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ABOUT MAANA
Maana Homes is a founder-led hospitality company in Kyoto building restored machiya and newly designed residences where people slow down and reconnect with themselves and with place. We're not a hotel chain. Every space we make reflects deep attention to craft, material, and the rhythm of local life.
We're now developing a landmark boutique hotel in Higashiyama, Kyoto — a ground-up project and the most ambitious build in our history, with the opportunity to work alongside award-winning global designers.
THE ROLE
We're looking for a Project Manager with an architecture or interior design background to run this project alongside our founders, from design development through to opening. This is not a back-office coordination role. You'll be in the room for the decisions that shape what this building becomes, working directly with our founding team, internationally recognized architects and designers, contractors, and craftspeople.
You'll own the day-to-day: schedules, budgets, vendor coordination, site supervision, drawing review, permit and compliance tracking. But you'll also need the design fluency to catch when something on paper drifts from intent — to read a detail, question a material substitution, or flag a sequencing issue before it becomes expensive.
This is project-based and freelance. We're looking for someone local, able to be on-site in Kyoto regularly, not a remote consultant.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Manage the project timeline and budget across design development, permitting, construction, and pre-opening phases
- Coordinate between architects, contractors, engineers, and artisan partners
- Review architectural and interior drawings for coherence, buildability, and fidelity to design intent
- Run site visits and supervise progress against schedule and quality standards
- Track permits, inspections, and regulatory compliance specific to Japanese construction and hospitality licensing
- Surface risks early — schedule slippage, cost overrun, design compromise — with a clear recommendation, not just a flag
- Report directly to the founders in both Japanese and English, translating between technical, creative, and business conversations as needed
求める人材:
- Background in architecture or interior design, with real project management experience — you've run a build, not just drafted for one
- Bilingual: business-level Japanese and English, both required. You'll be moving between Japanese contractors/officials and English-speaking founders daily
- Based in or able to work locally in Kyoto/Kansai
- Comfortable in a small, founder-led company — this isn't a role with a big PM department behind it. You'll need judgment, not just process
- Detail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger design intent
- Steady under ambiguity — this is a landmark project being built in real time, not a fully spec'd-out corporate job
**TO APPLY
Send a portfolio or project history showing relevant architecture/interior + PM experience, along with your availability and rate expectations.
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雇用形態: 業務委託
給与・報酬: 2,000円 (時給) 以上
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