Director of Front Office

## Director of Front Office Apply remote type:
On-Site locations:
Houston Grand Hotel
- River Oaks
- Houston, TXtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR118192
** About Us
** For more than 40 years, our hotel has been a landmark in the Houston hospitality scene. Today, The Houston Grand – River Oaks is entering an exciting new chapter. Under the vision of new local ownership with deep Houston roots, the property is preparing for a full renovation, and a complete luxury rebrand that will restore the hotel as one of the premier destinations in the city.

We are committed to elevating every aspect of the guest and associate experience. Our team is a tight knit, family like community with many long tenured associates who take pride in their craft and the exceptional service they deliver. We value passion, professionalism, and the desire to grow—because when our associates and their families thrive, our hotel thrives. Associates enjoy a complimentary meal each shift, free parking, and meaningful opportunities for career development within both the hotel and the broader HEI portfolio.

Join us as we write the next chapter of a Houston legacy—your future could be part of something extraordinary.

Don't meet every single requirement of this job? At HEI we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still send in your information. You may be the perfect candidate for this or for other roles within our organization!
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** Compensation**### Tipped/Service Charge Eligible? No### Discretionary Performance Bonus Eligible? No
** Overview
* * Oversees the Front Office/Guest Services Department. This position acts as a liaison to outsource the Front Office Management and all aspect of Front Office Operations to ensure profitability, cost controls, and quality standards to ensure total guest satisfaction. Provides leadership and guidance to all Front of House team members to ensure consistent quality service is provided to our guests.###
** Essential Duties and Responsibilities
*** Communicates effectively in writing and verbally to provide clear direction to staff.
* Observes team member’s performance and encourages for improvement.
* Interviews, selects, trains, supervises, evaluates, counsels, and administers progressive disciplinary procedures for Front Office and Guest Services staff.
* Oversees all guest and VIP arrival and departure to ensure highest levels of guest service and makes staffing adjustments as required with Front Office Manager.
* Ensures that training programs of Front Office and Guest Services team members are in compliance.
* Interacts positively with customers and takes action to resolve problems to the satisfaction of parties involved.
* Handles customer complaints, including responses to guest surveys, to ensure guest satisfaction.
* Ensure that all guest surveys are responded to timely.
* Oversees the hotel quality assurance meeting focusing on continuous improvement.
* Ensures that all team members use guest name in a natural manner to ensure warm and personalized service according to Guest Service Delivery Standards.
* Reviews and works together with appropriate leadership for VIP reservations and ensures proper handling of VIPs and groups, administers amenity orders, and resumes for incoming guests.
* Monitors special reservation requests, including handling rate changes on in-house guests.
* Computes daily payroll, schedules, and other reports to ensure maximum efficiency and productivity within payroll budget.
* Reviews in-house, arrival and departure guests to ensure credit challenges are avoided.
* Assists Finance department to address all credit challenges.
* Develops individual and team agendas focusing on operational efficiency, quality improvement and or financial benefits.
* Plans, presents and implements training modules and supporting components to ensure all front office employees are kept up with latest customer service…