Construction Management - Principal of Cost Engineering

This is a flexible (or hybrid) position and must be based in a KP regional location (NCAL, SCAL, HI, WA, OR, CO, Atlanta GA, VA, MD, or D.C.).

About the role

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for conducting strategic planning to ensure the success of a full range of professional estimating/cost engineering and project control duties of diverse and complex scope. Responsibilities include:

• Using innovative logic to develop and prepare conceptual construction cost and budget estimates for all phases of construction.
• Providing professional guidance and support to Facilities Design and Construction project team members to determine the preliminary cost and feasibility of highly-complex maintenance and renovation projects.
• Developing, implementing, and updating standard estimating means and methods through the Desktop Estimating Procedures, Estimating Template, CSI units listing and definitions.
• Providing expert consultation to develop conceptual construction cost and budget estimates for all phases of construction, including development and analysis of unit hour/pricing data, estimating material cost, man-hours, and revisions to existing buildings' mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
• Proving long-term plans for the performance of pricing structure development and application to takeoffs, derived quantities, quantity assumption, and cost allowances within a discipline or other specialty.

Responsibilities

• Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships.
• Solicits and acts on performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership; influences, mentors, and coaches team members.
• Practices self-leadership; creates, evaluates, and responds to the strengths and weaknesses of self and unit or team members.
• Leads the adaptation to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback.
• Fosters open dialogue amongst team members.
• Drives the execution of multiple work streams by identifying member and operational needs; translates business strategy into actionable business requirements; develops and updates new procedures and policies.
• Gains cross-functional support for objectives and priorities; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves highly complex issues; escalates and resolves issues as appropriate; sets standards and measures progress.
• Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates, obtains, and distributes resources.
• Removes obstacles that impact performance; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; influences the completion of project tasks by others.
• Supports construction operations by developing advanced strategies and concepts to provide strategic guidance, coordination, and consultation with the support team; using judgment and discretion to drive innovative solutions to resolve highly complex problems (e.g., on-site assessments); and serving as an internal expert and advisor to field teams, executive management, and KP service areas/regions.
• Supports construction deliverables by overseeing the delivery of large-scale, highly complex projects with responsibility and accountability for project outcomes from initiation to close-out; developing, analyzing, integrating, and executing project plans which include scope identification and delivery, schedules, inter-dependencies, and resource forecasts; executing and monitoring project financials; monitoring project performance against plan, ensuring measurement of business benefits and outcomes, and making adjustments as needed.
• Leads project activities related to organizational change management (e.g., development and execution of user adoption, implementation, and training plans) as defined by the project; and developing and executing the establishment and management of proper project management practices in regard to allocation of resources, schedules, and task assignments.
• Contributes to vendor relationship management by overseeing vendor assessment and analytics processes (e.g., identifying process improvement opportunities, developing content for department podcasts) and independently managing a variety of vendor relationships; obtaining advanced research knowledge on market trends and materials escalations from vendors and reporting to team leadership; and identifying impactful, widely-applicable process improvements that increase efficiency and effectiveness of vendor assessment.
• Provides KP compliance consultation by developing and implementing quality assurance and evaluation programs to ensure technical systems and processes are used and maintained in a manner that ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and standards; and reviewing means, methods, and practices across the program in order to provide technical input and validate consistency in compliance with relevant government, accreditation, and industry standards and initiatives, and ensure appropriate KP image is maintained.
• Contributes to the management of knowledge and documents by overseeing professional and/or technical knowledge management practices, and supporting a culture of continuous learning; driving the evolution of template documents for continuous improvement; and overseeing training content and efficacy and knowledge management practices to increase knowledge of the organization's solutions.
• Supports the use of data and metrics throughout the construction management process by providing oversight for data gathering practices, and providing expert consultation with functional leadership to plan and scope future efforts (e.g., building the business case, timeline, resources required); and utilizing expert knowledge of metrics to monitor and improve upon their own performance, and the performance across teams.

Skills

Core Skills:

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry Knowledge
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific Communication

Functional Skills:

• Construction Finance
• Cost Estimation
• Negotiation
• Architectural Engineering
• Computer Literacy
• Construction Industry Knowledge
• Emergency Preparedness
• Employee Training
• Employee/Labor Relations
• Financial Plan Budgeting
• Hazard Mitigation
• Interpersonal Skills
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Safety and Environmental Health Management
• Safety and Security Laws
• Strategic Planning
• Design Diligence
• Technical Documentation

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum five (5) years of experience with contractors.
• Minimum thirteen (13) years of experience in cost estimating or a directly related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Finance, Law, or related field AND minimum ten (10) years of experience in construction management, field construction, design, construction/project management, procurement, contract administration, or a directly related field.
• OR Minimum thirteen (13) years of experience in planning, architectural, design, engineering, CADD, hospital/medical facility, health and safety administration/management, construction estimating, or a directly related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cost Certification (e.g., CCP, CEP, CPE, or Earned Value Professional Certification).
• Three (3) years of experience in healthcare or another heavily regulated industry (e.g., Banking).

Schedule

• Full-time
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Shift: Day
• Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
• Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
• Working Hours End: 04:00 PM
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Work Setting: Flexible (Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy)

Pay

Pay Range: $169,800 - $219,670 / year. Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.