Project Manager - Healthcare

Samet Corporation • Charlotte, NC

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About The Position

Samet Corporation is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead its growing Healthcare Construction vertical. The role owns healthcare construction project delivery from preconstruction through closeout, protecting budgets, schedules, and quality while supporting the company’s expansion in the healthcare market. The Project Manager develops client relationships, mentors future leaders, and oversees complex projects while ensuring compliance with healthcare codes, regulations, infection control protocols, and client-specific standards. Regular travel between regions and frequent visits to healthcare construction sites are required.

The role covers procurement and trade partner selection, design and construction coordination, cost and schedule management, contract administration, project documentation, safety, infection control, and owner turnover. The position also mentors project team members and promotes effective relationships with healthcare stakeholders and trade partners.

The work environment combines office settings with frequent, recurring healthcare construction site visits. Noise levels may range from low to high, and temperatures vary by location. The role requires regular regional travel. Physical demands include sitting, walking on rough or uneven surfaces, handling equipment and files, reaching, driving, bending, and regularly lifting or moving up to 20 pounds and occasionally up to 40 pounds. Occasional activities include standing, climbing stairs or ladders, balancing, kneeling, crouching, twisting, and infrequently crawling. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business administration, or comparable relevant experience.
• At least 5 years of experience managing healthcare construction projects, such as hospitals, clinics, outpatient facilities, or medical office buildings.
• Demonstrated knowledge of healthcare construction regulations, AHCA, Joint Commission standards, and infection control protocols.
• Strong leadership, management, and computer skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Valid driver’s license.
• 30-hour OSHA certification.
• Ability to exceed client expectations and solve problems reliably.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with healthcare stakeholders, including medical providers and administrators.
• Demonstrated commitment to conducting business honestly and supporting company values.
• Ability to identify root causes, gather information from multiple sources, and make timely decisions.
• Ability to embrace change, handle pressure, and take on new responsibilities.
• Clear written and oral communication skills and effective presentation abilities.
• Drive to seek better methods and creative solutions continuously.
• Effective time management and systematic work processes.
• Ability to read and comprehend detailed instructions, long correspondence, and memos; write complex correspondence; and communicate effectively in one-on-one, small-group, and large-group settings, including with medical and administrative personnel.
• Intermediate skill with Microsoft Office and SharePoint, ability to communicate remotely using platforms such as Zoom or Teams, and ability to type complex correspondence.
• Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to comprehend and execute detailed written and oral instructions using common-sense reasoning, and navigate conventional situations involving a few concrete variables.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, with reasonable accommodations available where applicable.

Nice To Haves

• LEED Green Associate accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Own all phases of healthcare construction projects and ensure adherence to healthcare codes, regulations, infection control protocols, and client-specific standards.
• Assist with project procurement strategy, trade partner solicitation, quantitative take-offs, and general conditions development.
• Manage designers and oversee design and procurement completion for negotiated, design-build, or construction management at-risk healthcare projects.
• Support sales presentations and develop and maintain client relationships before, during, and after construction.
• Participate in developing Project Management Plans, including teamwork plans and responsibility matrices.
• Develop job cost codes and establish buyout strategies to maximize profit potential.
• Create and update detailed project schedules using company software and comply with healthcare construction sequencing and owner requirements.
• Understand healthcare-oriented contract terms, conditions, payment requirements, schedule demands, and risks.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of project requirements in healthcare plans and specifications.
• Prepare scopes of work, purchase orders, and subcontracts for healthcare-specific trades within established signature policy limits.
• Implement prequalification and risk management plans when selecting subcontractors and suppliers, focusing on healthcare experience and capacity.
• Ensure required bonds and insurance coverage are in place before work begins.
• File required notices of contracts, lien agent notices, and project statements within specified timeframes.
• Ensure subcontracts are executed before on-site work starts.
• Mentor junior project managers, engineers, and coordinators, providing direction and supporting team autonomy.
• Treat trade partners fairly and develop new partnerships specializing in healthcare construction.
• Prepare cost projections and cash flow forecasts, and implement change management processes.
• Conduct pre-installation meetings, implement “Never Fail” guidelines, and maintain document control processes.
• Prepare monthly owner status reports and document project meetings and conversations.
• Maintain project system modules and logs in Prolog, including PCO/COR/CO, drawing/specification, submittal, and RFI logs.
• Update and distribute master construction schedules monthly, managing changes and corrective actions.
• Hold trade partners accountable for schedule milestones.
• Ensure record documents, including as-built drawings, are updated for owner turnover.
• Prepare punch lists and coordinate completion with trade partners, designers, and owners.
• Conduct 11-month project walkthroughs and correct non-compliant work.
• Ensure site-specific safety and infection control plans are in place and followed in healthcare environments.
• Promote safe work practices and collaborate with subcontractors to improve safety and ICRA programs.
• Travel regularly between project sites in multiple regions as required.

Benefits

• Structured development through Samet University and Builders Building Builders.
• Training and opportunities to take on responsibility and grow into leadership roles.
• Support from an award-winning safety culture and a team that looks out for one another.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level