Design / Construction Project Manager IV

Kaiser Permanente • San Francisco, CA

78d

About The Position

This senior individual contributor position is responsible for all phases of the design and/or construction process of moderately complex construction and/or refurbishment projects, or series of projects, generally in the range of $50-100 million in cumulative budget responsibility. The role involves defining project parameters in terms of time, money, physical objectives, and outside constraints; managing the work of project teams comprised of facility personnel, project staff, general contractors, and internal/external consultants; leading teams in establishing scope, budget, and schedule, and maintaining such commitments through design, construction, and close-out processes. Additionally, the position ensures KP goals for client service are continuously met through the design and construction process. Responsibilities also include providing guidance during all design stages of medical and/or regional facilities, making economic comparisons of development schemes, negotiating fees, reviewing and approving consultant and contractor invoices and change orders, managing the timely procurement of all permits required by regulatory authorities, and supervising on-site design and/or construction teams while communicating goals and program status with KP leadership.

Requirements

• Minimum four (4) years experience in construction and/or design project management.
• Minimum one (1) years experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and minimum five (5) years experience in project management or a directly related field OR Minimum eight (8) years experience in project management or a directly related field.

Nice To Haves

• Negotiation skills
• Applied Data Analysis
• Financial Acumen
• Conflict Resolution
• Managing Diverse Relationships
• Product Development Life Cycle
• Project Management Tools
• Risk Assessment
• Quality Assurance Process
• Service Focus

Responsibilities

• Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members.
• Builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers.
• Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers.
• Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses.
• Leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations.
• Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback.
• Demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes.
• Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.
• Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions.
• Encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies.
• Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions.
• Provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate.
• Monitors progress and results.
• Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines.
• Identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines.
• Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams.
• Uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.
• Manages large-scale projects from initiation to close-out.
• Develops, analyzes, and manages moderately complex project plans which include scope identification and management, schedule, inter-dependencies, and resource forecast.
• Manages and monitors project financials for large projects.
• Monitors overall project performance against plan, ensuring measurement of business benefits and outcomes.
• Makes adjustments as needed.
• Manages project activities related to organizational change management.
• Drives allocation of resources, establishes schedules, and task assignments to ensure established project management practices are in place.
• Leads the work of project team members.
• Requests and coordinates internal and/or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project demands.
• Promotes project vision and objectives with project team.
• Delivers performance feedback to team members' supervisors.
• Proactively monitors and identifies project risks, issues, and trigger events by developing mitigation plans and strategies.
• Resolves or escalates risks or issues as appropriate.
• Monitors adherence of project activities to policies and procedures.
• Ensures the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse project stakeholders.
• Builds rapport with stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and senior management.
• Clarifies accountability and authority across stakeholders.
• Identifies and works closely with stakeholders, ensuring all appropriate stakeholders are represented and included.
• Provides insight to key stakeholders and project sponsors by developing project goals.
• Sets the prioritization of deliverables, discussing involvement of business processes.
• Facilitates decisions necessary for project delivery.
• Communicates tough issues to stakeholders while maintaining an independent opinion.
• Provides recommendations, delivers presentations, and provides reports to various senior audiences.
• Assists with reviews of vendor performance levels and ensures service level agreements are met.
• Partners with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate.
• Assists with contract negotiations with vendors and reviews project invoices submitted by vendors for accuracy.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree