About The Position
The Project Manager Construction supports Jackson Health System’s mission of creating a rewarding client and patient experience by ensuring well-designed, well-implemented, and well-managed capital projects. The role manages high-visibility strategic projects across the health system’s physical plant and establishes collaborative relationships with administrators, clinicians, technical staff, consultants, and vendors. The position oversees assigned aspects of Facilities Design and Construction, maintaining quality through communication, customer service, and organizational practices. It assists with planning, validating, pricing, and implementing capital projects from inception through closeout, including stakeholder input and coordination. Projects must adhere to Jackson Health System standards, applicable agency requirements, and approved scope and budgets. The role supervises construction coordinators and ACMs and works with Finance, Procurement, Budget, and other internal departments. It monitors and reports progress, recommends course corrections, and may assist with confidential management processes and decisions. Independent judgment is required.
Requirements
- Generally 5 to 7 years of related experience.
- Management experience is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
- Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with critical thinking and professional composure.
- Ability to understand and follow instructions.
- Ability to exercise sound, independent judgment.
- Knowledge and skill in using job-appropriate technology and software applications.
- Hospital or healthcare construction experience.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree preferred.
- State of Florida registration as a General Contractor, Architect, or Engineer preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead stakeholders through capital project delivery, including planning, validation, cost estimating, design, construction, equipping, turnover, and asset capitalization.
- Provide input and options to achieve outcomes defined by Operations.
- Provide daily leadership to assigned coordinators, ACMs, support staff, consultants, contractors, and vendors.
- Use and understand project plans and specifications, owner contracts, purchase orders, shop drawings, permitting, submittal reviews, and other project documents.
- Coordinate with internal departments and resources to minimize construction disruptions.
- Ensure project records in electronic document-control files are complete and accurate.
- Manage Fixed Furniture and Equipment (FFE) processes, including scope, proposals, requisitions, delivery, and invoice processing, and coordinate timing to prevent completion delays.
- Review project-progress documentation, change orders, and invoices, and approve them as required.
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with designers, consultants, builders, vendors, and other project team members.
- Use facility and hospital building standards, equipment types, and construction procedures.
- Ensure project goals, objectives, and completion target dates are met.
- Ensure project closeout includes required documents, such as permits, certificates of occupancy, warranties, final lien releases, and other closeout documentation.
- Partner with Procurement Management on contracting methodologies and sole-source or preferred-vendor needs for design and construction contracts supporting the capital program.
- Work with other departments to budget capital needs and project cash-flow requirements.
- Participate in, learn, and teach LEAN applications, including pull planning, A3, and retrospectives, to improve project outcomes and efficiency.
- Work with government entities and other authorities to obtain compliance and project or plan approvals.
- Manage time and multidisciplinary tasks and workstreams, prioritizing effectively to maintain or improve schedules.
- Participate in training, development, and educational programs.
- Maintain the confidentiality of information in accordance with administrative policy and applicable laws and regulations.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
