Director Planning, Design and Construction (PDC)

Job Description

 

The Planning, Design, and Construction (PDC) Director leads a collaborative approach to creating an aesthetically pleasing and functional campus that supports the mission of Midland Health.  Ensure an integrated and sustainable approach towards design and construction excellence consistent with the highest quality standards of Midland Health.

Manages all capital improvement projects, campus master planning, construction of new facilities, and major renovations to existing facilities for Midland Health.

 

SHIFT AND SCHEDULE

Full Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

• Planning, implementing and managing the technical, administrative and financial aspects of assigned facility projects and/or functional areas of the department.
• Work with leadership and project requestors to develop project scope based on organizational needs consistent with standards and objectives of MMH.
• Work with leadership to determine the desired project team and develop those requirements into request for proposals for design, consultant, and contractor services.
• Manage preconstructions services to develop initial budgets, schedules, and special project requirements.
• Organize, schedule and properly document user meetings and then follow up with responsible parties to make sure all request are being documented.
• Manage the contracting for architectural and design services.
• Will be responsible for managing the contracted design Architect and working with the Architect of Record, contracted Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing engineers on all aspect of development(s).
• Manage the Planning of construction feasibility studies, planning strategy, design and planning presentations, and possible community engagement.
• Design Presentations to department leaders and executives, board members, representatives of City agencies, and community partners, including preparations of all supporting graphic materials and data.
• Coordinate with other internal service groups to outline their project responsibilities to meet project schedule.
• Coordinate with external vendors to procure services and products as defined by the project scope to meet project schedule.
• Organize, schedule, lead, and properly document interviews of respondents to RFQ’s and RFP’s. Conduct reference checks if required.
• Conduct negotiations before final contracting with other project team members.
• Develop final project budgets for capital and/or board approvals. Complete continuous updates of all budgets for future leadership status updates. Audit against MM and Fin.
• Develop cash flow forecast as needed for select projects. Complete updates for future leadership status updates.
• Oversee all construction and service group contracting and invoices to ensure they are in accordance with contract terms.
• Develop and update the master project schedules that indicate all planning, design, preconstruction, construction, move in, and closeout procedures.
• Organize, schedule, lead, and properly document design, preconstruction, and construction meetings throughout the project.
• Conduct periodic jobsite visits to review quality, safety and contractual responsibilities are being met. Identify and track any items needing corrections.
• Help plan post construction clean and department moves as needed.
• Oversee the project closeout procedures are being met by project team members and documentation is being properly archived by MMH.
• Manage all warranty and latent defect claims related to construction projects.

Internal Projects

• Provide oversight of the Project Supervisor, Project Superintendent, Foreman and in-house construction crew.
• Work with Project Supervisor to develop internal project budgets, schedules, and special project requirements.
• Present final project budgets for capital review and approval.
• Provide oversight and approval of project contracts, purchase orders, pay applications, and invoices.
• Participate in the development and implementations of operational policies and procedures.
• Identify and organize continual development training events for the construction crew.
• Act as Projectmates administrative support and complete continuous review of users to ensure it is being used as required.
• Responsible for the positive human resource leadership and management of employees, including annual evaluations.

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, construction management, or construction engineering with a minimum of ten (10) years of experience.
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years project management experience plus some college may be accepted in place of the bachelor’s degree.
• Experience in 20 million dollars plus healthcare projects.
• Experience in handling multiple large projects concurrently.
• Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC) certification — required within the first two years of employment.

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The individual must be able to:

• Stand, walk, sit, stoop, reach, lift, see, speak and hear. Lifting is limited to 35 lbs. for clinical staff and to 50 lbs. for non-clinical staff. The individual must use an assisted-lift device or get another individual(s) to assist with the lift that is over these maximum limits.