Director-Design and Construction Preconstruction and Project Support

Responsibilities

• Leads preconstruction activities including project intake, programming, scope development, feasibility studies, and conceptual design coordination;
• Develops early-phase cost models, budgets, schedules, and risk assessments for capital and renovation projects.
• Ensures alignment of design intent with operational, financial, and regulatory requirements;
• Facilitates value engineering, constructability reviews, and early procurement strategy;
• Affirms alignment with WellSpan Design Standards and Requirements.
• Directs planning and coordination for all medical equipment needs across capital and renovation projects.
• Oversees development of detailed equipment lists, budgets, room requirements, and logistics planning.
• Collaborates with clinical users, IT, biomedical engineering, supply chain, and design consultants to ensure equipment compatibility and functionality;
• Ensures compliance with healthcare facility guidelines (e.g., FGI, NFPA) and technical requirements (utilities, shielding, MEP integration).
• Supports procurement, installation, testing, commissioning, and transition planning for clinical spaces.
• Creates and supervises the Quality Control (QC) team responsible for reviewing design deliverables, technical documentation, and construction quality;
• Establishes QC standards, processes, and performance metrics that ensure compliance, constructability, and design excellence;
• Coordinates internal peer reviews and maintains quality benchmarks for drawings, specifications, and contractor submittals.
• Ensures lessons learned are captured and integrated into future design and construction standards.
• Provides strategic direction and professional oversight to the staff engineer and staff architect.
• Supports complex issue resolution involving building systems, infrastructure, code compliance, and facility operational impacts.
• Manages the Minor Projects Team responsible for small-scale renovations, operational improvements, refresh projects, and departmental requests;
• Ensures minor projects are delivered efficiently through standardized scopes, templates, estimating tools, and delivery approaches;
• Oversees prioritization, resource allocation, budget development, and schedule management for minor project portfolios.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelors Degree In Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Required: 15+ years Experience in facilities design and construction, design and construction, capital planning, and preconstruction oversight.
• Required and 5 years Experience in higher education, healthcare, government or large institutional environments.
• Preferred: Masters Degree.