Senior Project Manager (Design & Construction)

Cavu; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Cavu is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Capital Delivery for a fully remote US role with 35-40% travel. You will lead a portfolio of airport lounge and hospitality developments from award through handover, ensuring governance, budget, and schedule alignment with strategic goals.

You will build strong relationships with airport authorities, landlords, airlines, consultants, and internal teams, driving value, risk management, and operational readiness across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline.
• PM certification preferred (PMP/CCM/DBIA or equivalent).
• Airport lounge/capital delivery project experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of airport lounge and hospitality projects end-to-end.
• Own project scope, budget, schedule, quality and operational readiness.
• Translate growth priorities into deliverable roadmaps and governance plans.
• Present recommendations and decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Coach and develop project managers within the delivery team.

Skills

Airport project experience

Senior owner-representative

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & cost control

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or related field

PM certification (PMP/CCM/DBIA or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Bluebeam

Procore

AutoCAD

Job description

Senior Project Manager, Capital Delivery

US | Fully Remote

Travel: Approximately 35-40%

$110,000 - $125,000

About Us

For airports, for partners, for people. We are Cavu. Founded by MAG (Manchester Airports Group) and backed by over 80 years of aviation expertise, we’re striving to revolutionize airport travel, creating value for passengers and the businesses that serve them.

Why Cavu?

Our name is taken from the aviation meteorology term, ‘Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited’ (Cavu), which designates the perfect flying condition, where the ceiling is more than 10,000ft and the visibility is more than ten miles.

More than just a name, Cavu is our mindset. It represents all that we stand for. Our proud aviation heritage, our drive to push boundaries, and the very essence of what we do: creating seamless, enjoyable travel experiences for airport passengers.

From our origins at Manchester Airport in the UK, we expanded to the US in 2015, where Escape Lounges has become the top-rated operator of common-use lounges in North America, as measured by customer reviews on Google, TripAdvisor, Facebook and Yelp.

What’s the role?

We’re looking for a Senior Project Manager, Capital Delivery to lead a portfolio of complex airport lounge and hospitality developments across Cavu’s growing North American portfolio.

You’ll take ownership of projects from award and initial business case validation through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, operational handover, close-out and warranty management.

Acting as Cavu’s senior owner representative, you’ll build strong relationships with airport authorities, landlords, airline and commercial partners, consultants, contractors and internal teams. You’ll ensure projects are commercially sound, effectively governed and delivered in line with agreed scope, budget, schedule, quality and operational requirements.

You’ll also lead project teams, support key investment decisions and help strengthen Cavu’s wider capital delivery capability through consistent governance, project controls and continuous improvement.

This is a fully remote role open to candidates anywhere in the US, with approximately 35-40% travel required for site visits, project meetings and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of airport lounge and hospitality projects from award through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover and close-out.
• Take overall accountability for project scope, investment, budgets, schedules, quality, risk, benefits and operational readiness.
• Translate Cavu’s growth priorities and airport commitments into clear project delivery strategies, governance plans and integrated roadmaps.
• Lead projects through investment gates and executive reviews, clearly presenting recommendations, trade-offs and decisions required.
• Act as Cavu’s senior day-to-day owner representative and lead relationships with airport authorities, landlords, airlines, consultants, contractors, vendors and regulatory stakeholders.
• Partner with internal teams including Growth, Commercial, Finance, Operations, Brand, Technology, Procurement, Legal and Property to secure alignment and timely decisions.
• Lead negotiations and resolve issues relating to scope, access, approvals, contracts, change, schedule, cost and operational constraints.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, contingencies, change control, contract administration and final account closure.
• Ensure procurement and contracting strategies deliver value, quality, schedule certainty and strong supplier performance.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and establish clear responsibilities, performance expectations and decision-making routes.
• Provide direction, coaching and development to project managers and other members of the wider delivery team.
• Maintain clear portfolio-level visibility of project risks, interdependencies, resource requirements and delivery priorities.
• Drive consistent project governance, controls, reporting, assurance and risk-management standards across the portfolio.
• Capture lessons learned and lead improvements that strengthen project delivery, supplier performance and future ways of working.

What will make you successful in this role?

• A minimum of 12 years’ progressively responsible experience delivering complex design and construction projects or programs.
• Significant experience working in a senior owner‑representative, client‑side, operator or developer role.
• Airport project experience is required, with a strong understanding of approvals, permitting, security, site logistics and construction within live airport environments.
• Proven success leading multiple concurrent, high-value projects across investment, budget, schedule, contracts, risk, quality and operational readiness.
• Experience managing senior relationships with airport authorities, landlords, airlines, consultants, contractors, vendors and regulatory bodies.
• Strong commercial and financial understanding, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, procurement, change control and contract administration.
• Experience leading executive governance forums and presenting recommendations, options and investment decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Confidence managing complex negotiations and resolving commercially or operationally sensitive project issues.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and coaching or developing project professionals.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Building Construction or a related discipline.
• Professional certification such as PMP, CCM, DBIA, LEED AP, RICS or an equivalent qualification is preferred.
• Hospitality, airport lounge, food and beverage or premium customer-experience project experience is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Bluebeam, Procore or comparable project and construction platforms. AutoCAD knowledge would be beneficial.
• Ability to meet airport security screening and badging requirements.

About You

You’re an experienced capital delivery leader who knows how to take complex design and construction projects from initial award through to successful operational handover.

You combine strong project leadership with commercial judgement and understand how to balance guest experience, brand standards, operational requirements, project risk and long‑term value.

You’re confident representing an owner or operator in senior stakeholder meetings, leading multidisciplinary teams and making sound decisions in complex and time‑sensitive environments. You communicate clearly, build trusted relationships and aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions or take decisive action when projects move away from plan.

Inclusion & Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, actual or perceived disability as set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990, or veteran status.