Remington Hotels

Interior Design Project Manager

Remington Hotels • $80K — $95K *
Dallas, TX 75217In-Person
Hospitality & Recreation
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture.
  • Minimum of 7 years of professional interior design experience, preferably in hospitality or multifamily projects.
  • Demonstrated experience leading projects through multiple phases from concept to construction.
  • Strong client management and communication skills for engaging diverse stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage interior design projects from kickoff to closeout.
  • Establish project scope, deliverables, and timelines at kickoff.
  • Develop and maintain project schedules, managing competing priorities.
  • Lead client meetings and design presentations, ensuring clear communication of project status.
  • Coordinate design documentation and consultant inputs with project requirements.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship.
  • Access to industry-standard technology and tools.
  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on team accountability.
  • Engagement in diverse and impactful design projects.
Full Job Description
Project Leadership & Management
  • Own and manage assigned interior design projects from project kickoff through construction, installation, and closeout.
  • Establish project scope, deliverables, milestones, responsibilities, and expectations at project kickoff.
  • Develop, maintain, and actively manage project schedules, identifying critical path items, dependencies, and potential impacts to project delivery.
  • Manage multiple projects and competing priorities while maintaining quality and meeting established deadlines.
  • Monitor project progress and proactively identify, communicate, and resolve issues that may impact scope, schedule, budget, or quality.
  • Maintain clear and organized project documentation, including schedules, meeting notes, action items, decisions, revisions, and approvals.
  • Lead regular internal project reviews to ensure project teams remain aligned with scope, schedule, budget, and design objectives.
  • Take accountability for project deliverables and ensure commitments made to clients and internal stakeholders are met.
  • Coordinate with Premier Project Management and Purchasing teams to ensure the ID scope and deliverables align with overall project requirements and schedules.

Client & Stakeholder Management
  • Serve as the primary day-to-day interior design point of contact for assigned clients and projects.
  • Establish and maintain strong, professional relationships with ownership groups, hotel operators, brand representatives, and other project stakeholders.
  • Lead client meetings, design presentations, project updates, and design review sessions.
  • Communicate project status, decisions, risks, schedule impacts, and next steps clearly and proactively.
  • Anticipate client needs and communicate potential issues before they become problems.
  • Build client confidence through responsiveness, accountability, organization, and consistent follow-through.
  • Serve as a trusted design advisor by providing informed recommendations and solutions while appropriately challenging decisions when necessary.
  • Coordinate and track brand design reviews and approvals throughout the project lifecycle.


Design Leadership
  • Lead the interior design process from concept development through construction and installation.
  • Establish and maintain the design vision in alignment with client objectives, brand standards, project scope, budget, schedule, and operational requirements.
  • Direct the development of space plans, concepts, material palettes, FF&E selections, presentations, and design documentation.
  • Review design work produced by the project team for quality, accuracy, completeness, and consistency with the approved design direction.
  • Ensure design decisions are appropriately documented and communicated to all relevant project stakeholders.
  • Research, evaluate, and select furniture, fabrics, finishes, and architectural materials while maintaining familiarity with local and national vendors.
  • Consider durability, performance standards, brand requirements, operational requirements, and lifecycle considerations when developing design solutions.
  • Maintain a working understanding of hospitality design principles across varying project types and levels of complexity.


Drawing & Documentation Management
  • Own the interior design drawing production process and ensure all ID documentation is complete, coordinated, accurate, and issued in accordance with the project schedule.
  • Establish drawing production responsibilities, deadlines, and expectations for the project team.
  • Review drawings and documentation at each project milestone to ensure design intent, dimensions, materials, FF&E, and architectural elements are accurately represented.
  • Coordinate interior design drawings with architectural drawings and other consultant documentation.
  • Identify and resolve drawing conflicts, inconsistencies, omissions, and coordination issues before documents are issued.
  • Oversee preparation of plans, elevations, reflected ceiling plans, millwork drawings, details, finish plans, furniture plans, and other interior design documentation as required.
  • Ensure drawing revisions and consultant comments are properly incorporated and tracked.
  • Coordinate document issuance and maintain organized, accurate project files throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Ensure construction documentation supports successful project execution and minimizes ambiguity, rework, and RFIs.


