Project Manager - Hospitality

Job Summary:

The Senior Project Manager – Hospitality administers and organizes project activities, as well as performs basic administrative and clerical duties for client-related projects under the direction of Host Hotels and Resorts, Director of Hospitality. This position serves in support of projects and performs office-related tasks that assist in facilitating the oversight and management of client-based, country-wide elevator/escalators capital projects.

Company Insight:

Lerch Bates is the global multidisciplinary technical consultancy, saving time and money for those designing, modernizing, investigating, or managing buildings. From risk to ROI, schedule to sustainability, Lerch Bates’ suite of services helps you plan the future of your building at every phase of the building lifecycle. As your partner in finding the best technical outcomes for your project, we ensure functionality, safety, and value work together.

We simplify the path to the best technical expertise for the built environment anywhere in the world. Lerch Bates offers integrated specialties, including vertical transportation, logistics, enclosures & structures, forensics, and multidisciplinary building lifecycle services that optimize performance from design, construction, and management to forensic investigation, repair, and modernization.

What You’ll Do:

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed in this position. They are not intended to prescribe or restrict the assignments that management may make.

• Coordinate or lead employees and subcontractors among different levels of the organization in projects and ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Prepare proposals and reports and send e-mails, and other correspondences.
• Perform project tracking and quality control including regular project status reviews of actual vs. planned and take appropriate actions to address variance to project plan.
• Facilitate project status and review meetings internally and with clients.
• Issue client-based contracts, purchase orders, and change orders in accordance with established processes/procedures.
• Manage time, budgets and resources effectively using the department tools; maintain and communicate schedule.
• Assist in the preparation of site visit reports and project deficiencies lists.
• Update client project database including schedules, meeting minutes, project updates, cash flows, bid/design documents, project close-outs and budgets.

What You’ll Bring:

• High School Diploma (preferred).
• Intermediate or better skills using accounting software, Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Outlook), and web-based applications and databases.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• At least 2 years prior experience working in the elevator industry and/or construction industry (preferred).
• At least 2 years prior experience working in project management (preferred).
• A strong understanding of the construction process, including elevator and escalators.
• The ability to communicate both verbally and in writing complex technical information and build rapport with clients, contractors, subcontractors, and employees.
• Flexible, responsive, and confident multi-tasking skills.
• An ability to work independently, handle multiple deadlines, and accommodate shifting priorities.
• The ability to lead and contribute to the team in a collaborative, interactive environment.
• The ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• The ability to perform with little guidance and/or oversight while maintaining a high degree of discretion and judgement.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• The ability to coordinate one’s own actions and other’s actions.
• A demonstrated commitment to quality, organization, meticulous attention to detail, and consistency in work product.

Why work with Lerch Bates?

• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employee Stock Ownership program!
• Generous PTO
• Incentive compensation bonus
• 401(k) with up to 6% employer match!
• FSA and HSA
• Charitable paid time off
• Birthday Bonus
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Learning and Development
  • An entire internal department dedicated to your learning and career development!
• Exceptional company culture
  • Employee resource groups
  • Team building and networking activities
• And more!

Be more than just an employee…

Lerch Bates is 100% employee-owned! Our employee-owners bring a distinct “we own what we do” brand of technical consulting to every project and partnership. When you work with us, you join a company with an ownership mindset. Expect responsibility, service, and performance in everything we do. So, what does that mean for you? After a certain service time, you are eligible for stock ownership, which essentially works as an additional wealth accumulation and/or retirement account! 

CORE Values: Ownership . Community . Integrity . Respect . Optimism

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.