Senior Healthcare Project Manager PM/CM

STV Construction Incorporated; Inwood (TX); On-site; USD 164,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

STV Construction Incorporated in North Texas is seeking a Senior Healthcare Project Manager to lead complex healthcare capital programs from planning through closeout. You will act as the primary client representative, directing scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk across multiple projects, and interfacing with executive stakeholders.

The role requires strong leadership, negotiation, and governance skills to align projects with client objectives and regulatory requirements, while guiding

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field; advanced degree or professional licensure is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing healthcare construction or capital improvement projects, including leadership of large or complex healthcare projects.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a primary client representative with authority to make project decisions.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare facilities planning, construction sequencing, and regulatory requirements.
• Proven leadership, communication, and negotiation skills with the ability to influence outcomes at the executive level.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee healthcare project and program delivery in coordination with internal leadership and client stakeholders.
• Establish project objectives, execution strategies, and performance metrics.
• Authorize and manage project‑level decisions related to scope, schedule, budget, and risk.
• Lead and mentor project teams to ensure consistent application of best practices and delivery standards.
• Provide representation in client meetings, public forums, and industry engagements.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, healthcare regulations, and organizational policies.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Executive client interface

Contract negotiation

Governance & decision making

Budget & finance management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CM/Engineering/Architecture

10+ years healthcare construction experience

Primary client representative experience

Knowledge of healthcare facilities regulations

Leadership & negotiation skills

Job description

Senior Healthcare Project Manager – PM/CM STV, a leading architecture, engineering, and construction management firm, is pleased to announce an opportunity for a Healthcare Project Manager to join our growing Program Management and Construction Management team in North Texas.

This senior leadership role is responsible for directing complex healthcare capital programs and projects, serving as a primary client representative, and providing strategic oversight to ensure successful delivery aligned with client, operational, and organizational objectives. Key responsibilities will include providing overall leadership for assigned healthcare projects and programs and accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk outcomes. This role serves as point of contact for executive-level client stakeholders and is responsible for decision‐making authority related to project execution, contract administration, and issue resolution. The Senior Healthcare Project Manager will lead projects and support multidisciplinary project teams throughout the full project life cycle, from early planning and programming through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout, while ensuring alignment with client objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational needs.

The successful candidate will be skilled and experienced in the following:

• Providing strategic leadership and direction for multiple healthcare projects or programs, including prioritization of resources and alignment with client and organizational objectives.
• Serving as the primary client interface, maintaining trusted advisor relationships with senior executives, facilities leadership, and clinical stakeholders.
• Leading contract negotiation support, procurement strategy, and consultant and contractor engagement in coordination with legal and commercial teams.
• Establishing and managing project governance structures, escalation protocols, and decision‐making frameworks.
• Directing project financial performance, including budget development, forecasting, change management, and margin protection.
• Identifying, evaluating, and managing project and program‐level risks, and implementing mitigation strategies to protect safety, operations, schedule, and cost.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field; advanced degree or professional licensure is preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing healthcare construction or capital improvement projects, including leadership of large or complex healthcare projects.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a primary client representative with authority to make project decisions.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare facilities planning, construction sequencing, and regulatory requirements.
• Proven leadership, communication, and negotiation skills with the ability to influence outcomes at the executive level.

Essential Duties Include:

• Direct and oversee healthcare project and program delivery in coordination with internal leadership and client stakeholders.
• Establish project objectives, execution strategies, and performance metrics.
• Authorize and manage project‑level decisions related to scope, schedule, budget, and risk.
• Lead and mentor project teams to ensure consistent application of best practices and delivery standards.
• Provide representation in client meetings, public forums, and industry engagements.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, healthcare regulations, and organizational policies.

Compensation Range:

$164,279.49 - $187,747.98

STV offers the following benefits

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Back‑Up Dependent Care
• Parental Leave
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good‑faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.

STV is one of the top infrastructure‑focused professional services firms in North America. Founded in 1912, STV advises, plans, designs, engineers and delivers the infrastructure that powers local economies, including transportation systems, buildings, water and other facilities. Headquartered in New York City, the company has more than 65 offices and 3,400 employees who reimagine the solutions and structures that connect our communities. The firm is ranked 32nd in Engineering News‑Record’s Top 500 Design Firms survey and is 10th in its transportation category. STV is deeply committed to investing in its people and creating a world‑class employee experience. We are passionate about mentoring, coaching and cultivating our talent because we know they are destined to become the next generation of industry leaders. We’re also committed to delivering formative career experiences – and we do that by providing challenging and unique work experiences, by mapping multiple ways to advance (beyond the traditional career ladder!) and by recognizing those who successfully chart new and exciting paths for the firm. We value a wide range of perspectives and experiences, without regard to any factor or characteristic, regardless of whether it is a category protected by federal, state and/or local law, making them an integral part of how we work. Our approach ensures that every individual is respected, heard, and given opportunities to contribute meaningfully. We remove barriers and create pathways for growth, embedding fairness into our daily operations. Learn more at stvinc.com. STV exists to make communities better through innovative solutions that connect people, places and the present to the future. Our local teams throughout the country deeply understand the needs of their communities and have the expertise to provide solutions. We are also committed to giving back to our communities and our neighbors through volunteering and philanthropic activities; fundraising events; scholarships, internships, and mentoring; and sustainability and community improvement projects. Learn more.

STV provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.