Senior Construction Project Manager

Senior Project Manager – Healthcare / Education / Institutional Construction

📍 Chicagoland Area

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex healthcare, educational, and institutional construction projects throughout the Chicagoland region. This individual will oversee ground-up, renovation, and phased occupied‑facility projects while ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and client satisfaction remain top priorities.

Ideal candidates will bring 5–10 years of commercial project management experience
, strong leadership capabilities, and a track record of successfully delivering projects in active or sensitive environments such as hospitals, universities, labs, or schools.

• Manage full project lifecycle from preconstruction through closeout on healthcare, educational, and institutional facilities.
• Lead ground-up, renovation, and addition projects ranging from $1M–$75M+.
• Maintain compliance with ICRA, ILSM, life-safety protocols, and infection control requirements on healthcare projects.
• Coordinate complex phasing, temporary controls, and logistics plans for occupied buildings and campus environments.
• Collaborate closely with owners, facilities teams, architects, engineers, and regulatory authorities.
• Oversee and mentor project teams including APMs, PE’s, and field staff.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules (CPM), budgets, forecasts, buyout strategies, and financial reports.
• Review and approve submittals, RFIs, change events, procurement logs, and pay apps.
• Conduct and lead OAC and subcontractor coordination meetings.
• Ensure adherence to contract documents, quality standards, safety plans, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee subcontractor performance, manage disputes, and proactively resolve project challenges.
• Drive project closeout: punch lists, turnover packages, commissioning, and facility handover.

• 5–10 years of experience as a Project Manager in commercial or institutional construction.
• Proven experience delivering healthcare (OSHPD/ICRA), higher education, K–12, municipal, or public‑sector projects
  .
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field preferred.
• Strong knowledge of building codes, regulatory requirements, and compliance procedures for sensitive environments.
• Proficiency with construction management platforms such as Procore, Bluebeam, MS Project, P6
  , etc.
• Exceptional communication, documentation, and client‑facing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple active projects and complex schedules.

• Consistent backlog of major healthcare, educational, and municipal projects across Chicagoland.
• Supportive leadership and a people‑focused culture built on integrity, respect, and teamwork.
• Competitive compensation, vehicle allowance, and industry‑leading benefits.
• Long‑term career growth opportunities with a company committed to excellence and employee development.