Senior Facilities Project Manager - Healthcare

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 123,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a Senior Facilities Project Manager to lead design and construction of capital projects within healthcare and research environments. You will manage scope, budget, and schedule, coordinate with internal teams, consultants, and regulators, and ensure infection control, patient safety, and operational continuity.

This role requires experience in clinical renovations, laboratory improvements, and capital equipment replacement, with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in construction management, architecture, engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years preferred in project/construction management for healthcare facilities.
• Experience with design coordination, budget/schedule management, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own design phase delivery from baseline through document issuance.
• Validate scope, budget, and schedule before design contract and maintain baseline.
• Manage scope, budget, schedule, and contract compliance for design packages.
• Lead project team and maintain clear communication with stakeholders.
• Ensure infection control, patient safety, and continuity of operations in projects.

Skills

Project management

Healthcare design

Budget management

Schedule management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance

Infection control

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management/Construction Science or related

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture/Engineering or related

Job description

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a leading institution focused on cancer care, research, education, and prevention. The Senior Facilities Project Manager plays a critical role in supporting the planning, design, construction, and delivery of facility projects that advance the institution's mission. The Facilities Management department is responsible for the stewardship of campus facilities, infrastructure, and capital improvement initiatives that support patient care, research, education, and administrative operations.

Within Facilities Management, the Senior Facilities Project Manager provides project management expertise across capital facility projects, ensuring successful integration of project scope, budget, schedule, quality, and stakeholder requirements. The Senior Facilities Project Manager collaborates with internal teams, consultants, contractors, and regulatory agencies to support project success. The Senior Facilities Project Manager also ensures compliance with institutional standards, industry best practices, and applicable regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate has experience managing healthcare design and pre-construction projects, including clinical renovations, laboratory improvements, facility repairs, and capital equipment replacement initiatives. They possess strong skills in project planning, design coordination, budget and schedule management, consultant oversight, and stakeholder engagement, with the ability to successfully deliver multiple small to mid-sized projects in active healthcare and research environments.

The successful candidate understands infection control, patient safety, and continuity of operations requirements, communicates effectively with clinical users and project teams, proactively manages project risks and issues, and ensures projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with applicable codes, standards, and organizational requirements.

Salary: Minimum $123,000 - Midpoint $154,000 - Maximum $185,000

Work Location: Texas Medical Center

Why Us?

UT MD Anderson offers an opportunity to contribute to transformative facility projects that support a world-class environment for cancer care, research, education, and prevention. This role provides exposure to complex capital initiatives, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, professional growth opportunities, and the ability to make a meaningful impact while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Employer-paid medical coverage starting day one for employees working 30+ hours/week, plus optional group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance. Accruals for PTO and Extended Illness Bank, plus paid holidays, wellness, childcare, and other leave options.

Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service and access to extensive wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups.

Defined-benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System, voluntary retirement plans, and employer-paid life and reduced salary protection programs.

Responsibilities

Project Management

Own design phase delivery for assigned projects, from the design contract baseline through document issuance.

Validate scope, services, fee, budget, and schedule before the design contract is set, and hold that baseline through document issuance.

Manage scope, budget, schedule, and contract compliance so the design package is completed on schedule, within the approved budget, and to the required quality standard.

Review design decisions and documents before issuance for fit with the approved program, codes, life safety, campus standards, and budget.

Account for infection control, patient safety, and continuity of operations in active clinical and research settings when reviewing design decisions.

Resolve design schedule and resource conflicts across assigned projects when a change on one project affects another.

Lead the project team, including customers, clinical and/or research stakeholders, consultants, Facilities Planning Design and Construction, and Facilities Management groups, through clear written and verbal communication.

Keep meeting minutes and a decision log so information moves both ways between the project team and stakeholders.

Resolve team conflicts directly so the work keeps moving.

Manage contractual compliance and relationships for assigned projects.

Define and implement contractual and financial strategies.

Coordinate approvals with the Board of Regents, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Facilities Steering Committee, and associated state agencies.

Support ROCIP on selected projects.

Identify client, technical, cost, and schedule risks during design and drive them to resolution before they become changes or claims.

Keep project documentation, financial and activity reports, and the system of record current for team, budget, design schedule, consultants, and change actions.

Store the project record so it supports decisions, issue resolution, and handover at document issuance.

Other duties as assigned.

Education

• Required: Bachelor's Degree Construction Management, Construction Science or other construction related Architectural Engineering field or related discipline.
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Science or other construction related Architectural Engineering field or related discipline.

Work Experience

• Preferred: 10-15 years Project management/construction management experience. Design and construction experience with major academic healthcare and/or research facilities.
• Required: Five years Project management/construction experience.
• May substitute Bachelor's degree with additional years of equivalent experience on a one to one basis.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.

This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.