Senior Project Manager - Healthcare Construction

Layton Construction Company•Tampa, FL

About The Position

Ajax Building Company, part of STO Building Group, is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex healthcare construction projects from preconstruction through closeout. Projects include occupied hospital renovations, medical office buildings, surgical centers, critical care environments, and new healthcare facilities. The role is accountable for project delivery, client relationships, financial performance, and team development. The Senior Project Manager partners with field leadership, owners, hospital executives, architects, engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver technically complex projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and to Ajax’s quality standards. The position requires healthcare construction expertise, including phased renovations, infection prevention, regulatory compliance, and maintaining uninterrupted patient care during construction. The role reports directly to the Project Executive.

Requirements

10 or more years of commercial construction project management experience.
Significant healthcare construction experience, including occupied hospitals, medical office buildings, surgical centers, critical care environments, or comparable healthcare facilities.
Demonstrated success managing large, technically complex healthcare construction projects from preconstruction through closeout.
Experience leading construction in occupied healthcare facilities while maintaining uninterrupted patient care and hospital operations.
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
Thorough understanding of healthcare construction practices, including phased construction, ICRA, ILSM, utility shutdown planning, commissioning, and occupancy transitions.
Strong knowledge of AHCA regulations, healthcare construction standards, and applicable building codes.
Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage budgets, schedules, contracts, procurement, risk, and project financial performance.
Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, organizational, and relationship management skills.
Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop project teams, build client partnerships, and drive successful project outcomes.

Nice To Haves

General Contractor License.

Responsibilities

Lead planning, execution, and delivery of large, complex healthcare construction projects.
Provide project leadership from preconstruction through closeout, ensuring delivery is safe, on schedule, within budget, and consistent with contract documents and owner expectations.
Develop project execution strategies, operating procedures, logistics plans, staffing plans, and communication protocols that minimize disruption to hospital operations.
Manage project finances, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, cash flow, contract administration, change management, procurement, and profitability.
Represent Ajax in communications and negotiations with owners, hospital executives, architects, engineers, consultants, regulatory agencies, and executive stakeholders.
Lead planning and coordination for phased construction, utility shutdowns, Infection Control Risk Assessments (ICRA), Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM), temporary facilities, and occupancy transitions.
Coordinate with Superintendents on construction sequencing, logistics, staffing strategies, and field challenges.
Oversee procurement of subcontractors, long-lead materials, major equipment, and specialty healthcare building systems.
Ensure compliance with AHCA requirements, owner standards, healthcare regulations, project specifications, and applicable building codes.
Identify, evaluate, and mitigate project risks while maintaining schedule, financial, quality, and client-satisfaction objectives.
Lead commissioning, turnover, owner training, closeout documentation, and warranty activities.
Mentor, coach, and develop Project Managers, Project Engineers, and other project staff.
Build and maintain relationships with healthcare clients, architects, consultants, subcontractors, and business partners.
Promote safety, quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement through leadership and participation in Ajax’s Safety Program and Quality Improvement Plan.