Project Director, New Hospital – Los Gatos FT - Days - Facilities Srvc-Projects @ MV

El Camino Health is committed to hiring, retaining and growing the best and brightest professionals who will carry our mission and vision forward. We are proud of our reputation in the community: one built on compassion, innovation, collaboration and delivering high-quality care.

Work Location: Full-Time, On-Site. Depending on project phase, work will be performed at ECH facilities in Los Gatos, Mountain View, and/or San Francisco. Candidates must be prepared to work regularly across all three locations as project needs require.

About the Role

The Project Director serves as El Camino Health’s dedicated owner’s representative for the ground-up development of the new Los Gatos Hospital. Reporting directly to the VP of Facilities Design & Real Estate, this is a high-impact, hands-on role for a seasoned expert who combines deep technical knowledge of California hospital design and construction (HCAI/OSHPD) with the organizational acumen to coordinate decisions across ECH’s leadership and governance structures. The Project Director advances the project day-to-day and ensures that key ECH decision-makers are engaged at the right milestones. While this is an individual contributor role, the Project Director operates at a high level of expertise and wields significant influence over external partners, a multi-million dollar project budget, and the long-term physical footprint of ECH. A dedicated construction manager and supporting project team provide day-to-day operational support.

Responsibilities

• Project Direction & Governance Coordination: Lead the Los Gatos Hospital project through every phase – from Schematic Design through HCAI/OSHPD permitting, construction, and clinical activation. Proactively identify decision points requiring ECH executive or governance input and ensure the right stakeholders are engaged at the right time. Serve as the primary point of coordination between the project team, the VP of Facilities Design & Real Estate, and ECH’s broader leadership and governance structures.
• Owner’s Representative: Serve as the primary technical and strategic liaison between ECH leadership and external project partners. Ensure that architects, engineers, and contractors remain aligned with ECH’s clinical, operational, and business objectives. Coordinate with the construction manager and supporting team to maintain consistent project direction in the field.
• Accountability for Project Outcomes: Ultimately accountable for delivering the Los Gatos Hospital project against all key performance indicators, including cost (budget adherence and forecast accuracy), schedule (milestone achievement and overall program timeline), safety (zero-harm jobsite culture and regulatory compliance), and quality (design integrity, construction standards, and clinical functionality). Report on performance against each KPI on a regular cadence to the VP and applicable governance bodies.
• Financial Reporting & Stewardship: Manage and regularly report on the project’s financial performance to the VP of Facilities Design & Real Estate and applicable governance bodies. Independently review costs, track budget-to-actual performance, identify contingent liabilities, and develop mitigation strategies without compromising clinical excellence or safety. Ensure that financial reporting is accurate, timely, and decision-ready for ECH leadership.
• Risk, Schedule & Progress Reporting: Proactively identify and resolve logistical bottlenecks and project risks. Provide regular, structured progress reporting to the VP and governance bodies, including schedule status, risk registers, and mitigation plans. Work closely with the construction manager to review and validate construction schedules, surfacing issues early and keeping leadership informed before problems escalate.
• Technical Quality & HCAI/OSHPD Compliance: Apply deep expertise in California hospital design and construction regulation to provide rigorous oversight of design drawings, RFIs, and submittals. Ensure full compliance with HCAI (formerly OSHPD) requirements throughout design and construction, while maintaining budget discipline and delivering a facility that meets ECH’s clinical and operational standards.
• Contract Management, Cost Control & Schedule: Manage and enforce complex project contracts, ensuring every dollar spent delivers clear value to ECH. Review and validate contractor pay applications for accuracy and contract compliance. Interpret construction documents to identify constructability issues, drive target value design (TVD) initiatives, and proactively pursue cost savings without compromising quality or scope. Maintain and update the master project schedule, identifying critical path impacts and recovery strategies. Escalate decisions requiring institutional authorization and facilitate timely approvals to keep the project on track.
• Reporting & Executive Communications: Prepare and deliver monthly executive presentations to the VP of Facilities Design & Real Estate, the finance team, and applicable governance bodies. Monthly reporting must cover schedule status, cash flow forecasts, budget performance, safety metrics, and vendor/contractor grading. Utilize Trimble Unity Construct (formerly e-Builder) as the primary project management platform for document control, cost tracking, and reporting workflows.

Requirements

• 10–15+ Years of Relevant Experience: Demonstrated track record leading large-scale ($100M+) hospital or healthcare construction projects in California. Direct, hands-on experience with HCAI (formerly OSHPD) design review and construction inspection processes is non-negotiable.
• Mastery of Delivery Methods: Expert-level knowledge of tailoring delivery strategies (e.g., Progressive Design-Build, IPD, CM at Risk) to maximize owner value. Familiarity with collaborative project delivery (CPD) principles and the disciplines required to sustain them across a multi-trade team.
• Collaborative Project Delivery & Big Room Leadership: Demonstrated experience working in a multi-trade Big Room environment, collaborating across all disciplines – design, engineering, construction, and owner stakeholders – within an integrated, co-located setting. Experience with Lean construction principles, Last Planner System, or similar frameworks that support CPD is highly valued.
• Executive Presence & Governance Acumen: Proven ability to work within and in support of institutional governance structures – bringing the right information to the right decision-makers at the right time. Comfortable engaging C-suite and board-level stakeholders with clear, concise reporting on project progress, budget performance, and risk. Skilled at navigating AHJs and utility providers while maintaining alignment with organizational priorities.
• Hands-On Technical Leadership: Despite the senior title, this role requires genuine willingness to be embedded on the jobsite – providing direct quality assurance, safety oversight, and technical guidance alongside the construction manager and project team.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, or Engineering is preferred. Candidates without a degree who possess substantial and directly relevant experience in large-scale California hospital construction will be considered.
• Professional licensure (PE, AIA) or CCM/PMP certification is highly desirable.

Skills

• Project Management Platform: Proficiency in Trimble Unity Construct (formerly e-Builder) is strongly preferred as the primary platform for project management, cost control, document management, and reporting. Experience with comparable owner-side PMIS platforms will be considered.
• Software & Digital Tools: Proficiency required in Bluebeam Revu (plan review and markups), Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook), Microsoft PowerPoint (executive presentation preparation), and Microsoft Teams (collaboration and meetings). Working knowledge of AI productivity tools is expected, with a willingness to adopt emerging technologies that improve project delivery and reporting efficiency.

Pay

$84.48 - $126.72 USD per hour