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Suffolk Construction Company

End-to-end construction firm delivering design-build

Senior Project Manager - Healthcare

Construction ManagementUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeSan Francisco, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in an applicable discipline and a minimum of 10 years of experience relative to project size and scope are required.
  • Demonstrate sound business judgment by consistently achieving profitability objectives and strong project close-outs while maintaining client and subcontractor relationships in good standing.
  • Demonstrate strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including command of applicable contract and legal provisions.
  • Analyze and execute financial trade-offs, including when data is incomplete or ambiguous.
  • Manage competing priorities across business needs, organizational issues, and customer relations.
  • Use judgment to determine when to escalate issues.
  • Manage and adapt to change, including new processes and new approaches to existing problems.
  • Demonstrate urgency and initiative, and quickly assess and respond to complex issues.
  • Apply problem-solving skills and take decisive action.
  • Lead teams with diplomatic communication skills and resolve conflicts in a firm but fair manner.
  • Demonstrate Suffolk's core values of passion, integrity, hard work, professionalism, and caring.
  • Meet the physical requirements of the job, including prolonged sitting; talking or hearing; keyboard, telephone, and writing tasks requiring fine motor skills; and frequent standing, walking, and reaching. Vision requirements include close and distance vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus.

Responsibilities

  • Administer project requirements, including contractual requirements, trade partner agreements, purchase orders, and risk management; manage work performance, quality, and team progress against the project plan.
  • Prepare thorough cost-to-complete forecasts that identify potential exposures; coordinate Oracle use with Expedition to identify exposures; require tracking of field directives and back charges for forecasting; analyze line-item exposures, particularly unit-price contracts; follow the forecasting calendar; and teach budget-update standard operating procedures.
  • Require the project team to use Expedition to track proposed change orders, including in-scope and out-of-scope items; provide the Owner with current change-status reports; require monthly Owner change orders to prevent aging of proposed change orders and support timely closure with subcontractors; recover legitimate general-contractor costs related to Owner changes; track contract allowances in Expedition and submit change-order requests when overruns are likely; and require monthly tracking and processing of field directives and back charges, including composite clean-up and hoisting time.
  • Establish an early project close-out plan that covers collection, review, and packaging of contract close-out documents; implement the Noncompliance Reporting System; require the team to use the Work List System to organize completion of work phases; use the Completion-Compliance-Quality process; and teach the close-out process to other employees.
  • Require completed pay requisitions to be approved by the Owner by the first of each month; produce an effective schedule of values; establish processes for collecting payments within 30 days and paying subcontractors efficiently; and review hold reports before payment is due to resolve deficiencies and support payment to subcontractors and vendors.
  • Manage project cash flow responsibly; produce a schedule of values that supports cash flow; review subcontractors' initial schedules of values to prevent overpayment; review subcontractor and vendor requisitions to prevent payment of unsigned or unfunded change orders; produce and update the Owner's cash model; and produce accurate percent-complete projections for financial management.
  • Establish a project-team meeting schedule that supports communication and problem-solving; follow standard operating procedures for focused meetings, including project manager/project engineer, Owner/Architect/Contractor, subcontractor, coordination, and preconstruction meetings; and manage meetings using agendas and time limits.
  • Require the project team to assemble and maintain project logs for cash management, change management, noncompliance, buy schedule, contracts, procurement, submittals, requests for information, safety, hold reports, construction schedule, and work lists; periodically review their accuracy; and hold monthly focused meetings to review log maintenance and identify potential exposures and issues.
  • Build firm but fair subcontractor relationships, promote organization and professionalism, and address non-performing subcontractors promptly to protect the company from delays and other impacts.
  • Work with the project team, including superintendents and estimators, to produce clear, thorough, accurate scopes of work based on detailed document review; organize and administer purchasing to avoid just-in-time material purchases; and prioritize timely buy-out and resourcing to meet the buy schedule.
  • Work with the superintendent to produce a clear and accurate baseline contract schedule; track schedule events, impacts, and changes to manage and prevent delays; focus the project team on critical-path matters; manage and distribute monthly schedule updates in accordance with standard procedures; provide the Owner with written monthly contract-schedule updates; take action on subcontractors affecting the schedule; produce buy-out and procurement schedules; and assist the scheduling team with monthly schedule narratives.
  • Complete buy-out to support timely work flow and prevent budget issues, contract-execution delays, and issues with bonds and insurance; write timely notices to the Owner and subcontractors; secure change-condition directive authorizations before proceeding with changes; act promptly when a non-performing subcontractor may affect the project; complete submittal and coordination processes within 180 days; and teach the project team a risk-management process.
  • Establish a trusting, professional relationship with the Owner and keep the Owner informed of important matters to prevent surprises; work to secure a strong Owner recommendation for the company.
  • Lead use of the project Quality Management Program; participate in first-delivery and quality-benchmark inspections as work progresses; implement the Nonconformance Reporting System to track and manage deficiencies; and require mock-ups to establish quality expectations.
  • Build teamwork and synergy on the project; establish work-ethic guidelines and expectations by example; organize periodic team events and training; and address personal conflicts promptly.
  • Oversee the career and educational development of team personnel, require adherence to standard operating procedures, and actively teach each process.

About the Company

Suffolk Construction Company

End-to-end construction firm delivering design-build

Suffolk Construction builds and manages large projects nationwide, offering end-to-end services across the project lifecycle. It combines core construction management with vertical services including design, self-perform construction, supply chain management, and technology investments through Suffolk Technologies, plus R&D on AI and data-driven solutions. The company handles complex projects in healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation, government, mission critical facilities, advanced technology, and commercial sectors. Its goal is to redefine how America builds by delivering value through integrated processes and data-driven, technology-enabled improvements, leveraging a large national footprint and in-house innovation.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Founded
1982

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