Planning Design Construction Tech Project Manager

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

The Project Manager will provide project management of IT Infrastructure design and construction projects as assigned; facilitates capital project planning, design and construction related activities; coordinates area capital plans with facilities; ensures effective utilization of CommonSpirit Health Preferred Provider Network; improves quality results; facilitates effective utilization of CommonSpirit Health Project Delivery Model (PDM) guidelines and tools; maintains relationships with authoritieshaving jurisdiction; provides communication support; assists in preparing project scope/budgets; and monitors control of project expenses. This position reports directly to the Director responsible for IT Infrastructure on CommonSpirit Health capital projects with construction related activities. This position interfaces with the System VP, Planning Design and Construction, as needed. This position interfaces with the individual hospital and Information Technology project teams for capital project decision making, coordination, communication and status reporting.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Manages capital project planning, design and construction by facilitating required activities.
• Ensures all Technology related scopes are implemented in coordination with the overall construction schedule
• Ensures effective utilization of Preferred Provider Network (PPN) by drafting RFPs; selection of providers; providing project specific orientation and training; maintaining productivity, monitoring activities; controlling costs and schedules.
• Manage large number of matrixed IT resources.
• Maintains relationships with authorities having jurisdiction by monitoring compliance with federal, state, and local requirements; periodic communication and meetings; facilitating project reviews; facilitating problem solving between agencies, owner and consultants; monitoring change; and monitoring PPN performance.
• Provides project communication support by establishing and enforcing project communication policies and guidelines; identifying and correcting project communication deficiencies; utilization of CommonSpirit Health Planning, Design and Construction Web based programs and project planning design and construction tools.
• Ensures effective communication within NRES senior management on important issues, concerns, problems or anticipated problems that might impact system, group, facility and/or NRES performance and outcomes.
• Provides Director project status reports by developing periodic project reports including cost, schedule and comparative metrics.
• Improves quality results by directing facilitation of problem identification, problem solving and implementation of recommendations.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Information Technology or Construction Management and/or equivalent experience required with a strong background in Hospital Construction and IT infrastructure Project Management preferred.

Significant experience (5+ years) with providing leadership and project management direction related to IT Infrastructure in a Hospital environment. Trade Licenses a Plus.

• Experience in working with planning, design, and construction service provider networks.
• Experience with California OSHPD
• Experience Managing application installs as part of large scale construction efforts
• Excellent working knowledge of project budgets & control.
• Experience and knowledge of construction projects with a large Information Technology component.
• Experience managing IT infrastructure implementation in operational Hospitals.
• Experience managing technical resources for application implementations on large capital construction efforts.

• Knowledge in Information Technology space design. IDF, MDF and Data Centers
• Knowledge in low voltage cable designs related to voice and data networks.
• Knowledge in health facility preconstruction services with the ability to direct and monitor performance of preconstruction services providers during each phase of design, reviews and contract negotiations.
• Extensive knowledge in equipment planning processes related to Information Technology rooms with the ability to direct and monitor equipment planning activities and assure effective coordination with design processes.
• Knowledge in developing preliminary scope/estimates.
• Knowledge of project delivery methods and tools to develop conceptual IDF, MDF Data Center designs and opinions of probable project costs, project schedules, and agency impact analysis.
  • Strong project management background. Proven track record of delivering on large scale IT infrastructure projects. Experience overseeing all aspects of the project, including planning, design and construction resource allocation, and budgets.

Training Preferred/Desired: 

Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification preferred.

• Lean Process Improvement
• Change Management
• • BICSI RCDD- Registered Communications Distribution Designer
  • Sustainability