Construction Manager; Healthcare

Job Description

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

UW Facilities (UWF) manages the University’s buildings, infrastructure, and land, with more than 1,100 employees in a variety of fields. The Asset Management group includes Capital & Space Management, Real Estate, Sustainability, and other teams responsible for planning and workload management. The Operations group includes Project Delivery, Maintenance & Construction, Campus Utilities & Operations, Building Services, Transportation Services and Safety. Supporting these groups, as well as the separate Emergency Management team, are the Business Intelligence & Information Technology group and the Finance & Administration group.

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The Project Delivery Group is comprised of an executive director, directors, project and construction managers, contract manager and administrators, design and construction partners, within the Asset Management unit in UW Facilities. The PDG is responsible for the delivery of capital projects that help fulfill the University’s teaching, research, health care and innovation mission. From concept to completion to transition to occupancy, PDG leads the planning, design and construction required to execute and successfully complete projects ranging from small remodels to new buildings.

As respected industry leaders, PDG brings experience, knowledge, a collaborative mindset, and a focus on client service to comprehensively manage all aspects of the different project delivery methods including critical patient care rosters, job order contracting, design-bid-build, GCCM, design-build and public/private partnerships.

The Project Delivery Group (PDG) has an outstanding opportunity for a Construction Manager (Healthcare) for healthcare capital projects. Under the general supervision of the Director, and with direct guidance from the Construction Program Manager, the Construction Manager (Healthcare) serves as the University’s representative in managing the construction and closeout phase of healthcare projects with stringent regulatory and compliance needs and complex programmatic, technical, and mechanical design requirements, with authority to approve changes in budget and time to the construction contract, within the limits of delegated authority and the approved project budget.

The Construction Manager (Healthcare) is responsible for a major project or may be assigned multiple special projects. Major projects include construction of new buildings or major renovations of an existing building above $15M. Special projects include renovations of portions of an existing building or utility system.

The Project Delivery Group places a strong emphasis on skilled and versatile project managers who are able to lead projects through their full life cycle from planning through post-occupancy. We value a leadership mindset, excellent communication skills, facility with budgets and schedules, and an ability to work with all members of project delivery teams in a highly collaborative environment.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

(50%) Construction Management:

• Using discretion and independent judgment, manage the efforts of contractors during the construction phase of all projects, including general, mechanical, and electrical work, from contract award through warranty.
• Ensure that adequate construction support services and facilities are provided as required for in a timely manner.
• Prepare construction change notifications; process change orders and negotiate and approve pricing with the contractor up to the limit of delegated authority.
• Establish a system for dispute resolution; review and respond to delay claims; develop…