Director-Design and Construction

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Leads, mentors, and manages multiple project management teams responsible for capital and major maintenance projects. Establishes clear performance expectations, workload priorities, and professional development plans for project managers.
• Participates in hiring, performance evaluations, and succession planning for project management staff; Fosters a culture of accountability, collaboration, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Ensures consistent application of project management methodologies, design standards, and construction best practices; Ensures designs meet organizational standards, regulatory requirements, sustainability goals, and operational needs; Enforces alignment with WellSpan requirements and standards.
• Reviews and approves project scopes, schedules, budgets, risk assessments, and delivery strategies. Provides oversight of project budgets, cost forecasting, change management, and financial reporting.
• Provides executive-level oversight of design and construction activities from concept through closeout; Monitors project performance metrics and intervene as needed to resolve issues related to cost, schedule, quality, or risk.
• Supports development and execution of the multi-year capital plan in coordination with facilities leadership and organizational stakeholders. Assists in prioritizing projects based on strategic goals, facility needs, risk, and funding availability
• Champions quality control and quality assurance processes throughout design and construction.
• Coordinates with user groups, operations and maintenance staff, finance, risk management, and other internal partners; Builds effective relationships with architects, engineers, contractors, inspectors, and authorities having jurisdiction.
• Oversees compliance with applicable codes, regulations, environmental requirements, and organizational policies; Ensures construction safety standards and risk mitigation practices are implemented and enforced.
• Promotes employee engagement and professional development for all staff.

Common Expectations:

• Ability to evaluate personal and team priorities and redirect as necessary to meet expectations.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers.
• Fosters teamwork within Design & Construction, Facilities and project support teams.

Required for All Jobs:

• Performs other related duties as identified.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Travel Requirements:

• Estimated Amount: 20% - Travel as needed.