Project Manager - Healthcare

Samet Corporation • Charlotte, NC

18h

About The Position

Samet Corporation is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead its growing Healthcare Construction vertical. The role owns healthcare project delivery from preconstruction through closeout, safeguarding budgets, schedules, and quality while supporting the company’s expansion in the healthcare market. The Project Manager manages complex healthcare construction projects, builds client relationships, mentors future leaders, and ensures compliance with healthcare-specific requirements. Regular travel between regions and project sites is required.

The role covers procurement and trade partner selection, designer management, project planning and scheduling, contract and cost management, change control, reporting and document control, safety and infection control, and coordination through owner turnover. Projects may use negotiated, design-build, or construction management at-risk delivery methods. The work environment combines office settings with frequent visits to healthcare construction sites, where noise and temperature may vary by location.

Samet describes a culture focused on developing employees through structured programs including Samet University and Builders Building Builders, meaningful project responsibility, an award-winning safety culture, teamwork, integrity, and quality.

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.
• Commitment to honest business practices 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, including presentation abilities.
• Drive to seek better methods and creative solutions; effective time management and systematic work processes.
• Intermediate skill with Microsoft Office and SharePoint, ability to communicate remotely through platforms such as Zoom or Teams, and ability to type complex correspondence.
• Ability to read and comprehend detailed instructions and correspondence; write complex correspondence; and communicate effectively with individuals and groups, including medical and administrative personnel.
• Ability to perform arithmetic and calculate rates, ratios, and percentages, and to 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.
• Physical requirements include regularly sitting, walking on rough or uneven surfaces, handling equipment and files, reaching, driving, bending, talking, seeing, hearing, and lifting or moving up to 20 pounds; occasionally lifting or moving up to 40 pounds, standing, climbing stairs or ladders, balancing, kneeling, crouching, and twisting; and infrequently crawling.

Nice To Haves

• LEED Green Associate accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of healthcare construction projects from preconstruction through closeout, ensuring compliance with applicable 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 development of Project Management Plans, including teamwork plans and responsibility matrices.
• Develop job cost codes and buyout strategies to maximize profit potential.
• Create and update detailed project schedules using company software, taking healthcare sequencing and owner requirements into account.
• Understand healthcare project contract terms, payment requirements, schedule demands, risks, plans, and specifications.
• Prepare scopes of work, purchase orders, and subcontracts for healthcare-specific trades within signature policy limits.
• Implement subcontractor and supplier prequalification and risk management plans, focusing on healthcare experience and capacity.
• Verify required bonds and insurance are in place before work begins; file required contract notices, lien agent notices, and project statements on time; and ensure subcontracts are executed before on-site work starts.
• Mentor junior project managers, engineers, and coordinators, providing direction and encouraging autonomy.
• Treat trade partners fairly and develop 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.
• 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, manage schedule changes and corrective actions, and hold trade partners accountable for milestones.
• Ensure record documents and 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; promote safe work practices and collaborate with subcontractors to improve safety and ICRA programs.
• Travel regularly between project sites and regions as required.
• Meet the physical, communication, computer, mathematical, and reasoning requirements described in the posting, with reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.

Benefits

• Structured development through Samet University and Builders Building Builders.
• Meaningful project responsibility and opportunities to grow into leadership.
• 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