Senior Construction Manager - SHC at Stanford Health Care

Senior Construction Manager

Build environments that directly impact patient care and community health. As a Sr. Construction Manager supporting Stanford Health Care's Tri-Valley portfolio, you will help deliver complex healthcare projects that clinicians depend on every day.

This is a hands-on, onsite role based in Pleasanton, CA (not a people manager position). You will lead the day-to-day execution of multiple projects within active, highly regulated healthcare environments, ensuring work is delivered safely, on schedule, and on budget while maintaining operational continuity.

You'll serve as a key connector across internal teams, designers, contractors, and clinical stakeholderstranslating plans into execution and proactively resolving issues in the field.

What you'll do:

• Lead day-to-day construction execution across multiple projects from planning through closeout
• Work in collaboration with SHC Facilities Planning and Design, Facilities Engineering, Activations and Business Operations.
• Drive coordination of safety programs including ICRA, PCRA, and ILSM in partnership with Environmental Health & Safety
• Identify and resolve field issues quickly to maintain schedule and minimize operational disruption
• Track and communicate project performance using tools such as PMWeb, Bluebeam, and PlanGrid
• Provide clear, concise updates to leadership on scope, schedule, risks, and budget
• Own day-to-day project execution, risk management, and stakeholder communication
• Coordinate consultants, contractors, and internal partners to keep projects moving forward
• Balance competing priorities while maintaining safety, compliance, and quality standards
• Implement quality control measures, prepare organized and accurate project documentation for reporting
• Success is driven by healthcare or complex construction experience, strong communication, and disciplined project leadership

What you'll bring:

• 8-10+ years of construction/project management experience in healthcare or other regulated environments, preferred
• Experience delivering projects from $50-$100M+ range
• Experience working in or around OSHPD/HCAI projects strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of PMWeb, Bluebeam, PlanGrid, MS Powerpoint and MS Office
• Strong communication skills with the ability to coordinate across diverse stakeholder groups
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a strong focus on safety and execution

The Facilities Services division enhances health through leadership, collaboration, and innovation. Our team offers essential non-clinical support 24/7, ensuring safe operations and planning for future needs. We represent the intersection of planning, construction, general services, and facilities operations.

Facilities Construction provides long-range construction and planning services for medium-to-large multi-year capital projects at Stanford Medicine. Facilities Construction oversees medical planning, capital improvement projects, and project delivery alignment with the Stanford Integrated Master Plan.

If you are interested in joining Stanford Health Care, please read the job description below and apply online.

A Brief Overview The Senior Construction Manager is an advanced individual contributor responsible for leading the planning, coordination, execution and financial control of multiple complex healthcare construction projects. This role provides expert owner's senior field representative, providing expert construction oversight while projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within approved budgets, and in compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. This role specializes in advanced construction methods, complex site logistics, regulatory compliance, and resolution of unforeseen field conditions. The Senior Construction Manager drives operational excellence by enforcing standardized procedures, piloting new technologies and lean construction practices, improving cost, schedule and quality outcomes across construction projects. As a senior technical resource, this position provides guidance to Construction Managers, supports accurate forecasting and reporting, and ensures all cost-related actions are fully documented, auditable, and consistent with contract terms and departmental procedures. This role requires presence at multiple Stanford Health Care facilities and regular presence on active construction sites across the Bay Area to lead field execution, coordination, and compliance activities.

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required (construction management, engineering, architecture, or related field preferred).
• Relevant experience in lieu of degree may be considered and is in addition to the experience requirements for this position.

Experience Qualifications:

• Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressively responsible and directly related experience supporting construction projects, preferably in healthcare or other complex, occupied environments required.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced knowledge of construction means, methods, and sequencing in healthcare environments, including requirements and processes of the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI)/Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD).
• Demonstrated expertise in site logistics, infection control, and field safety protocols specific to California healthcare construction.
• Proven ability to independently resolve complex technical and regulatory challenges in the field, including unforeseen site conditions and compliance issues.
• Strong proficiency with digital field tools and construction technology, such as mobile quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) applications, Building Information Modeling (BIM) for field use, drones, and robotics; ability to pilot and implement new technologies (artificial intelligence).
• Deep understanding of Lean construction principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills; able to synthesize data and make sound, timely decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical reporting, regulatory documentation, and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to mentor and train field staff and junior construction managers in technical best practices, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Commitment to sustainability, innovation, and adoption of emerging best practices in construction delivery.
• High degree of initiative, accountability, and professional integrity; models Stanford Health Care's C-I-CARE values (Connect, Introduce, Communicate, Ask, Respond, Exit) and fosters a culture of respect, collaboration, and service excellence.
• Technologically adept and adaptable; thrives in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment and embraces new tools and workflows.
• Strong organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Design Standards
• Applicable building codes

These principles apply to ALL employees: SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford's patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family's perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $70.52 - $93.43 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.