About this role
The Senior Construction Project Manager provides leadership, oversight, and management of capital construction, facility renovation, and infrastructure improvement projects across the health system. This role is responsible for delivering projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with applicable regulations while supporting organizational goals and strategic initiatives. The position also collaborates with operational, clinical, and administrative stakeholders to address day-to-day issues associated with major and minor construction projects and minimize disruption to healthcare operations.
Essential Job Functions
- Manages capital construction and renovation projects in accordance with approved Construction Management Guidelines, ensuring projects remain on schedule, within budget, and aligned with the approved scope.
- Collaborates with project teams during project development to establish project scope, budget, and schedule.
- Conducts Pre-Construction Risk Assessments (PCRA) before the start of construction activities.
- Implements appropriate Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) measures and Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) throughout project execution.
- Coordinates project activities with Infection Prevention, Facilities Management, and Safety Management departments.
- Documents project compliance and construction observations through Field Observation Reports.
- Maintains comprehensive project documentation, including approval letters, meeting minutes, project scope manuals, contract documents and specifications, addenda, change orders, RFIs, shop drawing submittals, bulletin drawings, applications for payment, closeout documents, as-built drawings, and project correspondence.
- Performs regular site inspections to verify compliance with contract documents, construction quality standards, and project requirements.
- Tracks corrective actions and project issues through Field Observation Reports and follow-up documentation.
- Plans and coordinates project-related activities that may disrupt healthcare operations, including utility outages, noise, vibration, dust, and other construction impacts.
- Schedules operational disruptions in accordance with approved organizational policies and procedures.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable healthcare, safety, regulatory, and building code requirements, including Joint Commission (TJC), DHSR, CMS, OSHA, state health department regulations, and local and state building and fire codes.
- Facilitates project completion and occupancy by coordinating required inspections, approvals, and closeout activities.
Education:
- Required: Associate or Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, business, or related field.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associate degree and ten (10) years of commercial construction project management experience, including multi-phased renovation and construction projects; or
- Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of commercial construction project management experience, including renovation and new construction projects.
- Medical office building and acute care hospital construction experience preferred.
Licensure/Certification/Listing:
- Required: Driver’s License/Valid Driver’s License and American Hospital Association Certified Health Care Constructor (CHC). The CHC requirement must be fulfilled within one year of hire but will be waived if the candidate has the AHA Certified Health Care Facilities Manager (CHFM) credentials. Preferred: AHA Certified Health Care Constructor (CHC) or AHA Certified Health Care Facility Manager (CHFM).