Senior Project Manager / Electrical Engineer

SUNY Downstate; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Facilities Program Coordinator / Senior Project Manager, Electrical Engineer to lead complex Academic and Hospital projects from planning through close-out.

Reporting to the Director of Design and Construction, the role requires coordinating designers, contractors, and hospital staff, managing budgets, schedules, and RFQ/RFP processes, and ensuring compliance with life safety and building standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight for Academic and Hospital Projects through all phases (planning, scheduling, implementation).
• Define and develop project goals based on client needs.
• Meet with Hospital/University admins, architects, engineers and consultants to align scope and goals.
• Monitor design/construction drawings to ensure standards are met.
• Coordinate schedules of design and construction activities, minimizing operational disruption.
• Initiate ICRA and enforce Interim Life Safety Measures as required.
• Prepare documentation for RFQ, RFP, and bid documents with Contracts and Procurement.
• Manage on-time completion within scope and budget and track project costs.
• Coordinate with Facilities Operations for interface with existing systems.
• Oversee budget, funding, POs, change orders, and payments through close-out.

Skills

Project management

Electrical engineering

Budgeting

Scheduling

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

The Department of Facilities Management & Development at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Facilities Program Coordinator / Senior Project Manager, Electrical Engineer.

Reporting directly to the Director of Design and Construction, the successful candidate’s responsibilities will include:

• Provide oversight for a variety of Academic and Hospital Projects, including all project phases of planning, scheduling, implementation, resource allocation, budgetary decisions, and all project related activities.
• Define and develop project goals and scope based on client/department stated needs.
• Meet with Hospital and University Administrators, Consulting Architects, Engineers and specialized consultants ensuring that program, scope and goals are understood and met.
• Monitor the preparation of design and construction drawings and specifications to ensure building standards are met.
• Coordination of schedules of design and construction project activities within the hospital and university; minimizing interference with the daily operations.
• Coordination of contractors, end-users, and other relevant department personnel for the duration of the project.
• Initiate the Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) and identify Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) where required, enforce identified measures ensuring that work conforms to design, quality and contractual standards.
• Prepare documentation, working in collaboration with Contracts and Procurement in the development of Request for Qualifications (RFQ), Requests for Proposal (RFP) and construction bid documents.
• Ensure on-time project completion within the scope and budget in accordance with the contract documentation and all aspects of a design and construction project.
• Monitor construction, ensuring that the project schedule is maintained.
• Coordinate with Facilities Operations to provide the infrastructure interface requirements to existing building systems as related to Design and Construction projects.
• Coordinate contractors, end-users, and other relevant department personnel for the duration of the project.
• Prepare and oversee all financial aspects of a project, including estimates, project budget, funding, purchase orders, change orders, and requisition payments, from feasibility thru close-out.
• Identify and resolve budget problems, develop and maintain project cost reports and schedules.
• Prepare weekly project status and schedule updates and reports as well as monitor and update construction schedules.
• Be accountable for establishing and adhering to strict deadlines and professional obligations during critical projects, manage shutdowns, coordinate with University and Hospital Administration, State University Construction Fund (SUCF) managers, FM&D Operational staff, and other consultants.