CONSTRUCTION MANAGER (Healthcare)

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

About The Position

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. UW Facilities (UWF) manages the University’s buildings, infrastructure, and land, with more than 1,100 employees in a variety of fields. The Asset Management group includes Capital & Space Management, Real Estate, Sustainability, and other teams responsible for planning and workload management. The Operations group includes Project Delivery, Maintenance & Construction, Campus Utilities & Operations, Building Services, Transportation Services and Safety. Supporting these groups, as well as the separate Emergency Management team, are the Business Intelligence & Information Technology group and the Finance & Administration group. Please visit the UW Facilities web page for more information: https://facilities.uw.edu/ . The Project Delivery Group is comprised of an executive director, directors, project and construction managers, contract manager and administrators, design and construction partners, within the Asset Management unit in UW Facilities. The PDG is responsible for the delivery of capital projects that help fulfill the University’s teaching, research, health care and innovation mission. From concept to completion to transition to occupancy, PDG leads the planning, design and construction required to execute and successfully complete projects ranging from small remodels to new buildings. As respected industry leaders, PDG brings experience, knowledge, a collaborative mindset, and a focus on client service to comprehensively manage all aspects of the different project delivery methods including critical patient care rosters, job order contracting, design-bid-build, GCCM, design-build and public/private partnerships. The Project Delivery Group (PDG) has an outstanding opportunity for a Construction Manager (Healthcare) for healthcare capital projects. Under the general supervision of the Director, and with direct guidance from the Construction Program Manager, the Construction Manager (Healthcare) serves as the University’s representative in managing the construction and closeout phase of healthcare projects with stringent regulatory and compliance needs and complex programmatic, technical, and mechanical design requirements, with authority to approve changes in budget and time to the construction contract, within the limits of delegated authority and the approved project budget. The Construction Manager (Healthcare) is responsible for a major project or may be assigned multiple special projects. Major projects include construction of new buildings or major renovations of an existing building above $15M. Special projects include renovations of portions of an existing building or utility system. The Project Delivery Group places a strong emphasis on skilled and versatile project managers who are able to lead projects through their full life cycle from planning through post-occupancy. We value a leadership mindset, excellent communication skills, facility with budgets and schedules, and an ability to work with all members of project delivery teams in a highly collaborative environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture and a minimum of 5 years of related and progressively responsible work experience.
Experience in large scale capital projects.
Experience managing projects in occupied and operating facilities, specifically in healthcare, Biotech, or other technical facilities.
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except where there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
Please include a cover letter with your application. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered. Your letter should outline your interest in the position, highlight relevant experience or qualifications, and explain how you would add value to the team or organization. It must be specific to this role.
Must be able to work in a non-smoking environment.
Possession of a valid Washington State driver’s license.
Regular and predictable attendance is required.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree of Science in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC).
Working knowledge of MEP systems and engineering concepts.
Higher education, public works, or developer experience.
OSHA 30

Responsibilities

Construction Management: Using discretion and independent judgment, manage the efforts of contractors during the construction phase of all projects, including general, mechanical, and electrical work, from contract award through warranty. Ensure that adequate construction support services and facilities are provided as required for in a timely manner. Prepare construction change notifications; process change orders and negotiate and approve pricing with the contractor up to the limit of delegated authority. Establish a system for dispute resolution; review and respond to delay claims; develop proposed solutions to solve outstanding problems. Maintain Owner’s project statistics and change order tracking system. Create monthly reports on progress, schedule and budget for senior management, each month during construction. Maintain project progress reports and photographic history of the work. Review contractor’s work plan and coordinate inspections of the quality of work and materials. Review and approve the contractor’s Schedule of Values. and monthly applications for payment. Receive, evaluate, distribute and respond to contractor correspondence. Draft and release correspondence to consultants, other University departments and state, county, city and other regulating officials. Arrange and conduct project meetings including weekly progress meetings, change board meetings, preinstallation meetings, preconstruction conferences, partnering sessions, disputes review board meetings and owner’s oversight meetings. Provide direction to and review consultant performance in responding to contractor questions and in reviewing shop drawings, submittals and product samples, to ensure timely responses are provided. Supervise architect’s progress in completing contract compliance inspections. Evaluate site specific safety plans to ensure compliance within occupied buildings and public safety.
Construction Support Services: Set-up and manage field office where applicable. Conduct field inspections to determine construction site conditions. Furnish to contractor field sketches as appropriate; evaluate and/or initiate changes to contract documents to resolve field problems. Coordinate hazardous material abatement work. Direct and monitor performance associated construction phase consultants and vendors, including test lab and geotechnical engineers. Obtain necessary approvals for and coordinate building occupancy. Manage efforts of consultants, contractors and University staff required during the building commissioning process including equipment and start up and testing, optimizing operation, obtaining operating instructions and identifying equipment with special requirements. Respond to problems during the warranty period. Working with University project manager, establish safety requirements for each project. Review safety plans from contractors. Perform safety audits. Report incidents and perform incident investigations.
Pre-Construction: Participate in pre-construction planning and review of issues including construction planning and logistics, project safety, schedule, budget and constructability. Working in partnership with the University’s project manager, serve as the project resource for construction-related issues (including execution planning, schedule, budget and constructability) in the design phase of capital projects and manage the prime consultants’ construction phase services to the completion of the project. When assigned to a GC/CM contract, review contracts for construction support contracts and subcontract packages; identify duplications and omissions in the subcontract buyout; verify completion of contracts and ensure that all contract completion documents (warranties, guarantees) are processed. Provide subject matter expertise when evaluating Request for Proposals (RFPs) from contractors and provide objective feedback in the process.
Other: Perform other duties, as assigned.