Construction Senior Project Manager - FT-Baytown

Overview

At Houston Methodist, the Construction Senior (Sr.) Project Manager position is responsible for assuring highly complex or highly visible construction/renovation projects are designed and completed in accordance within approved program, budget, and schedule, and in a manner consistent with Hospital needs, procedures and policies. This position with, minimal supervision, is an effective liaison between Houston Methodist (HM), the Hospital client department, and consultants, contractors, regulatory agencies, and others. The Construction Sr Project Manager must be able to manage multiple highly complex or highly visible projects simultaneously and must be familiar with all aspects of healthcare facility design and construction. This position provides innovative recommendations and solutions to assure successful execution and stabilization of processes. The Construction Sr Project Manager position regularly provides and disseminates project analyses, assignment, timelines and progress reports to leadership, as appropriate.

Houston Methodist Standard

PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVEDRefer to departmental "Scope of Service" and "Provision of Care" plans, as applicable, for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.

HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional, ethical, physical, and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value.
  • EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET, Managing Up, Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees' experiential journeys to ensure strong communication, ease of access to information, and a seamless experience

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Actively supports the organization's vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

Responsibilities

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Establishes and maintains clear and concise communication, leading and initiating problem resolution related to the project scope. Identifies needs and constraints of project scope and status availability. Facilitates communication, managing stakeholder expectations. Takes responsibility for constructively resolving problems.

• Works with clients to understand their needs, developing project goals and leveling expectations. Executes project requests from customers and department leadership. Serves as an effective liaison between multiple client groups, consultants, contractors, regulatory agents, vendors and stakeholders across various levels of management. Responds promptly to internal and external customer requests.

• Initiates improvement recommendations for department scores for employee engagement, i.e. peer-to-peer accountability.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Navigates through diverse project constraints and often conflicting requirements; establishing the most effective, code compliant solutions that deliver the most functionality to the end users. Delivers on commitment in a timely fashion.

• Updates project reports as appropriate. Ensures assignments are received in the form of results expected. Informs management and stakeholders of budget, schedule and items of special interest or risks. Processes paperwork including authorizations for expenditures (AFE), requests for proposals, contracts and purchase orders promptly maintaining project schedule and scope.

• Written documentation and follow up is timely and accurate when distributed to appropriate parties. Assures meeting minutes are issued and roles and responsibilities are identified and communicated.

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Reviews construction bids/proposal contractual agreements, pricing and selection of vendors and contractors. Facilitates and monitors compliance with HM design standards. Assures projects meet or exceeds all codes and licensing requirements.

• Utilizes data gathering tools and methods t