Senior Manager - Construction

Stanford Health Care•Pleasanton, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager of Construction at Stanford Health Care is responsible for the execution and day‑to‑day management of assigned capital construction projects from construction planning through close‑out. The role supports successful project delivery by applying cost, schedule, constructability, and field execution expertise across all phases of construction. The Senior Manager oversees project‑level construction activities, provides direct leadership to Construction Managers and Project Engineers, and other construction staff to provide day‑to‑day leadership to project teams and ensure safe, compliant, and high‑quality project outcomes. The Senior Manager coordinates closely with Facilities Planning and Design, Facilities Services, and external contractors and consultants. The role interfaces with the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI/OSHPD) and local authorities as required and maintains an on‑site presence to monitor construction activities, ensure compliance, and support safe, high‑quality project outcomes. This role requires daily on-site presence to monitor construction activities, ensure compliance, and support safe, high‑quality project outcomes and to provide oversight of staff, construction, and contracted vendors. Position may involve projects in various locations across the Stanford Health Care footprint and weekend/holiday work depending on construction schedule.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a work-related field or discipline from an accredited college or university.
Minimum of seven (7) years of directly related work experience and level of responsibility in a comparable role.
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with widely diverse groups, including individuals at senior 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 prioritize work by making informed judgments and to develop solutions for complex problems.
Ability to work within a regulated environment such as a hospital to ensure adherence to the policies and procedures of the facility including but not limited to infection control procedures, utility shutdown procedures, etc.
Demonstrate commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety, communicates safety concerns, uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
Ability to review plans and specifications for constructability, quality, code compliance, and budget.
Ability to review contracts for services to be performed prior to execution, negotiate terms and conditions, and enforce contract provisions.
Ability to determine entitlement and negotiate any change order or potential change order for a project.
Ability to resolve disputes and or claims that may occur.
Ability to manage project budgets, track forecasts, and prepare accurate cost and project status reports.
Ability to work with and create CPM schedules.
Knowledge of technical, professional and business practices in the fields of healthcare delivery, architecture, construction, and building design process includes but is not limited to HCAI/OSHPD processes, infection prevention, and QA/QC in occupied facilities.
Knowledge of legal, technical and regulatory documents.
Ability to quickly adapt to new technologies (artificial intelligence, building information modeling (BIM), scheduling, and mobile field tools) and leverage them in fast‑paced environments
Leads through ambiguity and shifting priorities, making timely trade‑offs and resetting plans without loss of momentum
Delivers influential communications with executive presence; tailors content to executives and technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Employees must abide by all Joint Commission requirements including, but not limited to, sensitivity to cultural diversity, patient care, patients’ rights and ethical treatment, safety and security of physical environments, emergency management, teamwork, respect for others, participation in ongoing education and training, communication and adherence to safety and quality programs, sustaining compliance with National Patient Safety Goals, and licensure and health screenings.

Responsibilities

Lead complex, multi‑step construction operations and phasing strategies; integrate contractor and consultant schedules into master execution plans.
Ensure construction activities are completed in accordance with approved project budgets, schedules, scope, and applicable regulatory and safety requirements.
Implement and enforce project‑level quality assurance and quality control processes to ensure compliance with departmental standards, hospital policies, and applicable codes and regulations.
Coordinate commissioning, activation, and turnover activities, including operations and maintenance manuals, record drawings, and warranties.
Advance construction industry innovations (artificial intelligence, mobile QA/QC apps, Building Information Modeling (BIM) for field use, etc) and lean improvement methods.
Manages communications to executives, users, and external agencies on a regular and timely basis, ensuring that all project participants are informed of project construction status, problems, and required actions.
Build robust outage/shutdown plans with Facilities, Environmental Health & Safety, Infection Prevention, and clinical partners.
Manages the selection process and contract negotiations for contractors, and construction related vendors.
Manages, assesses, and documents construction scope, 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 health and safety, operation, maintenance, energy efficiency, quality standards, contextual issues, and aesthetics.
Drive permit readiness and HCAI/OSHPD compliance; coordinate inspections with Inspectors of Record (IOR) and authorities having jurisdiction.
Prepares and maintains accurate, coherent, timely, and auditable project records/files, and cost estimates with department procedures.
Provides leadership & support, and develops & mentors team of Construction Managers, Project Engineers, and all the construction trades specific to a construction project.
This position may require on-call availability during non-standard hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, to meet business needs and respond to emergencies as necessary.