Project Director

Presbyterian Living - Corporate | Full Time |Facilities Management Department| M-F 8am - 4pm | Hybrid 

Are you looking for a team where you can bring your passion, strengths, and best self as a Project Director?

At Presbyterian Living you’ll join a mission driven community where employees work together to deliver a truly personalized experience for our residents. Our team values collaboration, compassion, and shared expertise, and we’re searching for individuals who lead with heart and help create a positive, uplifting environment.
If you’re someone who enjoys making a difference, building meaningful connections, and contributing to a workplace centered on wellness, independence, joy, and security, you’ll feel right at home here.

Why YOU Will Love Working With Us

A Supportive, People Centered Culture
We’re proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work®, a certification that reflects our commitment to creating an inclusive, supportive, and engaging workplace for all team members.

Comprehensive Benefits That Care for You

• Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, Wellhub, and onsite fitness
• Financial Security: PTO rollover/sellback, 403(b) with match, commuter benefits, financial counseling
• Peace of Mind: Life insurance, disability coverage, EAP support
• Growth & Development: Tuition reimbursement, scholarships, mentorship, and career pathways
• Community & Connection: Engagement events and 24/7 chaplain counseling for emotional/spiritual support

Key Responsibilities

• Relationship Management
  • Develops working relationships between corporate and community leaders.
  • Assists in overseeing all Facilities, Planning and Construction projects and initiatives within the Facilities Department.
  • Directs, challenges, inspires, and mentors the project teams to exceed expectations.
• Program / Estimating / Preconstruction
  • Works with the corporate and community’s facilities team to develop, monitor and refine yearly capital projects and the 20-year capital plans per community.
  • Works with the corporate team to assist in the development and implementation of new strategic initiatives.
• Project and Schedule Management
  • Develops intimate knowledge of all contract documents.
  • Establishes and monitors construction schedules, cost, quality and contract conformance.
  • Drills down on critical path, material lead times, resource allocation and other schedule drivers to challenge accuracy of schedule and performance.
  • Executes owner directed work cohesively with project schedule.
• Financial and Risk Management
  • Utilizes department tools, standards and best practices while establishing and monitoring construction schedules, cost, quality and contract conformance as well as actual budget spend.
  • Capable of identifying and addressing areas of potential liability and risk.
  • Assists in developing protocols and management tools to mitigate risk.
  • Other duties assigned

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management.
• Fifteen (15) years’ extensive experience in construction and development
• Verifiable exemplar performance managing large projects and teams ($75M +)
• Proven leader of multiple concurrent fast paced development initiatives while occupied
• English language proficiency

About Presbyterian Living
Presbyterian Living is an independent, not for profit senior living organization offering a full continuum of care—including independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care. Since 1904, we’ve welcomed people from all backgrounds across our communities in Evanston (Westminster Place & Ten Twenty Grove), Lake Forest (Lake Forest Place), and Arlington Heights (The Moorings).
What sets us apart is our commitment to people - residents, families, and employees alike. We’re a compassionate, mission driven organization where team members feel supported, valued, and inspired to make a meaningful difference each day.