Consultant Coordination
  • Lead and manage coordination between the Interior Design team and all applicable project consultants.
  • Serve as the primary ID point of contact for MEP, lighting, kitchen, technology, landscape, specialty consultants, and other project consultants as applicable.
  • Establish consultant coordination requirements, deadlines, deliverables, and responsibilities.
  • Coordinate consultant information with the ID design and documentation process to ensure alignment with the overall project.
  • Review consultant documentation for impacts to interior design intent, space planning, FF&E, finishes, ceilings, lighting, millwork, and other ID elements.
  • Identify conflicts between consultant documentation and interior design requirements and lead the resolution process.
  • Conduct or participate in regular consultant coordination meetings and ensure action items are documented and resolved.
  • Ensure consultant information is incorporated into the appropriate ID documentation before project milestones and issuances.
  • Coordinate with Architecture to ensure seamless integration between architectural and interior design documentation.
  • Escalate unresolved coordination issues when necessary and drive issues toward resolution.


Budget & Scope Management
  • Review and understand project scope, budget, and contractual requirements at the beginning of each project.
  • Monitor design decisions and deliverables against established project budgets and scope.
  • Coordinate with Purchasing and Project Management to ensure FF&E and design selections remain aligned with approved budgets.
  • Identify potential scope changes, additional services, or budget impacts and communicate them proactively.
  • Assist in developing FF&E budgets, quantity take-offs, and other project cost information as required.
  • Evaluate design alternatives and provide recommendations that balance design intent, cost, durability, and project requirements.


FF&E & Specifications
  • Oversee development of FF&E selections, specifications, schedules, and documentation.
  • Ensure FF&E specifications are complete, accurate, coordinated, and aligned with approved design direction and brand requirements.
  • Develop and maintain FF&E specifications
  • Coordinate FF&E information with Purchasing and other project stakeholders.
  • Review specifications for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with drawings and approved selections.
  • Support the implementation of Premier's standard specifications, brand standards, and emerging technology tools to improve project efficiency and quality.


Construction Administration & Installation
  • Lead or oversee interior design construction administration activities throughout the construction phase.
  • Review submittals, shop drawings, samples, and RFIs for compliance with design intent and project requirements.
  • Respond to RFIs and coordinate responses with Architecture, consultants, Project Management, and other stakeholders as required.
  • Participate in site visits, construction meetings, pre-bid meetings, and project inspections.
  • Identify field conditions or construction issues that may impact design intent and coordinate appropriate solutions.
  • Participate in FF&E installation and styling activities as required.
  • Assist with punch list development, resolution, and project closeout.
  • Ensure design intent is maintained through construction and installation.


Team Leadership & Development
  • Direct and coordinate the Interior Design team assigned to each project.
  • Clearly communicate project priorities, responsibilities, deadlines, and expectations to team members.
  • Review team workload and proactively identify resource or scheduling concerns.
  • Provide guidance, mentorship, and constructive feedback to designers and junior team members.
  • Promote accountability and ownership within the project team.
  • Foster a collaborative environment between Interior Design, Architecture, Purchasing, and Project Management.
  • Contribute to department initiatives, process improvements, design discussions, and professional development activities.


  • Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture.
  • Minimum of 7 years of professional interior design experience, preferably with hospitality or multifamily projects, with demonstrated experience leading projects.
  • Experience managing projects through multiple phases from concept through construction and installation.
  • Experience leading consultant coordination and interior design documentation.
  • NCIDQ certification strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and multiple deadlines.
  • Strong client management and communication skills with the ability to establish credibility and trust with a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated accountability, personal responsibility, and a proactive approach to project leadership.
  • Strong understanding of hospitality design principles, brand standards, and project delivery processes.
  • Strong knowledge of interior construction methods, building systems, accessibility requirements, and applicable building codes.
  • Strong understanding of drawing production and coordination between Interior Design, Architecture, and project consultants.
  • Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign), as well as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Experience preparing design presentations and visual materials using PowerPoint, Photoshop, and InDesign.
  • Experience with FF&E specification platforms such as SPEXX or similar.
  • Experience working with hospitality brand standards and approval processes.
  • Ability to review and analyze project budgets and make design recommendations within established financial parameters.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to lead meetings, facilitate decisions, resolve conflicts, and drive projects toward completion.
  • Strong verbal, written, and visual communication skills.

About Remington Hotels

Remington Hotels is a hospitality company that manages and operates hotels across the United States. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Remington Hotels offers a range of services including hotel management, development, renovation, and consulting. The company manages a portfolio of over 90 hotels and resorts, including luxury, full-service, and select-service properties. Remington Hotels is committed to providing exceptional guest experiences and delivering superior financial results for its owners and investors.
Learn more about Remington Hotels
Size
5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitality & Recreation
Founded
1992
* Ladders Estimates

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