Senior Project Manager, Capital Improvement Program

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report , we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals.

Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

JOB SUMMARY
UT Southwestern is actively seeking a large-scale Senior Project Manager to join our Capital Improvement Program team and serve as the owner's representative for large, complex capital projects, typically ranging from $10 million to $100+ million, within an academic healthcare environment.

This role provides leadership across all phases of project delivery - from planning and design through construction and closeout - while balancing quality, budget, schedule, order changes, contractor GMP's, and operational sensitivity in an active hospital setting. The position coordinates multidisciplinary teams, manages outside construction managers, engineers, consultants, and contractors, ensures regulatory and institutional compliance, mitigates risk, and supports long-range facilities planning in alignment with UT Southwestern Medical Center's mission.

Works under limited supervision of the Director of Capital Improvement Program.

Highly Preferred Competencies / Skills

• Proven experience managing external engineers, architects, consultants, and construction teams.
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale capital projects valued at $25 million to $100+ million.
• Design and construction experience in academic healthcare and/or research facilities, or comparable project/construction management experience with a healthcare, academic, or research focus.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to "read the room," including awareness of cues, body language, and stakeholder dynamics.
• Polished communication style with exceptional verbal and written skills; ability to tailor messaging, level of detail, and tone to the audience, including senior executive leadership.
• Highly effective negotiator with strong conflict resolution capabilities.
• Critical thinker with the ability to assess complex issues, manage risk, and make sound decisions in high-visibility environments.
• Professional judgment and discretion, with an expectation of precision, clarity, and excellence in all communications and deliverables.

Work Location: 100% Onsite/Remote work not available;
Dallas Campus (office out of Trinity Towers at 2777 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX); travel to and from work site and other UTSW locations as needed.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  • Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent experience

• Experience
  • 7 years Project Management experience, and large scale project management experience
  • Design and Construction experience with academic healthcare and/or research facilities and/or project management/construction management experience with a focus in healthcare, academic, and/or research facilities

JOB DUTIES

• Responsible for overall project management to include budgets, change orders, schedule, contractor GMP's, contract management and quality control in compliance with industry and institutional standards.
• Must have strong organizational skills for managing and compiling project data.
• Must have strong written and verbal skills for project reporting including Executive leadership of the organization.
• Manage complex capital facility projects greater than $4M with a strong focus on large scale projects.
• Manages A/E teams, construction teams, internal and external project management teams, internal teams, third party consultants, etc. to ensure compliance with design specifications, schedules, and contractual commitments as it pertains to the project.
• Manages the project teams from Planning/Programming, Design, Construction, Owner Occupancy to First Patient.
• Develops project schedule and Owner schedule for defining all…