Director of Construction

Responsibilities:

• Oversight responsibilities for project management of assigned design and construction projects
• Ensures that active projects meet project goals and objectives.
• Ensures effective communication within project teams, including entity users.
• Provides effective communication to leadership as necessary.
• Oversees work products of assigned staff.
• Creates, maintains and directs Project Manager Training program.

• Oversight responsibilities for implementation of the Capital Estimating Process, with both internal and external resources.
• Assists, when requested, early and conceptual planning of future projects, including entitlements, and high-level costs, schedule, logistics, etc.
• Oversees preparation and selection process of designers, construction managers, IPD teams, and direct consultants.
• Ensures selection process and contracting meets UPHS Policies and Procedures.

• Oversight responsibilities for managing the concept and design phases of active projects.
• Monitors and ensures coordination of design firm(s) and consultants.
• Ensures design firms meet or exceed contractual requirements and project design objectives.

• Oversight responsibilities for managing the construction phases of active projects.
• Monitors and ensures coordination of construction/contractor firm(s) and subcontractors.
• Monitors and ensures coordination of Owner-direct Contractors and Vendors.
• Ensures construction firms meet or exceed contractual requirements and project specific objectives.

• Oversight responsibilities for developing and managing overall project schedules, including all non-design/construction activities.
• Ensures all parties meet or exceed their respective schedule obligations, including milestones and phasing as may be required.
• Transition, Activation, Occupancy
• Oversight responsibilities for managing the transition and activation activities related to design and construction.
• Ensure collaboration and cooperation between the project team and entity personnel during design, construction, project completion and turnover/occupancy.
• Ensure collaboration and cooperation of the project team with entity personnel as necessary for successful activation and occupancy.

• Monitors and ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local permitting and entitlement requirements. Ensures appropriate attendance and participation in related meetings.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements, including TJC, DOH, CMS, FDA, funding agencies and others as needed.
• Monitors and ensures a safe work environment.
• Collaborates with Penn Risk Management to assure that all construction activities minimize risk to the workforce and public.
• Monitors and ensures that the level of quality meets or exceeds contractual and project specific requirements.

• Follows accounting and financial standards of Penn Medicine, actively managing project costs and expenditures to meet budget targets.
• Other
• Reporting - Keep VP and AVP of RED&C apprised of progress through regular updates or meetings and include them on important correspondence related to projects.
• Support VP and AVP of RED&C in other duties as assigned.
• Standards - Participate with the Health System Architect and others in developing and maintaining Design Standards.
• Standards – Develop, implement and maintain Construction Policies and Practices.
• Ensures effective implementation of project processes and delivery.
• Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree (Required), preferably in Engineering, Planning, Construction Management, Architecture Design, or related profession.
• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Architecture or similar field (Preferred)
• 10+ years of progressive experience in the management of large and small sized capital projects in a highly complex environment (Required).
• Understands and has experience in all or some of the various types of Design & Construction Contract Methodologies (e.g., Design/Bid/Build, Design/Build, CM GMP, IPD) (Required).
• Registered Architect (Preferred)
• Professional Engineer (Preferred)
• Project Manager Construction Certification (Preferred)