Design/Construction Project Manager V - San Jose CA

Job Summary:

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this technical/functional leader is also responsible for all phases of the design and/or construction process of complex construction and/or refurbishment projects, or series of projects, generally in the range of $100-150 million in cumulative budget responsibility; defining project parameters in terms of time, money, physical objectives and outside constraints; overseeing the work of project team(s) comprised of facility personnel, project staff, general contractors, and internal/external consultants; leading team(s) in establishing scope, budget and schedule, and maintains such commitments through design, construction, and close-out processes; and ensuring KP goals for client service are continuously met through the design and construction process.

This role is also responsible for providing guidance during all design stages of medical and/or regional facilities, including making economic comparisons of development schemes and recommending options in conformance to master plan; negotiating fees, and reviewing and approving consultant and contractor invoices and change orders; negotiating with local and state jurisdictions; leading and managing the timely procurement of all permits required by regulatory authorities; and supervising on-site design and/or construction teams, and communicating goals and program status with KP leadership.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit. Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams.
• Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals. Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others.
• Manages multiple large-scale projects with responsibility and accountability for project outcomes from initiation to close-out. Develops, analyzes, and manages complex project plans which include scope identification and management, schedule, inter-dependencies, and resource forecast. Manages and monitors the project financials of multiple large rojects. Monitors overall project performance (e.g., on time, on budget, within scope, and with quality) against plan, ensuring measurement of business benefits and outcomes, and makes adjustments as needed. Leads project activities related to organizational change management (e.g., development and execution of user adoption, implementation, and training plans) as defined by the project. Drives allocation of resources, establishes schedules, and task assignments to ensure established project management practices are in place.
• Leads the work of large project teams by monitoring internal and external resources. Leads others in requesting and coordinating internal and/ or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project demands. Communicates a clear vision of project goals and objectives to the team. Delivers performance feedback to team members supervisors.
• Proactively monitors, identifies, and mitigates project risks, issues, and trigger events by developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate.
• Monitors adherence of project activities to policies and procedures by ensuring project plans and team members follow KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures.
• Ensures the alignment, buy-in, engagement and support of diverse project stakeholders by building and maintaining relationships as well as communicating appropriately with internal customers, third party vendors, senior management, and business leaders; and clarifying accountability and authority across stakeholders. Identifies and works closely with key stakeholders based on their level of influence and decision making and ensures all appropriate stakeholders are represented and included. Provides insight to key stakeholders and project sponsors by developing project goals, setting the prioritization of deliverables, discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. project change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for project delivery. Communicates tough issues to stakeholders while maintaining an independent opinion, providing recommendations, delivering formal presentations, and providing reports to various senior audiences.
• Reviews vendor performance levels and ensures service level agreements are met. Partners with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. Participates in contract negotiations with vendors and reviews project invoices submitted by vendors for accuracy.