Project Manager | Construction Management Firm

🏨 Project Manager – Hospitality Sector (Program Management)

📍 East Coast, United States (NY or Boston)

🚨 PRIOR HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED

Role Overview

A leading construction consultancy is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support a major hospitality client managing a high-profile portfolio of capital improvement projects across the East Coast.

This is a client-facing role requiring strong leadership, stakeholder management, and commercial oversight. The Project Manager will play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered consistently in line with client governance, brand standards, and program objectives—while driving value, managing risk, and maintaining budget control across the portfolio.

The successful candidate will bring proven experience managing complex hospitality projects, coordinating diverse teams, and executing capital programs within live operating environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery strategy across a portfolio of hospitality capital improvement projects to ensure consistent execution and performance.
• Manage full project lifecycle delivery including scope development, planning, scheduling, procurement, execution, and closeout.
• Oversee project budgets, contracts, and financial reporting, ensuring strong cost control and governance compliance.
• Supervise project staff and provide leadership across a multidisciplinary project delivery team.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, client leadership, consultants, contractors, and third-party partners to ensure alignment and accountability.
• Facilitate project meetings, drive decision-making, and maintain clear communication across all parties.
• Monitor project progress against key performance indicators, proactively escalating risks and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Ensure adherence to brand standards, operational constraints, and stakeholder requirements across active hospitality environments.
• Support value-add initiatives by identifying opportunities for schedule improvement, cost optimization, and enhanced project outcomes.
• Maintain consistent reporting, documentation, and delivery processes across the program.
• Perform additional duties as required to support program success.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• 5–10 years of project/program management experience within the hospitality sector (required).
• Proven track record managing complex renovation and capital improvement projects in live hotel / resort environments.
• Strong experience leading teams, managing consultants and contractors, and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, procurement, and contract administration.
• Experience delivering projects within a corporate real estate or owner-representative environment.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with confidence operating in a client-facing role.
• Strong understanding of project governance, reporting, and performance measurement.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Expert-level project management capability across planning, execution, and delivery
• Strong commercial awareness and budget management discipline
• Stakeholder engagement and decision-making facilitation
• Ability to operate across multiple concurrent projects and priorities
• Professional, structured, and proactive approach to client service