Project Delivery Project Manager

CommonSpirit Health; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeks a Project Delivery Project Manager to oversee capital projects in Chicago, coordinating design and construction teams, consultants, and hospital operations to ensure quality, schedule, and budget adherence.

The role manages contract administration, procurement, submittals, change orders, and delivers detailed financial projections and risk assessments while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local codes throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, or Architecture and/or equivalent experience.
• 1-3 years minimum years of experience in leading project management design and construction projects.
• Experience in facilitating project design and construction related meetings and presentations.
• Experience in developing conceptual project scope, schedules and budgets.
• Experience with construction processes, building and life safety codes.
• Knowledge of project delivery methods such as design-build, design-bid-build or others.
• Knowledge of approving authorities, OSHPD/ HCAI (for State of California poisons only) and similar regulatory agencies.
• Google Office Suite, MS Project, Excel or Similar.
• BlueBeam, Adobe Pro and/or similar.
• Demonstrated success in delivery of major healthcare capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Project Oversight: Directing the full project lifecycle, including scope establishment, scheduling, and budget management to ensure core objectives are met.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Acting as the central point of contact for construction teams, consultants, and facility operations to streamline project workflows.
• Compliance & Quality Control: Monitoring all construction activities to ensure conformance with approved specifications, safety codes, and legal standards.
• Financial & Resource Management: Developing comprehensive project reporting, including budget tracking, risk mitigation strategies, and resource allocation matrices.
• Contract Negotiation: Managing vendor relationships and participating in business negotiations aligned with corporate policies and project requirements.
• Regulatory Liaison: Maintaining active relationships with federal, state, and local approving authorities to facilitate smooth project approvals and inspections.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Budget management

Contract negotiation

Regulatory liaison

OSHPD/HCAI knowledge

Google Office Suite

MS Project

BlueBeam

Healthcare capital projects

Education

Bachelor's in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, or Architecture

Tools

MS Project

Excel

BlueBeam

Adobe Pro

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Project Delivery Project Manager, you will serve as a key leader in the oversight of capital projects, ensuring that all design and construction initiatives align with organizational standards. You will act as the primary liaison between construction teams, external consultants, and hospital operations leadership to guarantee that every project meets high-quality benchmarks while remaining on schedule and within budgetary constraints.

Every day you will manage the end-to-end project delivery process, which includes overseeing contract administration, navigating procurement requirements, and processing essential submittals and change orders. You will be responsible for providing detailed project financial projections and risk assessments, proactively identifying contingencies to ensure successful outcomes while maintaining strict compliance with federal, state, and local building codes and regulations.

To be successful in this role, you will leverage your expertise in project management to facilitate clear communication across all stakeholders, from initial scope development to final project closeout. You will demonstrate the ability to lead cross-functional teams, negotiate vendor contracts, and maintain strong relationships with regulatory authorities, all while ensuring that every project phase is executed with precision, cost-effectiveness, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Strategic Project Oversight: Directing the full project lifecycle, including scope establishment, scheduling, and budget management to ensure core objectives are met.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Acting as the central point of contact for construction teams, consultants, and facility operations to streamline project workflows.
• Compliance & Quality Control: Monitoring all construction activities to ensure full conformance with approved specifications, safety codes, and applicable legal standards.
• Financial & Resource Management: Developing comprehensive project reporting, including budget tracking, risk mitigation strategies, and resource allocation matrices.
• Contract Negotiation: Managing vendor relationships and participating in business negotiations aligned with corporate policies and project requirements.
• Regulatory Liaison: Maintaining active relationships with federal, state, and local approving authorities to facilitate smooth project approvals and inspections.

Job Requirements

Required:

• Bachelors Other in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, or Architecture and/or equivalent experience
• 1-3 years minimum years of experience in leading project management design and construction projects
• Experience in facilitating project design and construction related meetings and presentations.
• Experience in developing conceptual project scope, schedules and budgets.
• Experience with construction processes, building and life safety codes.
• Knowledge of project delivery methods such as design-build, designbid-build or others
• Knowledge of approving authorities, OSHPD/ HCAI (for State of California poisons only) and similar regulatory agencies
• Google Office Suite,MS Project, Excel or Similar
• BlueBeam, Adobe Pro and/or similar
• Demonstrated success in delivery of major healthcare capital projects.

Preferred:

• Knowledge in health facility preconstruction services
• Knowledge in equipment planning processes
• Knowledge of effective problem solving, risk analysis and contingency planning strategies, to communicate with leadership teams
• Lean Process Improvement
• Change Management
• Evidence Based Design Sustainability
• Project Management Software

Where You'll Work

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.