Maritime Hotel Projects Lead

Lindblad Expeditions; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Plan with employer match

Paid Holidays

Vacation (1–2 weeks/pro-rated)

Parental Leave

Sick/personal days

Job summary

Lindblad Expeditions seeks a Hotel Facilities Project Manager to lead planning, coordination, and execution of hotel capital, maintenance, refurbishment, and shipyard projects across the fleet. This role works with the Sr.

Superintendent of Hotel to ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget, aligning with brand and guest-experience standards. You will manage scopes, procurement tracking, contractor coordination, onsite shipyard execution, and closeout while

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in related field preferred.
• 5–8 years of experience in project management, marine refurbishment, hospitality facilities, construction, shipyard operations, or related field.
• Cruise, maritime, hotel renovation, or shipyard experience strongly preferred.
• PM certificate (PMP) preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage hotel project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, risks, and deliverables from planning through execution and closeout.
• Support drydock and shipyard planning for hotel scopes, ensuring alignment of scopes, materials, contractors, and timelines.
• Provide onsite project management during shipyards and major projects, coordinating contractors, vendors, shipboard teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain detailed project budget tracking, commitments, forecasts, change orders, and actual expenditures, escalating overruns early.
• Coordinate invoice review, coding, and reconciliation during shipyard periods to ensure costs are captured against the correct budget.
• Track purchasing, manufacturing, shipping, delivery, and installation of hotel FF&E, equipment, materials, and project supplies.
• Coordinate contractors and vendors, including scheduling, access, and completion of scopes.
• Maintain project scope documentation and track changes throughout execution with cost/schedule impact awareness.
• Maintain dashboards and provide updates on schedule, budget, procurement, risks, open items, and completion status to leadership.
• Conduct project walkthroughs, manage punch lists, track deficiencies, and close out documentation, warranties, and final costs.
• Work with Hotel Operations, Technical, Marine, Supply Chain, Finance, designers, shipyards, and vendors to support project delivery.
• Capture lessons learned after shipyards and major projects to improve tools, processes, and standards.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Contractor management

Shipyard operations

Cross-functional coordination

Travel readiness

Education

BA/BS in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Hospitality, Business, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

PM tools

Job description

Lindblad Expeditions seeks a Hotel Facilities Project Manager to lead planning, coordination, and execution of hotel capital, maintenance, refurbishment, and shipyard projects across the fleet. This role works with the Sr.

Superintendent of Hotel to ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget, aligning with brand and guest-experience standards. You will manage scopes, procurement tracking, contractor coordination, onsite shipyard execution, and closeout while