Project Manager - Destinations East Region

• Serve as primary lead for capital program delivery, including historic rehabilitation of lodges, campgrounds, utility infrastructure, and accessibility upgrades
• Support Aramark Destinations projects across a wide array of projects within the portfolio
• Coordinate with Hospitality operations, NPS resource managers, and heritage preservation specialists to ensure sensitive execution of projects in culturally and environmentally significant areas
• Oversee multi‑year Capital Planning and projects
• align sequencing, funding, and delivery with broader Aramark Destinations goals
• Provide technical input and leadership on additional Destinations LOB projects across properties such as Denali, Grand Canyon North Rim, Bryce, Zion, Asilomar, Isle Royale, and other National/State Park units as well as project assigned by the Director
• Own end-to-end project governance and compliance per operating agreements: initiation, approvals (contractual/legal), reporting, and documentation
• Develop comprehensive project budgets
• monitor, track, and report financial performance including forecasts and variance analysis
• Select and manage planners, architects, engineers, contractors, and specialty consultants
• provide clear direction and performance oversight
• Establish and maintain project SOPs tailored to NPS/State and Aramark requirements
• regularly review and update standards
• Partner with Operations to assess facilities/infrastructure
• recommend work orders and initiate improvement projects to maintain state of good repair
• Administer professional services contracts (architecture, engineering, historic conservation, sustainability, energy, and other disciplines)
• Plan and coordinate with SHPO/SHIPO, facilities maintenance, public safety, IT, regulatory, events, and administrators to minimize operational impacts
• Provide construction oversight
• ensure compliance with codes, industry standards, best practices, and contractual requirements
• Proactively identify emerging technical risks across disciplines and drive corrective actions
• Coordinate smooth transitions from project initiation through operational turnover and warranty/close‑out, including as‑builts and O&M documentation
• Maintain organized project archives
• manage current building drawings and campus utility maps
• Prepare executive-ready reports and presentations
• support senior leadership and board presentations as requested
• Support Destinations new business/retention efforts with capital- and facilities-related inputs

• Demonstrated analytical, problem‑solving, and organizational excellence
• able to prioritize across multiple concurrent projects and locations
• Strong interpersonal skills
• adept at building partnerships with diverse teams and stakeholders, including government and senior leadership
• Resource planning capability to assess and allocate staffing across remote and varied project types
• Exceptional written and verbal communication
• confident presentation to large audiences and public agencies
• High judgment, integrity, and discretion
• proven ability to think strategically and deliver tactically
• experience leading teams
• 10–12+ years leading comprehensive capital projects from minor renovations to ground‑up construction, preferably across multiple geographies
• Historic preservation project experience preferred but not required. (NPS/State contexts)
• Complex program planning and scenario development experience
• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, or related field strongly preferred (or equivalent experience)

Historic preservation project experience (NPS/State contexts)