The senior healthcare project manager will serve as an owner’s representative, leading complex healthcare capital projects, MEP infrastructure improvements, renovations, expansions, and new construction. This position will manage multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle while providing oversight of scope, budget, schedule, quality, procurement, risk, and stakeholder coordination.
The ideal candidate has a strong track record delivering large-scale projects within active and occupied healthcare environments and the ability to serve as a trusted advisor to healthcare leadership and key stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Serve as the owner’s representative for complex healthcare capital projects, MEP infrastructure initiatives, renovations, expansions, and new construction.
Lead projects through planning, design, procurement, construction, MEP start-up, commissioning, activation, occupancy, and closeout.
Manage multiple concurrent projects and multidisciplinary teams, including architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and client stakeholders.
Establish and manage project budgets, forecasts, cash flow, schedules, project controls, and financial reporting.
Oversee procurement, bid evaluations, contractor selection, contract administration, change management, and negotiations.
Monitor project performance and proactively identify and mitigate risks related to scope, cost, schedule, quality, safety, and operations.
Provide oversight of complex MEP infrastructure projects, ensuring effective technical coordination and continuity of facility operations.
Lead project meetings, stakeholder coordination, executive reporting, and decision-making processes.
Coordinate construction within active and occupied healthcare facilities while minimizing impacts to patient care, staff, and clinical operations.
Ensure projects align with applicable healthcare regulations, accreditation requirements, quality standards, and client objectives.
Build and maintain strong relationships with healthcare leadership, facilities teams, clinical users, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders.
Mentor project managers, assistant project managers, project engineers, and other project team members.
Support client relationship management, business development, and pursuit efforts for healthcare opportunities.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, building sciences, or a related discipline.
10+ years of progressively responsible project or construction management experience, with significant experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, laboratory, life sciences, or complex institutional facilities.
Demonstrated experience managing healthcare capital projects and MEP infrastructure programs, preferably ranging from $25 million to $100+ million.
Significant experience serving as an owner’s representative or managing projects on behalf of healthcare systems or institutional clients.
Experience delivering renovations, MEP infrastructure upgrades, campus improvements, expansions, and new construction within active facilities.
Strong knowledge of healthcare planning, design, construction, commissioning, activation, occupancy, and transition processes.
Advanced experience with budgets, scheduling, project controls, risk management, change management, contract administration, and financial reporting.
Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership and navigate complex project and organizational issues.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, SharePoint, scheduling tools, and project/construction management platforms.
Knowledge of common project delivery methods, including Design-Bid-Build, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), Design-Build, and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).
Preferred Qualifications
PMP, CCM, PE, LEED AP, CHC, or other relevant professional…