Regional Director, Planning, Design and Construction

SSM Health • MO-SSM Health Mission Hill, MO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Leads Planning, Design, and Construction for the St. Louis and Southern Illinois region. Develops and maintains a Strategic Facility Master Plan for the region. Collaborates closely with regional leadership and strategic planning to ensure capital projects support the needs of the region. Ensures the design and construction standards follow best practices. Leads system-wide initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction management or related field, or equivalent years of experience and education
• Seven years' technical experience, with five years in direct people leadership/management

Responsibilities

• Leads all planning, design, and construction for the region.
• Manages project management team and related project delivery staff, including architects, medical equipment planners, and interior designers.
• Supports direct reports by actively participating in key project issues and mentors each individual.
• Ensures a competitive and inclusive bidding program, including; a Request for Qualification process which drives an actively managed qualified bidders list; contracting qualified bidders under standard terms and conditions; RFP process culminate in appropriate bid tabs; work authorizations for each project awarded; contractor evaluations at the completion of each project which provides constructive feedback to vendors as well as influencing the qualification of the vendor for future work as appropriate.
• With peers in the region and throughout the system, leads development and maintenance of design and construction standards.
• Works collaboratively with regional leadership, strategic planning, and others to support early project planning/scoping, as well as development of multi-year capital planning for the region.
• Ensure a robust safety plan for construction projects, especially in occupied buildings.
• Ensures interim life safety plans and infection control risk assessments are developed and followed.
• Ensures projects are delivered on-time, under-budget, and meet the approved scope.
• Manages an independent commissioning process to ensure facilities perform as designed.
• Ensures active participation from plant operations and security staff to ensure projects are designed and delivered to meet best practices for efficient, on-going maintenance, and safety/security.
• Responsible to lead key aspects of the entitlement process with local municipalities for strategic projects.
• Demonstrates exceptional communication and engagement skills in working within a large healthcare system.
• Effectively drives change and positive improvements within the region, and throughout the system.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

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