Sr. Project Mgr. Construction

Construction Services  
Full Time
Day Shift 
8 hr days

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.

 

 

 

 

Job Summary

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for planning, directing, managing and providing oversight of organizational design and construction projects to ensure that organizational goals and objectives are accomplished within prescribed schedules and budget parameters. Directs the work of Construction Managers and Supervisors and provides coaching and training to department staff. Effectively communicates with project owners (Administrators & hospital directors), architects, engineers, field staff, technical staff, municipalities, regulatory agencies, and contractors to keep projects on schedule and budget.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree 
Minimum Years of Experience: 10 Years of Experience in Construction Project Management
Substitutable Education & Experience: Bachelor's Degree and 10 Years of Experience in Construction Project Management may be substituted for a 2 Year Business or Technical Degree with 12 Years of Experience in Construction Project Management 
Required Certifications/Licensure: None.
Required Training: Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, and Microsoft Office tools;

Knowledge of Applicable Project Management Software

Essential Functions

1.    Responsible for ensuring the safety of hospital construction team members by furthering a culture of training and education to maximize a commitment to safety by all staff.
2.    Provide detailed constructability reviews of project documents; make recommendations.
3.    Advise, consult, lead and provide feedback on the development of construction procurement documents, including plans, construction phase consulting services, and contractor responsibilities.
4.    Prepare RFP’s, summarize proposals and make recommendations on contractor selection to the Director of Construction.
5.    Participate in and/or lead project evaluation and consultant selection for applicable procurements.
6.    Manage day-to-day work on multiple projects simultaneously in construction phases; coordinate and make recommendations regarding status of work.
7.    Attend and actively participate in partnering sessions with contractors, agencies, and organizations to obtain feedback on Agency performance and effectiveness; represent organizational needs; and develop strong working relationships throughout the industry.
8.    Represent the organization in Value Engineering studies on projects in development.
9.    Assist in the development of project procurement documents for various delivery methods, and other innovative project delivery methodologies.
10.    Represent the organization in reviewing contractor requests through formal or informal processes and provide prompt responses to keep projects on schedule.
11.    Responsible for providing regular detailed reporting/metrics on existing projects, resource allocation, project status completion statistics, any variances to plan, schedule, budget and forecasting of future needs.
12.    Review and routinely monitor project work to ensure that progress is within expected guidelines and is completed on time and within budget. Finds solutions to maintain schedule and budget challenges.
13.    Review and provide recommendations on potential Change Orders on projects and processes per contractual requirements, providing detailed analysis of impacts to the organization’s budget and schedule.
14.    Directly responsible for and oversees the efforts of LMC construction project managers to ensure the quality, reliability and timeliness of their work. Provides coaching and training t