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Director, Construction Management-1510068233-NCHDE-HOSP-Construction management-Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware

Nemours
Wilmington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Nov 2025

About the role

Director of Construction Management - Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington, De

 

Responsible for the effective operation of the Construction Management department. Formulate and manage construction management departmental budget. Establish annual Construction Management staff performance management goals and department specific goals aligned the organization's True North. Establishes quality, safety and delivery standards and metrics for Construction Management. Develops operating policies and ensures compliance. Effectively directs a team of Construction Project Managers and support staff for all major construction and renovation projects in the Delaware Valley. Participates as leader in Delaware Valley Master Planning, facilitates design, monitors and ensures compliance with established budgets, schedules, specifications & standards. Develops vendor and contractor relationships. Effectively communicates project plans and status to senior leadership. Develops and maintains contact and relationship with directors, administrators, supervisors, architects, engineers, project managers and other staff to facilitate the timely accomplishment of projects and assignments. 

Assist Director of Facilities in maintaining facility standards and code requirements and other needs to support the institutions goals and strategies. 

Perform/Oversee due diligence investigations for real estate and property and/or building acquisitions.

Requirements

8+ years of relevant experience in healthcare construction management 

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture required, Masters in Business Administration preferred.

Experience leading teams of at least 4 -10 employees. 

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.


As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.


Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.


To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.


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