[Remote] AEC Healthcare Project Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Steelhead Engineering, LLC, a Bodwé Group company, seeks a Healthcare Project Manager to lead healthcare architecture, engineering, and facility projects through design, construction, and occupancy. The role manages client relationships, project delivery, budgets, schedules, multidisciplinary teams, healthcare planning, regulatory compliance, and construction administration.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain long-term client relationships with healthcare executives, facilities leadership, clinical staff, and operational stakeholders
• Lead executive-level project presentations and facilitate strategic decision-making sessions
• Lead clients through all project phases, providing strong guidance and exceptional service
• Anticipate client needs and identify opportunities for additional services
• Participate in contract negotiations, scope development, and fee proposals
• Manage and oversee complex healthcare architecture and facility projects from planning and programming through design, construction, and occupancy
• Develop and manage project budgets, schedules, staffing plans, work plans, and deliverables
• Identify and manage project risks affecting schedule, scope, budget, and quality
• Maintain organized and accessible project documentation, drawings, and communication records
• Apply strong problem-solving skills and escalate issues to the VP of Operations as appropriate
• Ability to work well with others under deadline situations and respond to changes in priorities
• Monitor project financial performance, including budget adherence, labor utilization, earned revenue, forecasting, and profitability
• Participate in contract negotiations, scope development, and fee proposals
• Proficiency in business processes, including contractual and legal procedures
• Facilitate user group meetings, programming charrettes, clinical workflow planning sessions, and medical equipment coordination
• Coordinate project phasing plans and Infection Control Risk Assessments (ICRA)
• Experience in all phases of the design process from project planning and concepts through working drawings, specifications, and construction administration
• Strong problem-solving skills related to a wide variety of building projects, from renovation to new construction
• Strong design review skills
• Oversee the preparation of working drawings, specifications, schedules, cost estimates, and fully coordinated construction documents, including management of design subconsultants
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and healthcare regulations, including FGI, ADA, CMS, Joint Commission, and federal, state, and local requirements
• Participate in construction administration activities, including site observations, issue resolution, and coordination of contract modifications or additional services with Principals-in-Charge (PIC)
• Mentor junior staff and intern architects to support healthcare project delivery
• Foster collaboration among clients, consultants, contractors, and internal project teams
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Lead highly complex healthcare projects involving multiple phases, occupied renovations, and large multidisciplinary teams
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive healthcare leadership and key client stakeholders
• Manage significant project budgets, staffing plans, and contractual matters
• Lead project pursuits, interviews, and strategic business development efforts
• Mentor Project Managers and emerging professionals
• Contribute to studio operations, strategic planning, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Demonstrate advanced financial acumen, including forecasting, resource planning, utilization management, and profitability oversight
• Support market growth through strategic client development and repeat business opportunities

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, healthcare administration, business administration, or related field
• 6+ years of healthcare project management experience
• Demonstrated understanding of healthcare planning principles and clinical workflow design
• Knowledge of FGI Guidelines, NFPA 99, NFPA 101, CMS Conditions of Participation, Joint Commission requirements, ADA, and state health department regulations
• Experience leading projects in occupied healthcare environments, including one or more of the following: acute care hospitals, surgical suites, imaging departments, emergency departments, behavioral health facilities, ambulatory care facilities, cancer centers, medical office buildings
• Experience with Infection Control Risk Assessments (ICRA) and phased renovations in occupied healthcare settings
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Core Competencies: Exceptional attention to detail, organizational and time management skills, professional communication, customer service orientation, collaboration and teamwork, initiative and follow-through, adaptability and resilience, process improvement mindset, and confidentiality
• Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
• Bluebeam Revu and Bluebeam Studio
• SharePoint document management and file organization systems
• Master's degree in related field
• Registered Architect (RA) or Professional Engineer (PE)
• One of the following certifications: Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Project Management Professional (PMP), American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA), Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC), Certified Healthcare Interior Designer (CHID), USACE Construction Quality Management for Contractors (CQM-C), Construction Specifications Institute Construction Documents Technologist (CSI-CDT)
• Experience in other markets such as housing, tribal, and federal project markets
• Revit
• Procore or similar construction management software
• Deltek Vision, Vantagepoint, or CostPoint
• Microsoft Project
• Adobe InDesign
• SpecsIntact, SpecLink, MasterSpec
• Smartsheet

Benefits

• Hybrid or remote work arrangement.
• Training and certification support may be provided.
• Home internet expense reimbursement, subject to eligibility defined in a separate policy.

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