Construction Project Manager

Overview

At Houston Methodist, the Construction Project Manager position is responsible for liaising between the Hospital client department, consultants, contractors, regulatory agencies, and others, to assure construction/renovation projects are completed in accordance with the approved budget, and schedule, and in a manner consistent with Houston Methodist (HM) procedures and policies. This position is able to manage several projects simultaneously and familiar with all aspects of healthcare facility design and construction.

The Construction Project Manager position regularly provides comprehensive communication regarding project analysis, assignment, timelines and progress reports to the leadership. This position monitors milestones and identifies potential barriers to assure successful execution and stabilization of processes.

PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVED
Refer to departmental "Scope of Service" and "Provision of Care" plans, as applicable, for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.

HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY:
    We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION:
    We embrace the whole person including emotional, ethical, physical, and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY:
    We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT:
    We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value.
  • EXCELLENCE:
    We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET, Managing Up, Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees' experiential journeys to ensure strong communication, ease of access to information, and a seamless experience.

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Displays cultural humility, diversity, equity and inclusion principles

• Actively supports the organization's vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Works closely with vendors, contractors, and architects/engineers. Ensures credentials and access for contractors to work in designated buildings. Acts as a liaison for hospital client department, consultants, contractors, regulatory agencies, and others.

• Monitors and oversees activities of contractors on-site and ensure their staff are complaint with regulatory and contractual requirements.

• Conducts self in a manner that is consistent with the business mission, vision and values, cultural diversity, equity and inclusion principles. Contributes towards improvement of department scores for employee engagement, i.e. peer-to-peer accountability.

• Schedules and monitors field inspections with contractor and design team over the course of project construction duration. Delivers on commitment in a timely fashion.

• Provides oversight of all project-related activities during design/bidding/construction/ closeout phase of projects. Ensures assignments are received in the form of results expected.

• Assists with developing and preparing clear and concise communications, business cases/analyses, reports and presentations with compelling data for leadership review.

• Coordinates and monitors construction activities ensuring consistent quality and execution throughout the projects. Reports identified risks/issues to project team for resolution.

• Reviews construction bids/proposal contractual agreements, pricing and selection of vendors and contractors.

• Utilizes data gathering tools and methods to analyze and gather data needed for project requirements. Communicates and disseminates timely data analysis and findings to management and appropriate entities and/or identified committees.

• Oversees project procurement processes, timeline of submittal review and lead time impacts to ensure any issues that may arise are minimized as it relates to project schedule.

• Monitors applicable project budgets and maintains expenses in line with overall project budgets. Communicates cost implications and impacts.

• Monitors and maintains contractual and financial-related documents, i.e. contracts, construction change directives (CCD's), change orders, purchase orders (PO's), invoices, etc., and ensures they are approved/executed.

• Maintains accurate records throughout project initiation, planning, procurement, design and construction closeout phases; consistently monitoring scope, budget, and schedule to ensure successful delivery of project.

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