Senior Project Manager_Hospitality

Senior Project Manager Hospitality

Rice Fergus Miller Architecture + Interior Design | Hybrid/Remote:
Bremerton or Spokane, WA

For 40 years, RFM has committed its practice to projects that build and strengthen community. We are a B Corp Certified Architecture, Interior Design and Planning firm with offices in Bremerton and Spokane, Washington. We take sustainability and design excellence seriously while valuing a balanced home/work life.

Our Hospitality practice partners with Tribal Nations, private developers, and hospitality operators to deliver casino resorts, hotels, food and beverage venues, retail, spa, conference, and entertainment environments. From new developments and master plans to renovations, expansions, and ongoing capital improvements, we help clients create memorable guest experiences while supporting long‑term operational success.

RFM offers competitive salaries, flexible hours, a generous benefits package incl. reimbursement for licensing/certifications, study materials for exams, and a host of other benefits.

This role is an opportunity to help shape the future of RFM’s Hospitality practice while leading meaningful work for some of the firm’s longest‑standing clients. As Senior Project Manager, you will be the steady hand across a varied portfolio: guiding large, complex projects from first conversation through completion, and keeping multiple interior renovation and repositioning scopes moving with the same care and quality.

Externally, you will be the person clients rely on and consultants respect. You will build the kind of relationships that bring clients back and earn referrals. Internally, you will be a resource for the team around you, sharing what you know, creating space for others to grow, and helping shape what a high‑performing Hospitality practice looks like at RFM.

We welcome candidates with professional degrees in Architecture or Interior Design who have successfully led technically complex Hospitality projects. Both disciplines are equally valued and bring important perspectives to our integrated design process.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for Hospitality clients across projects of varying scale and complexity
• Guide clients through decisions with clarity, keeping projects on schedule, within budget, and aligned to their goals
• Represent RFM in communications with clients, consultants, contractors, and jurisdictional staff
• Prepare proposals, contracts, and amendments that set projects up for success from the start
• Participate in business development efforts, interviews, and strategic pursuits that strengthen long‑term client partnerships.

• Manage project financial performance across a mixed portfolio, from large complex engagements to concurrent smaller interior scopes
• Develop project workplans, monitor financial performance, forecast resource needs, and maintain healthy project profitability.
• Anticipate scope and schedule shifts early; manage change with transparency and precision
• Coordinate engineering and specialty consultants with clear expectations and consistent follow‑through

• Mentor less experienced project managers, sharing knowledge of project delivery, client management, and technical problem‑solving
• Give staff honest, useful feedback and recognize strong work when you see it
• Help shape staffing and team structure within the Hospitality group in coordination with firm leadership
• Contribute to a culture where people feel supported, challenged, and proud of what they deliver
• Support succession planning by helping emerging project managers build confidence, technical judgment, and leadership skills.

• Professional degree in Architecture or Interior Design from an accredited program; both disciplines are equally considered for this role
• Ten or more years of professional experience; licensure (RA, NCIDQ, or equivalent) preferred but not required
• Demonstrated track record of leading complex Hospitality projects: casino, hotel, food and beverage, retail, spa, and/or conference…