Senior Director Planning Design and Construction Program Management

                    

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Job Title

Senior Director Planning Design and Construction Program Management

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

Design Dept-Operations

                      

Job Code

T97508

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

The Senior Director, Planning, Design and Construction Program Management provides enterprise-wide leadership across the full capital project lifecycle from strategic planning, programming, and design through pre-construction, construction execution, and post-occupancy evaluation. This role ensures that capital projects are integrated, standardized, safe, compliant, financially responsible, and aligned with Cleveland Clinic’s clinical, operational, and strategic objectives.

Serving as a senior leader within Buildings + Design, this position partners closely with executive, clinical, operational, engineering, construction, supply chain, and market leadership to deliver complex healthcare environments that support patient care, research, and education while advancing innovation, sustainability, and design excellence. 

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Lead enterprise-wide planning, programming, design, and construction program strategy for new construction, renovations, and major capital initiatives. Including pre-construction estimating, scheduling, construction execution, safety, quality, and post-construction closeout.

• Ensure alignment between design intent, operational requirements, budget, schedule, and construction execution across all projects.

• Serve as a primary senior-level liaison with executive, clinical, operational, and administrative stakeholders to translate strategic goals into built solutions.
• Lead the development, approval, and governance of enterprise design standards, ensuring consistency across facilities, interiors, furnishings, and finishes.
• Direct external architects, designers, engineers, and consultants to ensure compliance with design standards, codes, and organizational expectations.

• Review architectural and engineering deliverables for quality, constructability, and alignment with clinical and operational needs. Ensure projects are delivered in safe, healing environments, meeting all regulatory, statutory, and compliance requirements.

• Lead capital budget planning, forecasting, and cash-flow management across planning, design, and construction programs.
• Develop and track metrics for quality, cost, productivity, and performance, providing executive-level reporting and recommendations.
• Partners with Enterprise Risk to manage job-site safety and the Clinic’s Owner Controlled Insurance Program.

• Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams across planning, design, pre-construction, and construction program management. Foster a culture that attracts, develops, and retains top talent, inclusive of succession planning and workforce optimization.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in contracting and procurement of design and construction services of building technologies, systems, and material.  Partners with Supply Chain for furniture, fixtures and equipment procurement.

• Represent the organization through industry engagement, presentations, publications, and partnerships that advance healthcare design and construction excellence.  Maintains awareness and relationships of the local, national, and international marketplace.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related