Healthcare Construction Project Manager - Cleveland

About the role

The Healthcare Project Manager (PM) oversees healthcare construction projects from pre-construction through closeout. This role focuses on safety, quality, schedule, budget, and regulatory compliance in active or occupied healthcare facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead healthcare construction projects with a strong focus on safety, quality, schedule, budget, and regulatory compliance.
• Serve as the Owner’s primary point of contact for all business, contractual, and operational matters.
• Manage projects within active healthcare environments, demonstrating a clear understanding of operational sensitivity, patient safety, and facility continuity.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare-specific requirements including ICRA, PCRA, ANSI standards, interim life safety measures (ILSM), and infection control protocols.
• Successfully plan, execute, and manage project schedules with critical milestones while minimizing disruption to ongoing healthcare operations.
• Lead cost management efforts including budgeting, forecasting, change management, and P&L reporting.
• Identify and manage project risks associated with healthcare construction, including phasing, logistics, interim conditions, and regulatory oversight.
• Review and negotiate subcontractor and supplier agreements, ensuring alignment with healthcare standards and owner requirements.
• Oversee quality control measures and proactively address common healthcare construction challenges.
• Facilitate and lead Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) and subcontractor meetings.
• Maintain strong working relationships with healthcare clients to support repeat work and future business opportunities.
• Mentor and lead Project Engineers and other project team members, ensuring consistency with healthcare project standards and best practices.
• Demonstrate professionalism, sound judgment, and leadership when navigating complex project challenges and sensitive situations.
• Perform additional related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive construction experience, with a strong preference for a minimum of 3 years of healthcare construction experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing healthcare projects such as hospitals, medical office buildings, surgical centers, or similar facilities.
• Industry certifications are a plus, including but not limited to OSHA, USGBC, CMAA, ASHE, or Healthcare Construction Certificate (HCC).
• Experience working within active healthcare environments strongly preferred.