Planning Design and Construction Senior Project Manager

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Winston Salem, NC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager serves as the interface among the owner’s personnel, consulting engineers, architects, and construction contractors throughout the planning, design, construction, and occupancy of high-complexity facility renovations, additions, and new construction projects. The role performs a broad range of functions to achieve project goals for function, quality, scope, schedule, and budget, including leading project teams.

The position leads and develops teams, manages project scope, budget, and schedule, and represents the owner throughout design and construction. It also contributes to organizational capabilities and strategic planning, incorporates strategic master facility plan information into project development, and regularly interfaces with executive leadership. The work includes procuring and managing external resources, applying design, construction, and project management methods, managing documentation and contractual processes, and developing and implementing design standards.

The work environment includes remote or home-office work, an onsite office, construction job-site trailers, and construction sites, including outdoor and active construction and renovation areas. The schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, eight hours per day, with a hybrid arrangement involving onsite office work and possible remote hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Health Administration, Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Business Management, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline, with six years of experience in healthcare or academic design and construction; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Communicate clearly and effectively.
• Recognize and adapt to varied situations using self-awareness, self-regulation, humility, motivation, empathy, and social skills.
• Plan, organize, and prioritize effectively and thoroughly.
• Use project management technologies proficiently, including MS Office, PDF editors, scheduling applications, internet, and collaboration platforms.
• Know the requirements of authorities having jurisdiction.
• Be familiar with typical design and construction contract instruments and legal considerations.
• Understand process improvement fundamentals and their application.
• Take initiative and work independently as well as collaboratively.
• Have knowledge of the healthcare and research environment to support effective healthcare and research delivery.
• Be able to sit, stand, and walk for a major portion of the day; climb ladders and stairs; kneel, crouch, and turn in awkward positions; and walk on uneven or unstable platforms.
• Have corrected vision and be able to sense vibrations and smells.

Nice To Haves

• The Center for Health Design Evidence-Based Accreditation and Certification.
• American Society of Healthcare Engineers Certified Healthcare Constructor certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams and teach, mentor, and coach project managers at all levels.
• Develop, organize, lead, and support internal and external teams.
• Develop, monitor, and achieve scope, budget, and schedule goals for high-complexity projects and project portfolios.
• Build organizational capabilities and conduct strategic planning.
• Incorporate strategic master facility plan information into project development.
• Interface regularly with organizational executive leadership.
• Adapt and execute functional or departmental business plans and contribute to the development of related strategies.
• Participate in design and construction as the owner's representative.
• Develop and monitor benchmarking and performance indicators.
• Produce, obtain, and organize project documentation.
• Develop, set, monitor, and achieve goals.
• Procure and manage external resources.
• Apply current design, construction, and project management methodologies and techniques.
• Follow legal and contractual processes.
• Leverage technology to support project delivery.
• Develop, implement, and manage design standards.
• Read, evaluate, and interpret design documents.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Career development programs.
• Potential premium pay, incentive pay for select positions, and annual increases based on performance.

What This Job Offers

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