Senior Project Manager, Healthcare Construction

ARCO/Murray; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

ESOP

401k

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Scholarship for associates’ children

Sabbatical after 5 years

Volunteer leave

Charitable match

Health, dental, vision insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

ARCO/Murray is seeking a Senior Healthcare Project Manager in Chicago to lead healthcare construction projects from conception through closeout. You will coordinate with clients, design teams, and subcontractors to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of medical office buildings and ambulatory surgery centers.

Strong leadership, technical judgment, and a commitment to safety are essential. The role offers opportunities for ownership within a growing national practice, with a focus on occupied

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or related field.
• 6-10+ years of construction management and/or engineering design experience.
• Experience leading healthcare construction projects preferred.
• Proficiency using Procore, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

• Lead managerial and administrative aspects of project from preconstruction through closeout.
• Coordinate with clients and design team to develop concepts and budget.
• Review scope, costs, and contracts with clients; provide value engineering ideas.
• Oversee subcontractor selection and buyout for all trades.
• Identify opportunities to procure materials and equipment when advantageous.
• Collaborate with Project Superintendent on schedules and site logistics.
• Lead preconstruction meetings to solve constructability and manpower issues.
• Lead weekly on-site meetings to review progress and address client challenges.
• Track performance vs budget; prepare pay applications and progress reports.
• Ensure safety and quality while keeping construction enjoyable for all parties.

Skills

Project management

Healthcare construction

Client coordination

Education

BS in Engineering or related field

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

Microsoft Project

Job description

Introduction

At ARCO/Murray, we take our “better team, better planning, and better execution” culture seriously. But we’re not an award-winning firm just because we’re a great place to work. We’re relentless experts at what we do.

Overview

Build what’s next in healthcare construction.

ARCO/Murray National Construction is growing its healthcare construction platform and is seeking an experienced Senior Healthcare Project Manager to help shape its next chapter. This is an opportunity to join early, take meaningful ownership, and help build a national practice focused on high-quality healthcare environments. Stepping into this role in the midst of our growth can lead to potential fast-tracked leadership opportunities within!

You will lead healthcare construction projects from estimating, design, and preconstruction through closeout, partnering with clients, design teams, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes. Our current work includes tenant improvements and ground-up outpatient facilities, with a focus on medical office buildings and ambulatory surgery centers.

The ideal candidate has numerous years of experience delivering projects in active healthcare facilities (both with a ground-up and tenant improvement background) and understands how to plan and execute work in occupied, operational environments. You will bring strong technical judgment, disciplined project leadership, and the ability to build trust with clients and partners. Moreover, the tenacity you bring when executing these projects will be symbiotic to the ever-growing ceiling you can achieve towards bonus potential!

What We Can Offer You:

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Company supported relocation
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Paid parental leave

At ARCO, our first core value is to treat people fairly and do the right thing. We are committed to building and sustaining a culture that supports diversity and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

From recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that diversity of all those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and the brightest from across the country – constructing a team of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services.

This represents typical base compensation for the role. Candidates with extensive experience may exceed this range. In addition to base salary, the role is eligible to receive discretionary bonus compensation based on individual and company performance.

Pay Range

$130,000 - $175,000 USD

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all managerial and administrative aspects of project from the earliest stages of preconstruction through project closeout.
• Work closely with clients and the design team to develop preliminary concept drawings and project budget.
• Participate in the proposal meeting with clients to review the scope of work, discuss ways to reduce costs, provide value engineering ideas, and negotiate contracts & fees.
• Oversee subcontractor selection and buyout process for all trades and vendors.
• Identify and investigate opportunities to procure material and/or specialty equipment directly when advantageous to project budget or schedule.
• Work with Project Superintendent to develop and review subcontractor scopes of work/contracts, project schedule, and site logistics plan.
• Lead preconstruction planning meetings with all designers, subcontractors and vendors aimed at solving potential constructability, sequencing, and/or manpower issues.
• Lead weekly/bi-weekly OAC meetings on-site once construction begins to review progress and address challenges directly with client.
• Track and manage project performance vs budget; prepare owner pay applications, cost status, and progress billing reports.
• Most importantly…find a way to make the construction process FUN for your clients, subcontractors, and vendors without sacrificing on QUALITY or SAFETY!

Requirements

• BS in Engineering or related field.
• 6-10+ years of construction management and/or engineering design experience (due to this need - higher salary band to be considered).
• Previous experience leading healthcare construction projects strongly preferred.
• Proficiency using Procore, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Project.