Project Manager - Construction

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Job Summary

Project Manager for Construction ("Project Manager") under general supervision, completes Construction Projects by verifying estimates, project drawings, and specifications; establishing and disseminating schedules; awarding contracts; obtaining tools and equipment; specifying materials and supplies; directing construction requirements; comparing construction results to plans; coordinating with power company; scheduling inspections; resolving problems; collecting, analyzing, and summarizing construction and budget data and trends; understanding and enforcing regulations; recommending new procedures; supervising construction staff. Facilitates planning and/or architectural resolution during project construction to accommodate successful completion of Denver Health construction, renovation, or remodeling projects. This position will report to the Director of Facilities and Construction.

Essential Functions:

• Provides oversight of construction activities and ensures that all construction projects undertaken by Denver Health are effectively managed by assisting with coordinating all construction activity on every project as needed, development of construction documents, compliance with bidding procedures, awarding of construction contracts, site observation of construction, provides over-site of project budgets, and assisting with project close-out.10%
• Ensures that Denver Health is in compliance with bidding procedures by supervising the bidding process consisting of the preparation of complete construction documents which include prevailing wage rates, all bonding and insurance requirements, all qualification statements, and required minority business statements, ensuring the proper advertising of projects, timely notification to contractors to allow sufficient time for bid preparation, proper issuance of addenda, overseeing the receipt of bids, the review of bids to ensure completeness, the determination of the best value, and the award of the contract upon formal resolution approval by the Denver Health Board of Directors.10%
• Contributes to the overall success of the Construction Management Department by performing all other duties and responsibilities as assigned 10%
• Facilitates planning and/or architectural resolution during project construction to accommodate successful completion of Denver Health construction, renovation, or remodeling projects.10%
• Keeps Director of Facilities & Construction regarding project status and concerns. Advises Director of Construction of the status of existing Denver Health facilities regarding life safety requirements by assisting the engineering department in inspecting all facilities and making recommendations for corrective action of unsafe conditions in the hospital.5%
• Provides in-house technical and constructability support, expertise and mentoring for junior staff in the Construction office. This includes overall leadership to the Contractor Project Managers.5%
• Ensures that the conditions of plans and specifications for all new construction, renovations, or remodeling projects are met by contractors through construction administration. This includes observing the progress of construction, interpreting plans and specifications, assisting with making project decisions, reviewing change orders, serving as a liaison between the consultant and/or contractor and Denver Health.5%
• Ensures that projects in progress comply with Denver Health's Infection Control Policies, and all Interim life safety measures are in place and documented.10%
• Coordinates relationships between all design and construction entities, vendors, equipment manufacturers, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Denver Fire Department (DFD), Joint Commission and local city code officials to provide a construction project which meets codes, budget, schedule and design parameters.5%
• Coordinate/oversee training of all maintenance and engineering staff to new facility operations and facilitate start-up activities.5%
• Assist Director in managing overall yearly budget and procurement.5
• Inspects work to ensure and maintain quality controls.5%
• Coordinates effects to create preconstruction budgeting feasibility studies for planned expansion projects and executes the on time and on budget completion.5%
• Maintain/complete Project Notebooks, files, Joint Commission compliance and Infection Control Evaluations.5%
• Reports progress and any impediments to director in a timely manner.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree required. Concentration in construction management, engineering, architecture or a related field preferred. OR
• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree will accept an Associate's degree and five years' experience managing health care construction or facilities projects.

Work Experience:

• Two years' experience managing health care projects OR managing complex projects with a total volume of $25 Million over 3 years required.

Licenses:

• American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) Health Care Construction (HCC) certificate preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Employee must be able to read drawings and schematics.
• Knowledge of hospital construction and equipment planning, knowledge of local building codes, safety codes, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
• Must know Interim Life Safety measures as well as Infection Control policies.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to organize and lead a collaborative team of professionals, and direct and mentor junior staff.

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Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For more about our commitment to diversity visit: https://www.denverhealth.org/for-professionals/careers/diversity-and-inclusion

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.