Construction Manager

Construction Manager

Build environments that directly impact patient care and community health. As a Construction Manager supporting Stanford Health Care’s Tri-Valley portfolio, you will help deliver complex healthcare projects that clinicians depend on every day.

The Manager of Construction at Stanford Health Care supports the execution of assigned capital construction projects under the direction of senior construction leadership. The role contributes to successful project delivery by applying construction knowledge related to cost, schedule, constructability, and field coordination throughout the construction phase. The Manager of Construction provides day‑to‑day oversight of assigned construction activities, directly manages Construction Managers and Project Engineers, and coordinates with Facilities Services departments, contractors, consultants, and vendors.

The role requires daily on‑site presence to monitor construction progress, support regulatory and compliance activities, and ensure that projects are executed safely, on schedule, and within the approved scope and budget. The on‑site responsibilities include oversight of personnel, construction operations, and contracted vendors. Position may involve projects in various locations across the Stanford Health Care footprint and weekend/holiday work depending on construction schedule.

• Engaged in the Planning and Design Phase of projects as a Construction Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the design, schedule, review and update of cost estimates and review of documents for constructability.
• Ensure completion of construction within budget, on schedule, and meets all program objectives and appropriate government regulations.
• Plan and direct daily field operations (site logistics, phasing, temporary works, infection control barriers) to minimize disruption to patient care; resolve escalations from Construction Managers.
• Ensure construction compliance with HCAI requirements, permit conditions, and inspector expectations; prepare for and support inspections and audits.
• Oversee field QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control), mock‑ups, first‑of‑kind reviews, commissioning/activation readiness, and turnover documentation to ensure construction project compliance with department, hospital, and university policies, government codes and regulations; also ensures conformance to the requirements of all project participants.
• Champion construction industry innovations (artificial intelligence, mobile QA/QC apps, Building Information Modeling (BIM) for field use, etc) and lean improvement methods.
• Manage communications with users, consultants, contractors, vendors, and jurisdictional agencies on a regular and timely basis, ensuring that all project participants are informed of project status, problems, and required actions.
• Manage the selection process and contract negotiations for contractors, and construction related vendors. Manages, assesses, and documents construction scope, describing the objectives, physical requirements, parameters, and constraints of the project, including not only the user's functional needs but also hospital and external jurisdictional criteria for health and safety, operation, maintenance, energy efficiency, quality standards, contextual issues, and aesthetics.
• Prepare and maintains accurate, coherent, timely, and auditable project records/files, and cost estimates with department procedures.
• Manage near‑term schedules and look‑aheads; identify variances and implement recovery plans; coordinate outages/shutdowns with Facilities and Clinical partners.
• Lead weekly construction meetings; drive decisions, actions, and timely follow‑through on RFIs (Requests for Information), submittals, shop drawings, change orders, punch lists.
• Coach and develop Construction Managers and Project Engineers; set team objectives, review work product, and reinforce service standards.
• This position may require on-call availability during non‑standard hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, to meet business needs and respond to emergencies as necessary.

• 5+ years of construction/project management…