Project Manager - Design

Stanford Medicine Children's Health•Palo Alto, CA

4d•$63 - $81•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Manager for Design is responsible for managing design projects for Stanford Medicine Children’s Health under the general supervision of the Director for Design. Responsible for the programming, planning, and design of projects, ensuring completion within budget, on schedule, and meeting all program objectives and appropriate government regulations. Acts as a liaison between the client/users and all other project participants including consultants, contractors, vendors, and outside jurisdictional agencies. Responsible for planning, scheduling, assigning, and overseeing the work of project participants and assigned project managers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university.
Five (5) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience
Ability to budget, make financial projections and write reports.
Ability to ensure project compliance with hospital infection control procedures.
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with widely diverse groups, including individuals at all levels both within and outside the organization and gain their cooperation.
Ability to handle potentially sensitive situations by applying consultative skills in working with internal and external constituent groups.
Ability to plan, organize, motivate, mentor, direct and evaluate the work of others.
Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to prioritize work by making informed judgments and to develop solutions for problems.
Ability to utilize project management tools.
Knowledge of CAD system, CAFM, estimating, cost control, scheduling, construction administration, quality control, specification writing, and space planning.
Knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility.
Knowledge of technical, professional and business in the fields of healthcare delivery, architecture, and construction, and building design process.

Responsibilities

As guided by project plan and business objectives, leads project team, adapting project plans and priorities to meet short-term service, business and/or operational objective.
Documents and manages current state, future state and gap analysis for process improvement and workflows.
Recommends operating policies and procedures, guidelines, and standards for teams.
Implements quality control measures to ensure project compliance with department, hospital, and university policies, government codes and regulations; also ensures conformance to the requirements of all project participants.
Identifies and resolves technical, operational, and organizational problems, applying critical thinking to recommend standards and operating strategies that mitigate risk and propel growth.
Manages communications on a regular and timely basis, ensuring that all project participants are informed of project status, problems, and required actions.
Oversees the selection process and contract negotiations for consultants, contractors, and vendors.
Manages, assesses, and documents project scope and program, describing the objectives, physical requirements, parameters, and constraints of the project, including not only the user's functional needs but also hospital and external jurisdictional criteria for heal and safety, operation, maintenance, energy efficiency, quality standards, contextual issues, and aesthetics.
Prepares and maintains accurate, coherent, timely, and auditable project records/files, and cost estimates with department procedures; and ensures that space inventory reports are complete.
Interprets organization-wide policies to provide process guidance and advice to Project Engineers, vendors, and others supporting the project.
May act as a department representative on committees and professional organizations.
Manages the review and approval process to ensure appropriate approvals of all design work from schematic studies through final construction documents and related field changes and changes in scope as well as approval for conceptual and detailed projects budgets.