Senior Healthcare Construction Program Manager

Kootenai Health, Inc.; Coeur d'Alene (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Tuition assistance

Retirement plan

Wellness program

Discount programs

Referral bonus

Job summary

Kootenai Health, a premier healthcare system in Idaho, seeks a Healthcare Construction Project Manager III to oversee major capital construction and multi-year programs within active clinical environments. You will act as the senior authority for strategy, regulatory compliance, and enterprise-level risk management to maintain patient safety and clinical continuity.

You will manage a portfolio of imaging expansions, surgical upgrades, and infrastructure modernization, lead feasibility studies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in construction management, including at least 7 years in healthcare construction.
• Advanced certifications such as CHC, LEED AP, DBIA are strongly preferred.
• Expert understanding of MEP/structural systems, life safety codes, public works standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of major clinical construction projects including imaging expansions and infrastructure modernization.
• Lead feasibility studies, design development, code compliance reviews, and contractor negotiations.
• Serve as senior liaison with clinicians, regulatory bodies, leadership, and design teams.
• Ensure all capital projects meet federal, state and healthcare-specific codes (NFPA, FGI, DNV/NIOSH).
• Lead system-wide environmental and safety risk programs and manage multimillion-dollar budgets.
• Negotiate with A/E firms, construction managers, and specialty consultants; establish long-term capital planning.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Life safety codes

Stakeholder management

Healthcare construction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

CHC, LEED AP, DBIA certification (preferred)

Job description

Kootenai Health, a premier healthcare system in Idaho, seeks a Healthcare Construction Project Manager III to oversee major capital construction and multi-year programs within active clinical environments. You will act as the senior authority for strategy, regulatory compliance, and enterprise-level risk management to maintain patient safety and clinical continuity.

You will manage a portfolio of imaging expansions, surgical upgrades, and infrastructure modernization, lead feasibility studies