapidly scaling organization emerging as a nationally recognized leader in construction through our unique Renegade mindset focused on innovation, creativity, and culture. The team is made up of a highly engaged group of seasoned professionals and emerging leaders. We are creators who believe that what we build drives the growth of our cities and that to fulfill our mission, we must constantly challenge the old way of doing things. Headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, we thrive on building communities, building teams, building leaders, and growing the business throughout the Southeast region with additional offices in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama.

About the Role 

We’re looking for a Hospitality Sector Leader that will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for RNGD’s hospitality portfolio, including hotels, resorts, mixed-use hospitality developments, renovations, and brand-driven projects. This role is responsible for driving sector growth, ensuring operational excellence, fostering client relationships, and maintaining strong financial performance across all hospitality projects. The Sector Leader is accountable for sector strategy, P&L performance, team development, client experience, and long-term market positioning while embodying and promoting RNGD’s culture and core values.

Core Responsibilities

Strategic Growth and Sector Vision

Develop and execute a long-term growth strategy for the Hospitality sector aligned with enterprise objectives.

Identify new market opportunities, emerging hospitality trends, and brand partnerships to expand RNGD’s presence.

Collaborate with Business Development and Marketing to position RNGD competitively for hospitality pursuits.

Support pursuit strategies, client interviews, and project positioning efforts.

Operational Integration

Ensure seamless collaboration between Preconstruction, Operations, Safety, Risk, and Finance across hospitality projects.

Oversee execution strategies that address hospitality-specific complexities including phasing, renovations in occupied environments, brand standards, and guest experience continuity.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance schedule certainty, quality, and cost predictability.

Ensure effective turnover from preconstruction to operations and through project closeout.

Client and Industry Engagement

Build and maintain strong relationships with hospitality owners, developers, brand representatives, architects, and consultants.

Serve as the primary executive-level point of contact for key hospitality clients.

Represent RNGD within hospitality industry associations and community organizations.

Enhance RNGD’s reputation through professional engagement, responsiveness, and consistent delivery performance.

Risk and Performance Management

Maintain oversight of sector P&L performance, backlog health, and resource allocation.

Identify contractual, operational, and financial risks early and implement mitigation strategies.

Monitor KPIs related to safety, quality, schedule, margin, and client satisfaction.

Ensure compliance with brand standards, contractual obligations, and regulatory requirements.

Leadership and Culture Building

Recruit, mentor, and develop high-performing hospitality project teams.

Establish clear expectations and accountability for performance across the sector.

Promote a culture of safety, collaboration, and operational excellence.

Continuously reinforce RNGD’s core values and manifesto.

Financial and Commercial Management

Own sector-level budgeting, forecasting, backlog development, and financial performance.

Support estimating strategies, pricing decisions, and commercial structuring for hospitality projects.

Establish KPIs and reporting cadence to support scalable growth.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

10+ years of experience in commercial construction, with significant experience in hospitality projects.

5+ years of leadership experience with P&L responsibility.

Demonstrated understanding of hospitality construction complexities including phased renovations, brand requirements, and operational continuity.

Exceptional leadership, relationship-building, and communication skills.

Strong financial acumen and strategic planning capability.

Core Competencies

RNGD Values Alignment

Exemplifies RNGD’s core values:

Renegade Mentality

Sweep Floors

Build Together

Honor Promises

Strategic and Visionary

Develops and executes forward-looking sector strategies that drive revenue and backlog growth.

Identifies emerging hospitality trends and positions RNGD competitively in the market.

Balances innovation with disciplined operational planning.

Operational Excellence

Ensures coordination between departments to deliver complex hospitality projects successfully.

Integrates preconstruction planning with field execution to support schedule and cost certainty.

Champions process improvements that enhance efficiency and scalability.

Industry and Client Engagement

Builds trusted, long-term client relationships.

Communicates effectively with owners, designers, brand representatives, and internal teams.

Strengthens RNGD’s presence within the hospitality construction market.

Risk and Performance Management

Monitors financial performance and mitigates risk proactively.

Maintains accountability for safety, quality, and schedule metrics.

Uses data and experience to drive informed decision-making.

Cultural Leadership

Develops high-performing teams and future leaders within the sector.

Creates an environment of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Fosters alignment between sector goals and enterprise strategy.

Financial Acumen

Maintains full P&L awareness across sector projects and initiatives.

Evaluates forecasting, cost control, and margin performance proactively.

Drives disciplined capital deployment and resource allocation decisions.

RNGD is an equal opportunity employer.