Senior Project Manager Construction

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HSS is consistently among the top-ranked hospitals for orthopedics and rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. As a recipient of the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, HSS was the first hospital in New York City to receive the distinguished designation. Whether you are early in your career or an expert in your field, you will find HSS an innovative, supportive and inclusive environment.

Working with colleagues who love what they do and are deeply committed to our Mission, you too can be part of our transformation across the enterprise.

Emp Status

Regular Full time

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Compensation Range

The base pay scale for this position is $108,000.00 - $165,000.00. In addition, this position will be eligible for additional benefits consistent with the role. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to: scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The hiring range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

What you will be doing

Position: Senior Project Manager, Design and Construction

Department: Facilities and Support Services

Reporting Structure: This position reports to the Director of Construction.

Role

As the demand for services at HSS continues to grow, HSS is seeking a dynamic individual to fulfill a unique opportunity to assist in the continued strategic growth of our organization.

The Project Development, Planning, Design and Construction team develops and oversees the execution of the organization's strategic facilities master plan, including programming, architectural studies, design, construction, and associated infrastructure upgrades. The team's work creates state-of-the-art spaces that support HSS's unparalleled patient outcomes and position as the world leader in musculoskeletal health.

Working collaboratively with the Project Development, Planning, Design and Construction team, this individual will lead and manage the design and construction for complex built-environment projects involving one or more facilities. In this role, the Senior Project manager will act as the primary liaison with other teams working on both new construction and renovation projects across multiple sites and be responsible for reporting out progress.

The Senior Project Manager will oversee and maintain project management functions for assigned infrastructure and capital construction projects from inception to close out, primarily in the healthcare environment, including but not limited to:

Project Development:

• During project development, collaborate with leadership on the planning and feasibility phases, supporting the development of programming, estimates, and timelines

Project Delivery:

• During project delivery, refine project definition and scoping, budget and schedule development and manage these elements throughout the project lifecycle
• Manage requests for qualifications, bidding, and contracting with architects, consultants, and general contractors
• Effectively monitor contractors' safety management programs including PPE, ILSMs and ICRA
• Review and approve applications for payment, change orders, and purchase requisitions
• Schedule shut-downs, tie-ins, and in-house activities with the Facilities Engineering team
• Coordinate with in-house stakeholders including Materials Management, IT, AV, Security, and the Brand Team for the purchase of furniture, equipment, and signage
• Coordinate and schedule work with other departments with particular attention to minimizing disruptions to patient care
• Perform field inspections of on-going construction projects to ensure that contractors and other vendors are performing work on-schedule, within budget, and in accordance with the contract documents and HSS facilities standards
• Coordinate move-in activities with user departments

Communication and Leadership:

• Act as the primary liaison between the HSS project team, HSS end users, and the contracted design and construction professionals, including leading an efficient design process, driving resolution on any changes or issues, and providing day-to-day project oversight and communication with the project team and various levels of leadership
• Direct, manage, and communicate detailed project plans, work plans, and deliverables. Monitor and report progress against the project plan, identify and communicate any impacts and ensure project milestones are achieved. Identify risks and creates risk mitigation plans successfully
• Demonstrate leadership and provide mentorship to more junior Project Managers as the team continues to grow

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS) or equivalent combination of education and related experience
• Master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MBA, MCM) or equivalent preferred
• 8+ years work experience in construction project management required
• Experience working on at least two sides of the business (i.e., consultant, owner, owner rep, contract/architect, contractor, engineer) highly preferred

Preferred Experience and Proven Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to build trust and exercise influence in a complex, multi-departmental, and matrixed environment
• Demonstrated ability to execute on complex healthcare projects and to handle multiple projects
• Demonstrated ability to understand, interpret, and make decisions using CPM scheduling
• Proficient in project related financials including developing and maintaining anticipated cost report and cash flow forecasting
• Demonstrated understanding of construction, architect, vendor/consultant contracts, with an emphasis on GMP construction contracts
• Demonstrated capacity to multi-task, impeccable time management, and utilize critical thinking skills to identify and solve problems
• An effective communicator, capable of determining how best to reach different audiences and executing communications based on that understanding
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive a multi-functional, multi-level team forward on tasks
• Able to work effectively when the way forward is not obvious, and resilient in recovering from setbacks and skilled at finding detours around obstacles
• Able to take complex ideas to paper for various audience levels
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications or the ability to actively learn

Non-Discrimination Policy

Hospital for Special Surgery is committed to providing high quality care and skilled, compassionate, reliable service to our community in a safe and healing environment. Consistent with this commitment, Hospital for Special Surgery provides care, admits, and treats patients and provides all services without regard to age, race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, national origin, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, veteran or military status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law or by accreditation standards.