Sr. Project Manager

** This position requires onsite work a minimum of four days per week and more as needed**

Under the general direction of the Associate Director of Project Delivery, Health Design and Construction Sr. Project Manager (PM) is accountable for project management services to ensure design and construction projects are on schedule, within budget, high-quality, cost-effective, and appropriate to client program needs. Simultaneously manages multiple projects of various sizes in the challenging healthcare construction environment. Services include all elements of project management from concept through project closeout including initial scoping, budgeting, funding, procurement, construction management and closeout of large and small projects.

The PM organizes, plans, and controls the design and construction efforts on projects ranging from $50,000 - $70,000,000. This involves selecting professional design staff (architects and engineers), general contractors and subcontractors, coordinating the activities of clients, construction inspectors, and others associated with the projects; managing project progress to achieve overall project objectives consistent with department standards and in alignment with customer expectations including, budget, cost and quality;

resolving problems that arise in the projects; working with state agency officials to ensure compliance and safety. The project manager has a first line responsibility to communicate effectively with project stakeholders regarding program, budget, schedule, and construction impact. The PM utilizes internal project management tools and systems to monitor progress, control schedules and budgets, generate timely reports, and maintain comprehensive records throughout the project lifecycle.

Ensure accurate data entry and updates to support transparent communication, audit readiness, and informed decision-making. PM provides support to the annual Capital Budget development process. Project managers may be responsible for coordinating the activities of HD&C Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers as directed.

Represents UCSF Health on design and construction projects, including new development, facility expansion, renovations and retrofitting. Responsible for coordinating, monitoring and reporting on all design and construction activities. Administrate consultant and construction agreements, facilitate quality control, maintenance of design and construction schedules, construction management and owner representative responsibilities. Manage medium-to-large teams of external vendors and internal affiliate and service line staff on medium-to-large projects.

Demonstrate a mastery of project management, works with a high degree of autonomy, and is responsible for delivering medium to large scale projects with moderate to difficult complexity. Responsible for delivering projects on time and on budget. Exercises independent judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

PM leads developmental stage of capital projects to assure that project scope, schedule, and phasing are adequately defined. Use Health D&C project benchmarks and/or work with the design professionals to create the preliminary project budget and schedule.

PM defines working criteria for a proposed project, determining the hazardous materials, infection control, phasing of work, and fire and life safety requirements that are necessary. Estimate the design review efforts for a project to assure that the quality of the construction documents is sufficient to minimize the risk of cost overruns during construction.

PM coordinates the efforts of the Inspector of Record, state agencies (e.g., OSHPD), the contractor and University representatives to ensure code compliance and quality of work, and a constructive relationship with the regulators. Prepare and verify that all required documentation is completed prior to occupancy or authorized approval of a project.

PM coordinates all project relocations, furniture, equipment and IT scopes of work, which may be supported by other internal HD&C resources. PM is responsible to assure that all aspects of the…