Construction Project Manager

The Construction Project Manager position provides managerial oversight to various construction projects, or a series of construction projects, for Skilled Nursing Facilities.

Additional responsibilities include Facility Assets Management by aiding the local Maintenance Director of each Skilled Nursing Facility for various facility management related projects.

This position is responsible for the overall direction, administration, completion, and financial outcome of construction projects. Oversees, directs, and manages the general contractors and contracted consultants responsible for developing project scope, budget, and schedule, to establish operational priorities for each Skilled Nursing Facility.

Location: Austin, TX

• Develop Scopes of Work that pertain to operating and running a Skilled Nursing Home facility. This environment includes all standard commercial construction applications. In addition, Healthcare construction related Scope of Work will be required.
• In charge of leading the bid process, negotiating/creating a contract, and ensuring all other pre-construction activities are completed prior to construction start.
• Hold and required construction meetings, prior and during the course of the project
• Coordinate with Vendors, Architects and Contractors during the course of construction
• Manage, track, and report all project costs to the team. Includes processing invoices and Contractor Pay Applications
• Create, implement, and manage the 5-Yr Facility Construction and Maintenance Plan for each building under your stewardship
• Develop and train Life Safety Resources and other partners in the area
• Conduct site walks and create property evaluations for both existing facilities and new acquisitions as needed
• Be a team player willing to take on additional responsibilities as needed
• Must be able to travel in a car and/or airplane as needed

• 1+ years of experience in Construction or Facilities Project Management required
• Facilities or Construction Management experience with a multiple operational locations or General Contractor overseeing small to midsize renovations
• Demonstrated experience with performing on site assessments, budget estimates, and successful management of project cost information
• Ability to develop scopes of work, Request for Proposals (RFP’s), select vendors and monitor projects
• Experience directly managing vendors, ensuring accuracy and quality of finished project and validate invoicing
• Strong computer skills (MS Suite office programs including Word & Excel)
• Experience interfacing with cross-functional internal stakeholders within a multi-department environment
• Bachelor's Degree preferred, but not required
• Frequent travel by car and/or plane is required

Ensign Services, Inc. (“ESI”) is a subsidiary of The Ensign Group, Inc., whose affiliated entities are considered national leaders in the fast-growing post-acute care industry. ESI provides service and support to over 260 facilities in the long-term care continuum that employ more than 30,000 workers.

ESI is known as the “Service Center” and provides the facilities and leaders it serves with “back-office” support in areas such as accounting, construction, compliance, human resources, information technology, learning and development, legal and risk management, and recruiting. This structure allows the onsite leaders and caregivers to focus on day-to-day care and operational issues in their individual operations. What sets ESI apart from other companies is the quality of our most valuable resource - our people.

We take our core values of Celebration, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Love One Another, Intelligent Risk Taking, Customer Second, and Ownership (“CAPLICO”) seriously. We want an individual in this role who will demonstrate these values through actions and words.