AEC Healthcare Project Manager

Bodwe Professional Services, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Bodwe Professional Services, LLC is seeking a Healthcare Project Manager to lead architecture, engineering, and facility projects from programming through occupancy. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, manage scope, schedule, and budgets, and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and accreditation standards.

You will balance patient care considerations with project objectives, coordinate design subconsultants, and deliver high-quality documentation while maintaining strong client

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading healthcare project delivery from programming through occupancy.
• Strong leadership, client relationship management, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, budgets, and schedules with attention to regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with healthcare operations, clinical environments, and ICRA considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead client relationships, presentations, and scope development across projects.
• Oversee planning, programming, design development, construction, and occupancy processes.
• Develop budgets, schedules, staffing plans, and risk management strategies.
• Coordinate design subconsultants and ensure documentation quality.

Skills

Healthcare project management

Client relationship management

Leadership

Job description

Position Summary

The Healthcare Project Manager is responsible for the comprehensive delivery of healthcare-focused architectural, engineering, and facility projects from programming and schematic design through design development and construction documents, construction administration, and occupancy. This role provides strong client leadership and exceptional service while managing project scope, schedule, budget, and expectations. The position requires the ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously, lead multidisciplinary design teams, coordinate design subconsultants, and author high-quality administrative documents.

The Healthcare Project Manager ensures all solutions meet healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, operational requirements, and the highest quality standards, while maintaining alignment with project goals and client needs. The successful candidate will possess a strong understanding of healthcare operations, clinical environments, and be capable of balancing patient care considerations, operational continuity, regulatory requirements, and project objectives throughout the project lifecycle.

Senior Project Manager Consideration

Candidates demonstrating advanced project leadership capabilities may be considered for a Senior Healthcare Project Manager role. While this typically includes ten (10) or more years of relevant experience, consideration will be based primarily on demonstrated competencies and performance rather than years alone. Additional expectations for Senior Healthcare Project Managers are outlined below.

Accommodation Requests

We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, contact our HR Director (April Hawkins) at 269-927-0144 or [e-mail]

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Client Relationship Management & Business Development
  • Build and maintain long-term client relationships with healthcare executives, facilities leadership, clinical staff, and operational stakeholders.
  • Lead executive-level project presentations and facilitate strategic decision-making sessions.
  • Lead clients through all project phases, providing strong guidance and exceptional service.
  • Anticipate client needs and identify opportunities for additional services.
  • Participate in contract negotiations, scope development, and fee proposals.
• Competencies: Client Relationship Management, Executive Communication & Presentation Skills, Business Development & Account Growth, Negotiation & Influencing, Customer Service Excellence
• Project Leadership & Delivery Management
  • Manage and oversee complex healthcare architecture and facility projects from planning and programming through design, construction, and occupancy .
  • Develop and manage project budgets, schedules, staffing plans, work plans, and deliverables.
  • Identify and manage project risks affecting schedule, scope, budget, and quality.
  • Maintain organized and accessible project documentation, drawings, and communication records.
  • Apply strong problem-solving skills and elevate issues to the VP of Operations as appropriate.
  • Ability to work well with others under deadline situations and respond to changes in priorities.
• Competencies: Project Management, Strategic Planning & Execution, Risk Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Adaptability & Decision-Making, Problem Solving
• Financial & Contract Management
  • Monitor project financial performance, including budget adherence, labor utilization, earned revenue, forecasting, and profitability.
  • Participate in contract negotiations, scope development, and fee proposals.
  • Proficiency in business processes, including contractual and legal procedures.
• Competencies : Financial Management, Contract Administration, Resource Planning, Business Acumen, Revenue & Profitability Management
• Healthcare Planning & Technical Expertise
  • Facilitate user group meetings, programming charrettes, clinical workflow planning sessions, and medical equipment coordination.
  • Coordinate project phasing plans and Infection Control Risk Assessments (ICRA).
  • Experience in all phases of the design process from project planning and concepts through working drawings, specifications, and construction administration.
  • Strong problem-solving skills related to a wide variety of building projects, from renovation to new construction.
  • Strong design review skills.
• Competencies: Healthcare Facility Planning, Clinical Workflow Analysis, Medical Equipment Planning & Coordination, Design Management, Technical Excellence, Healthcare Operations Knowledge
• Quality Assurance, Compliance & Construction Administration
  • Oversee the preparation of working drawings, specifications, schedules, cost estimates, and fully coordinated construction documents, includ