Project Manager, Medical Construction

Description

About this position: Project Manager, Medical Construction Location - Huntsville, AL

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of complex Federal medical construction projects from pre-construction and design through procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover, and project closeout.
• Maintain overall accountability for project performance, including safety, quality, schedule, financial results, contract compliance, customer satisfaction, and successful project delivery.
• Develop, maintain, and manage detailed CPM project schedules aligned with contractual milestones, including design, procurement, construction, outages, testing, commissioning, turnover, and closeout activities.
• Identify critical-path risks, evaluate schedule impacts, and develop and implement recovery plans when required.
• Coordinate pre-construction and design-build activities, including scope review, estimating support, design development, constructability reviews, procurement planning, and transition from proposal to project execution.
• Lead coordination with the Designer of Record, subcontractors, vendors, commissioning personnel, Government technical reviewers, facility personnel, and other project stakeholders.
• Direct subcontractors, vendors, and project staff to ensure work is performed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with contract requirements.
• Manage subcontractor procurement, scope development, buyout, performance, change management, coordination, and closeout.
• Manage project budgets, cost tracking, commitments, forecasting, pay applications, change management, and other financial controls necessary to maintain project financial performance.
• Oversee project documentation and federal contract administration, including RMS/QCS, submittals, RFIs, design reviews, change orders, reporting, pay applications, quality control documentation, and Government deliverables.
• Serve as a primary management-level point of contact with Contracting Officers, CORs, USACE personnel, DHA representatives, facility managers, designers, medical stakeholders, and other Government representatives.
• Lead construction activities within occupied healthcare and mission-critical environments, including phased construction, outage planning, infection-control coordination, Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM), temporary conditions, and maintenance of ongoing facility operations.
• Coordinate mechanical, electrical, BAS/controls, life-safety, medical support systems, and other technically complex scopes associated with healthcare construction.
• Ensure project execution complies with applicable contract requirements, UFC criteria, NFPA requirements, healthcare standards, DHA requirements, and facility-specific procedures.
• Lead project meetings and maintain consistent communication and accountability among Government representatives, clients, designers, subcontractors, vendors, facility personnel, and internal stakeholders.
• Identify contractual, financial, schedule, technical, safety, and operational risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Supervise, mentor, and provide leadership to assigned project personnel.
• Support estimating, proposal development, and opportunity pursuit activities as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline preferred. Equivalent senior-level federal construction experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Level of Experience Requirements: 10+years' experience as a project manager in healthcare design and construction. Must have supervisory experience in Government work and demonstrate healthcare alteration/construction experience from commencement of design through project closeout.
• Demonstrated experience serving as the lead Project Manager on at least one complex federal design-build project valued at $20 million or greater.
• Demonstrated experience managing construction in an occupied hospital, medical treatment facility, laboratory, or other mission-critical 24/7 environment, including outage planning, infection control, life-safety coordination, phased construction, and maintenance of ongoing facility operations.
• Strong working knowledge of USACE project administration and federal construction processes, including RMS/QCS, submittals, RFIs, design reviews, change management, CPM scheduling, pay applications, quality control, and federal contract documentation.
• Demonstrated experience managing design-build projects, including coordination of the Designer of Record, subcontractors, BAS/controls integrators, commissioning personnel, and Government technical reviewers.
• Experience developing and managing project schedules using Primavera P6 or equivalent CPM scheduling software, including management of critical-path, design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and closeout activities.
• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, cost forecasting, subcontract commitments, change management, pay applications, and project cost controls.
• Ability to obtain and maintain all required credentials, badging, access, and other requirements necessary to perform work at a DoD medical installation.
• Valid driver's license and ability to access project sites as required.
• Ability to travel as required to support project requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• subcontractors, designers, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of federal design-build construction and the relationship between design development, procurement, field execution, commissioning, and contract requirements.
• Ability to independently manage a large, technically complex construction project while maintaining accountability for financial, schedule, quality, safety, and contractual performance.
• Strong understanding of construction in occupied healthcare and mission-critical environments, including the operational impacts of outages, infection-control requirements, life-safety measures, phasing, and temporary conditions.
• Ability to analyze CPM schedules, identify critical-path and procurement risks, evaluate schedule impacts, and implement corrective or recovery actions.
• Strong financial management skills, including budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, change management, subcontract management, and evaluation of project financial performance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with Government representatives, medical and facility stakeholders, designers, subcontractors, vendors, and internal leadership.
• Strong negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to resolve complex project issues and maintain forward progress.
• Strong organizational and documentation-management skills with demonstrated attention to contractual requirements, deadlines, and project records.
• Proficiency with RMS/QCS, Primavera P6 or equivalent CPM scheduling software, Microsoft Office, and applicable construction/project management platforms.
• Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, accountability, and sound judgment.
• Ability to operate effectively in a team-oriented environment while maintaining clear individual accountability for project outcomes.

Preferred

• Experience successfully managing federal construction projects in the $30 million-$50 million range.
• Direct project management experience with DHA hospitals, military medical treatment facilities, outpatient clinics, laboratories, or similar federal healthcare facilities.
• Experience managing large, technically complex HVAC and mechanical renovation projects within occupied facilities.
• Experience with medical gas systems, BAS/controls integration, life-safety systems, central utility systems, and other critical healthcare infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of Infection Control Risk Assessments (ICRA), Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM), Joint Commission requirements, and healthcare-specific construction protocols.
• Experience managing federal IDIQ/MATOC task orders and projects administered by USACE or other DoD contracting organizations.
• Direct involvement with commissioning, Test and Balance (TAB), controls integration, system startup, and turnover of complex mechanical and building systems.
• Experience managing projects involving significant phasing, shutdowns, temporary systems, or construction activities requiring continuous coordination with facility operations.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• OSHA 30 certification.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position will have supervisory responsibilities.

DOT Covered/Safety-Sensitive Role Requirements

This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation "safety-sensitive" functions.

Necessary Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

Work Environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Physical Setting: Work may occur in a combination of office environments and active construction sites. Site visits may require adherence to construction safety protocols and the use of appropriate personal protective equipment when required.

Schedule and Flexibility: Full-time position, typically Monday through Friday during standard business hours. Additional hours may be required based on project demands or deadlines. Travel up to 25% within CONUS may be required to support project activities.

Other Pertinent Work Details: This role may support multiple concurrent projects and requires coordination with internal teams, subcontractors, vendors, and clients across different project locations.

Additional Qualifying Factors

As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results. If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance levels required and must also be able to obtain access to military installations.

Shareholder Preference

BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.