Traveling Hotel Renovation Project Manager
Quick Overview
My client is a growing hospitality renovation contractor doing $25M+ in annual revenue, running occupied hotel renovation projects across the country for upper-tier flag portfolios. Ownership-led, direct culture, no HR layer, clear growth trajectory. They are hiring a Traveling Hotel Renovation Project Manager to own multiple renovation projects end-to-end, from preconstruction through closeout.
THE WHO
Two-owner shop run by lifelong hospitality construction operators. The owners split off from a bigger shop about 20 years ago, built this business from the ground up starting in FF&E install, mill work, and hospitality logistics, and moved into upper-tier hotel renovation about a decade ago. Right now the owners are still running a lot of the PM work themselves and need someone who can take that portfolio off their plate. You report straight to ownership and get an answer fast on scope, budget, and change orders.
THE WHAT
You will run multiple occupied hotel renovation projects concurrently across the country from preconstruction through closeout. You own the master schedule, the budget, the subcontractor relationships, the FF&E procurement pipeline, and the client relationship with ownership groups and hotel management. Projects run 6 to 8 months on average, sit around $6M, and range from $1.5M on the low end to $15M on the high end. You partner directly with your Superintendents in the field, coordinate PIP implementation across the portfolio, and drive gross profit on every project.
THE WHY
Hotel renovation is a relationship business. You get invited to bid the next project before the RFP hits the street, and you get invited because you protected the guest experience, the brand standard, and the ownership group's revenue calendar on the last one. This company runs on that reputation. As Project Manager, you own the portfolio side of that. You run multiple projects at once, protect the numbers, keep the flags happy, and build the operational backbone that lets the company keep taking on more work. Real runway for you too. The business is growing and the shop takes care of the people who grow with it.
THE WHERE
Home base is flexible. Texas preferred because the office is in Texas, but they hire nationwide. Remote most weeks, with nationwide travel as required to walk projects, meet with owners, and support your field teams. Travel expenses covered.
The Role
You run multiple hospitality renovation projects at once from preconstruction through closeout. On any given day you are updating master schedules, reviewing subcontractor pay apps, forecasting costs on active jobs, coordinating FF&E long-lead procurement, walking a client through a weekly project update, and unblocking your Superintendent in the field. You solicit and qualify subs, negotiate subcontract agreements, and negotiate change orders with ownership groups. You handle PIP implementation across the portfolio and ensure every project ships to Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Hyatt, Wyndham, and Choice brand standards where they apply. Procore is where the work lives. It is not optional here. You keep the project book clean and the executive reports on time. Bluebeam, Excel, and MS Project round out the daily stack.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage multiple occupied hotel renovation projects concurrently from preconstruction through closeout
- Own master schedules, budgets, and project financials
- Coordinate PIP implementation and completion across the portfolio
- Solicit, qualify, and negotiate subcontract agreements
- Coordinate FF&E procurement, logistics, delivery, and installation
- Serve as the primary point of contact for ownership groups and hotel management
- Conduct weekly project status meetings and provide progress reports
- Review and approve subcontractor invoices and pay applications
- Manage change orders and contract modifications
- Partner with Superintendents to unblock the field and drive schedule
- Ensure compliance with Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Hyatt, Wyndham, and Choice brand standards where applicable
- Track project profitability against gross profit targets
- Maintain project documentation in Procore and submit weekly executive reports
Requirements
Must Haves
- 5+ years of Project Management experience in commercial construction
- 3+ years running hospitality renovation projects, occupied hotels specifically
- Track record on projects in the $1.5M to $15M range, comfortable at $6M average
- Experience running multiple concurrent projects
- Procore proficiency (non-negotiable)
- Bluebeam, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Project
- Strong subcontractor negotiation and vendor management skills
- Budgeting, scheduling, and project controls fundamentals
- Willingness to travel nationwide as required
Preferred
- Multi-property renovation program experience
- PIP (Property Improvement Plan) implementation experience
- FF&E procurement and installation coordination
- Direct experience on 200 to 500 room properties, upper-tier flags
- Construction Management, Engineering, or related degree
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Home base in Texas (not required, closer to the office)
Compensation
Benefits & Perks
- •Target annual bonus 20 to 30 percent plus, tied to project profitability
- •Full travel expenses covered
- •Direct access to ownership, no HR layer
- •Family-first culture, 15 to 20 year tenures are common here
- •Never laid a team member off due to lack of work, kept everyone on payroll through COVID
- •Healthy annual Christmas bonus that reaches every seat when the year is strong
- •Long-term seat with a growing hospitality renovation shop
- •W-2 or 1099 flexibility depending on your preference
- •Portfolio-level ownership across multiple concurrent projects
- •Path into senior leadership as the company scales
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