Project Director - Healthcare

About the Role

In this role, you will be responsible for overall project profitability and client satisfaction, both during execution and post-completion. You are accountable for all aspects of project performance, including business development, design, construction, financial management, scheduling, quality, contractual obligations, and administration, while ensuring alignment and balance between design and construction.

Responsibilities

• Sales
  • Assembles and leads the proposal response team and develops the proposal strategy and budget
  • Manages and coordinates response efforts for RFQ, RFP, and preparation of proposals
  • Writes, reviews, and edits proposal content
  • Reviews and edits design, scope, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and schedules
  • Establishes prices and fees
  • Leads presentation of proposal and prospect follow-up
  • Negotiates contract terms with clients
• Delivery
  • Directs preparation of conceptual estimate and periodic revisions
  • Develops procurement and delivery strategy and schedules
  • Authorizes advance procurement of long-lead items where advantageous, securing client authorization as necessary
  • Leads design kick-off meeting
  • Directs overall project design and permitting activities, working through A/E Project Principal
  • Assures that the conceptual estimate is used as a basis for project design
  • Leads client design review meetings
  • Reviews drawings and specifications prior to each issuance
  • Establishes a broad, overall strategy for construction
  • Approves construction project management organization and assignment of key individuals
  • Orients Construction Project Manager, when assigned, to project objectives, strategies, and client relationships
  • Directs preparation of, and approves all schedules, including design schedule, master project schedule, construction progress schedule, and periodic schedule revisions
  • Makes key decisions affecting schedule, consulting with clients as appropriate
  • Directs preparation of and approves detailed cost estimates
  • Assists in the resolution of discrepancies or conflicts between conceptual and detailed estimates
  • Participates in the construction kick-off meeting
  • Reviews project status, budget, and schedule with the Construction Project Manager on a regular basis
  • Participates in client changes and negotiations as needed
  • Reviews Summary Cost Reports
  • Visits the project site periodically
  • Solicits client feedback
• Post Delivery
  • Leads team feedback and lessons learned sessions
  • Develops post-completion client follow-up strategy, including major warranty/rectification items and pursuit of repeat business opportunities

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in either Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering
• A minimum of ten years of relevant experience

Skills

• Demonstrated experience across engineering and construction, leading large-scale healthcare projects
• Strong leadership and management capabilities, effectively guiding teams and driving project success
• Applies sound business acumen and organizational skills to manage priorities, resources, and project deliverables
• Builds and maintains strong interpersonal relationships with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams
• Leads client presentations and supports business development efforts through effective sales and communication skills
• Communicates clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing, across all levels of the organization
• Negotiates contracts, scope, and project changes to achieve favorable outcomes while maintaining client satisfaction
• Develops accurate project estimates and pricing strategies to support profitability and competitiveness
• Manages and maintains project schedules, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with project goals

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, team members may be required to visit alternate locations and therefore must have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to do so. This position requires the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application/form information. The team member is frequently required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.