Senior Healthcare Construction Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and feasibility analysis.
• Coordinate design development, constructability reviews, and value engineering efforts.
• Ensure project plans meet healthcare-specific requirements, including clinical workflows, equipment needs, and facility standards.
• Coordinate infection control, air quality management, interim life safety measures (ILSM), and safety protocols for work in patient-occupied areas.
• Maintain documentation required for inspections, permitting, and regulatory approvals.
• Oversee day-to-day construction activities, ensuring quality, schedule, and budget alignment.
• Manage all subcontractor activities, deliverables, and contract compliance.
• Coordinate shutdowns, utility interruptions, and work affecting sensitive clinical operations.
• Mitigate disruptions to patients, staff, and hospital services during active construction.
• Create and maintain project budgets, forecasts, cost reports, and payment applications.
• Develop baseline and detailed schedules; track progress and adjust timelines as needed.
• Manage change orders, procurement processes, and subcontractor negotiations.
• Enforce safety protocols and ensure compliance with healthcare safety standards.
• Conduct regular jobsite inspections and ensure high-quality workmanship.
• Address and resolve field issues promptly to minimize impacts on operations.
• Lead punch list completion, commissioning, testing, and equipment startup.
• Ensure all turnover documentation, warranties, as-builts, and O&M manuals are delivered.
• Support post-occupancy evaluations and ensure a smooth transition to facility operations.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field preferred.
• 5–10+ years of construction project management experience, with significant experience in healthcare or highly regulated environments.
• Experience overseeing projects in active hospital or clinical settings strongly preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of healthcare construction processes, codes, and compliance standards.
• Proficiency with project management software (e.g., Procore, Bluebeam, Autodesk Build, MS Project).
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Ability to manage complex phasing, constrained work areas, and high-risk shutdowns.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities under tight deadlines and operational constraints.

Certifications (Preferred)

• ASHE Healthcare Construction Certificate (HCC)
• CHC (Certified Healthcare Constructor)
• OSHA 30 certification
• PMP or CCM a plus