Project Manager, Project & Program Management

Cref is dedicated to providing strategic real estate solutions, focused on helping organizations maximize their physical infrastructure. By enhancing resiliency, improving user experiences, reducing costs, and unlocking capital, Cref plays a critical role in ensuring facilities are not just spaces but strategic assets that drive organizational success.

Redefining real estate management through innovation and strategic partnership, we specialize in offering long-term, integrated solutions tailored to address industry specific complexities. By partnering with leading operators, we focus on resolving our clients’ challenges and ensuring a streamlined approach to real estate. This approach not only fosters growth and innovation but instills a sense of purpose and achievement across all of our clients’ business objectives.

The Planning, Design & Construction team partners as a strategic owner’s representative across all operational and capital initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders, managing risks and timelines, and maximizing overall value delivery.

This division creates clearly defined workplans and builds teams with detailed performance metrics to execute projects with precision. These plans translate our client’s business goals into well executed projects that exceed all levels of operational, regulatory, and financial standards.

The Project Manager will be based in the Nashville, Tennessee area and serve as Cref's local Planning, Design & Construction presence in the market. The initial focus will be leading an MOB and hospital expansion project, with responsibility for day-to-day oversight and successful delivery across planning, design, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness. This role is ideal for a self-starter who can work independently, build strong local relationships, and help Cref expand its long-term presence in the Nashville market.

• Serve as Cref's primary local project management presence for the Nashville market, providing consistent, hands-on oversight and coordination.
• Manage multiple new construction and renovation healthcare projects from initiation through closeout and operational readiness / Transition to Operations.
• Work independently, exercise sound judgment, and maintain a high level of accountability for project performance and client service.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, hospital stakeholders, architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, commissioning agents, vendors, and suppliers.
• Understand and administer contracts across all project parties; facilitate clear communication, resolve conflicts, and proactively address risks and issues.
• Develop, analyze, and manage total project budgets and schedules, including design, permitting, regulatory approvals, construction, equipment, furniture, commissioning, and move-in activities.
• Follow Cref's project management processes while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency or accelerate delivery without compromising quality, compliance, or project goals.
• Manage planning, design, and construction activities for new and existing healthcare facilities, from concept development through occupancy.
• Oversee project definition, consultant and contractor team assembly, design resolution, documentation, cost management, value engineering, scheduling, quality, change orders, commissioning, and move-in coordination.

• Provide support and guidance to project team members, when applicable, and foster a collaborative, service-focused working environment.

• Develop Cref's network in the Nashville market by strengthening local industry relationships, identifying potential opportunities, and partnering with Cref leadership to…