Project Executive | Healthcare

Columbia Construction Company•North Reading, MA

1h•$190,000 - $250,000

About The Position

The Project Executive provides strategic leadership and oversight for project delivery, client relationships, business development, and overall performance across Columbia Construction’s Healthcare division. The role works with project teams, healthcare clients, facility and clinical stakeholders, and internal partners to align projects with organizational standards, client expectations, financial objectives, patient and staff safety, and regulatory requirements. Healthcare projects often take place in occupied, operating facilities, including hospitals, medical office buildings, ambulatory care centers, and research and laboratory spaces. The position helps protect patients, maintain clinical operations, and meet code and accreditation requirements through strategic project oversight, client partnership, business development, team leadership, and informed involvement when needed. The Project Executive supervises, supports, and develops Project Managers, Project Engineers, and other healthcare project team members. The role also provides oversight of healthcare-specific planning and compliance, including infection control, interim life safety measures, utility shutdowns, specialty systems, commissioning, inspections, licensing, and turnover.

Requirements

Strong understanding of construction processes, project execution workflows, financial management principles, project controls, risk management, and project lifecycle coordination.
Working knowledge of healthcare construction requirements, including ICRA, ILSM, phasing and shutdowns in occupied facilities, and applicable codes and standards such as NFPA 101 and FGI Guidelines.
Ability to provide strategic leadership and project oversight while aligning with client expectations, financial objectives, operational standards, clinical needs, and project goals.
Ability to identify project risks, performance concerns, and operational challenges and support effective issue resolution and sound decision-making.
Strong leadership skills and ability to coach, develop, and support project teams and future leaders.
Strong client relationship management, business development, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to engage with facility, clinical, and executive health system stakeholders.
Ability to contribute to business development through networking, relationship-building, and opportunity development.
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities across projects or complex project environments.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, project technology, or similar software.
Relevant education in construction management, engineering, business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Significant experience leading construction project execution or similar project-based work, with responsibility for strategic project leadership, financial performance, client relationships, and team development.
Demonstrated experience delivering healthcare construction projects, preferably including work in occupied hospitals or other active clinical environments.
Experience supervising and developing project teams.
Experience in the AEC industry.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare construction credentials such as ASHE Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC) or ICRA training.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and oversight for healthcare project outcomes, financial performance, operational alignment, and project execution.
Monitor project progress, team effectiveness, client concerns, financial performance, operational challenges, and risks; support issue resolution, escalation management, and informed decision-making.
Provide strategic involvement in project planning, preconstruction alignment, scheduling, procurement coordination, contract obligations, risk management, safety oversight, project controls, and project execution.
Engage regularly with project teams and job sites to understand project conditions, support alignment, and provide guidance.
Oversee work planning and execution in occupied healthcare facilities to protect patient care, clinical operations, and life safety systems.
Ensure teams develop and follow Infection Control Risk Assessments (ICRA), Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM), pre-construction risk assessments, and utility shutdown and phasing plans in coordination with facility, infection prevention, and clinical staff.
Support compliance with applicable codes, standards, and authorities, including NFPA 101, FGI Guidelines, state health department and Joint Commission requirements, and CMS conditions of participation.
Oversee specialty healthcare systems and spaces, including medical gas, pressurization and air exchange requirements, imaging and radiation shielding, and sterile or procedural environments; support commissioning, inspections, licensing, and turnover.
Build and maintain relationships with healthcare clients, health system facilities and planning leaders, trade partners, design teams, and industry peers.
Align project execution with client priorities, expectations, clinical needs, and success measures; support communication and resolution of challenges.
Facilitate alignment meetings, feedback discussions, and structured client engagement efforts.
Represent the organization in healthcare and industry settings, support networking and relationship-building, identify opportunities, and contribute to pursuits, proposals, and interviews.
Coach, mentor, and develop project team members through feedback, performance support, and leadership guidance.
Reinforce accountability, role clarity, communication, and alignment across project teams; support performance management and address development needs or performance concerns.
Help develop future healthcare project leaders by reinforcing sound decision-making, project leadership practices, healthcare-specific knowledge and certifications, and organizational expectations.