Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic health-care system at UChicago Medicine as a Senior Project Manager in the Facilities Infrastructure Department.

Acts as single point of responsibility for the overall development, coordination and oversight of BSD, CHHD and UCM infrastructure projects from inception to closeout, consistent with University and UCM policies and procedures. Primarily manages infrastructure related projects of varying cost, space and complexity which will include several disciplines (. mechanical, electrical, plumbing, building envelope). Works with users, Physical Plant Department, and FPD&C Renovation project teams to obtain programmatic and operating requirements and manages feasibility studies.

May work as part of a project team that includes BSD, CHHD, and UCM constituents such as faculty, students, staff and external professionals, architects, designers, engineers and consultants. Manages project planning process, including reviewing designs and construction documents for completeness, constructability, coordination of discipline and adherence to UCM and regulatory agency guidelines, facilitating and performing value engineering, identifying and sourcing or preparing construction cost estimates, managing selection of consultants, vendors and contractors for request for proposal through contract negotiations and agreement. Acts as a senior-level project manager on large complex projects, and provides direction to project staff, external design team, and contractors.

Essential Job Functions :

• Responsible for all phases of project, assigning individual responsibilities, coordinating activities of project team, identifying appropriate internal and external resources needed and developing schedules to ensure timely completion of projects. Manages cost, scope, schedule, resources and risk throughout projects. Identifies risk to project delivery and develops mitigating strategies to avoid or minimize potential negative outcomes. Manages and reports variances according to developed project plan.
• Chairs project meetings and is responsible for project delivery, tracking and analysis. Ensures adherence to intended scope, contract documents, quality standards, project schedule and reviews project deliverables. Manages a matrixed organization for successful project delivery which may include internal departments, external vendors, and other departments within the Medical Center enterprise.
• Manages the project budget reconciling construction cost estimates; reviewing and negotiating all addition service requests; managing, reviewing and negotiating contractors change order requests and approving contractor pay applications.
• Develops a commissioning and turnover plans, including managing a punch list, submitting warranties / guarantees, providing system training, ensuring certificate of occupancy and approving final contractor pay applications.
• Manages project planning process, including reviewing design and construction documents for completeness, constructability, coordination of discipline and adherence to all UCM and regulatory agency guidelines; facilitating and performing value engineering; identifying and securing all resources, soliciting or preparing construction cost estimates; managing selection of consultants, vendors and contractors from request for proposal through contract negotiations and agreement.
• Manages multiple projects simultaneously, understanding interdependencies and constrained resources. Phase projects accordingly to meet client needs as they affect research, academic or patient care operations. Serves as a technical resource to other project managers and Plant Department staff for infrastructure, Plant Operations, and renovation & construction activities.
• Performs other duties as identified and assigned by senior management.

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