Senior Healthcare Construction Project Lead

CORE; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 500,000 - 50,000,000; Full time

Job summary

CORE Construction is seeking an experienced Healthcare Project Manager to lead healthcare construction projects across Idaho and the broader Mountain West region. You will oversee financial, technical, operational, and client-service success on multiple concurrent projects ranging from $500,000 to $50 million.

Responsibilities include preconstruction planning, budgeting, schedule development, subcontract management, and coordination with clinical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial construction project-management experience, including at least 3 years directly managing healthcare construction projects.
• Experience managing construction within occupied and operational healthcare facilities.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent small-to mid-sized projects, including renovations, tenant improvements, additions, expansions, and/or new construction.
• Advanced understanding of construction documents, healthcare MEP and specialty systems, scheduling, budgeting, cost control, procurement, contracts, change management, commissioning, and turnover.
• Experience with CMAR and/or Design-Build delivery methods preferred.
• Strong leadership, judgment, organization, problem-solving, negotiation, client-service, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Bluebeam, and Procore; familiarity with other scheduling and construction-management platforms is beneficial.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel regularly throughout Idaho and occasionally across the Mountain West based on active project assignments.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple healthcare projects from preconstruction and planning through construction, commissioning, closeout, turnover, and owner training.
• Maintain responsibility for project budgets, General Conditions, cost forecasts, schedules, procurement plans, project controls, change management, pay applications, and financial reporting.
• Review plans, specifications, and contract documents for constructability, scope coordination, sequencing, completeness, and risk.
• Develop detailed schedules incorporating trade activities, owner milestones, inspections, shutdowns, equipment installations, commissioning, licensing requirements, and turnover.
• Negotiate and administer subcontracts and purchase orders; manage trade-partner performance, procurement, submittals, RFIs, and closeout documentation.
• Partner closely with the Superintendent and field leadership to align safety, quality, schedule, budget, logistics, and owner expectations.
• Coordinate architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire-protection, controls, and specialty healthcare systems.
• Lead construction planning within occupied and operational healthcare environments while maintaining continuity of patient care and facility operations.
• Coordinate Preconstruction Risk Assessment (PCRA), ICRA 2.0, infection-control barriers, negative-air and HEPA requirements, protected pathways, construction access, and interim life-safety measures (ILSM).
• Plan critical shutdowns, utility interruptions, tie-ins, demolition, above-ceiling work, temporary conditions, emergency egress, and fire/life-safety activities with facility stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Infection Prevention, Facilities/Engineering, clinical leadership, Security, Risk Management, Safety, design teams, equipment vendors, authorities having jurisdiction, and other project partners.
• Manage coordination of medical equipment and specialty systems such as imaging, medical gas, nurse call, controls, TAB, commissioning, inspections, owner training, and turnover documentation when applicable.
• Support compliance with applicable FGI Guidelines, NFPA 99, NFPA 101, CMS requirements, accreditation standards, owner standards, and state and local requirements.
• Anticipate activities that may affect patients, critical systems, emergency operations, infection prevention, licensing, or facility continuity and implement mitigation plans before work begins.

Skills

Project Management

Budgeting

Leadership

Communication

Risk Management

Healthcare Construction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Technology, Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Bluebeam

Procore

Job description

CORE Construction is seeking an experienced Healthcare Project Manager to lead healthcare construction projects across Idaho and the broader Mountain West region. You will oversee financial, technical, operational, and client-service success on multiple concurrent projects ranging from $500,000 to $50 million.

Responsibilities include preconstruction planning, budgeting, schedule development, subcontract management, and coordination with clinical stakeholders.