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Planning Design and Construction Senior Project Manager

Advocate Health

Winston-Salem, NC · HybridFull-time$51.05–76.6/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$51.05–76.6/hr
Location
Winston-Salem, NCHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Project Manager serves as the interface among the owner’s personnel, consultants, architects, and contractors for complex healthcare facility projects. The role leads project teams and manages project scope, budget, schedule, and delivery from planning through occupancy. It also applies design and construction methods, supports strategic facility planning, manages external resources, and works across office, remote, and construction-site settings.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CommunicationEmotional IntelligencePlanning and OrganizationProject Management TechnologiesMS OfficePDF EditorsScheduling ApplicationsInternetCollaboration PlatformsJurisdictional RequirementsDesign and Construction ContractsLegal ConsiderationsProcess ImprovementInitiativeIndependent and Collaborative WorkHealthcare and Research EnvironmentSittingStandingWalkingClimbing LaddersKneelingCrouchingClimbing StairsWalking on Uneven PlatformsCorrected VisionSensing Vibrations and Smells

Qualifications

BA or BS in Listed Fields or Related6 Years Healthcare or Academic Design and Construction ExperienceEvidence-Based Design Accreditation or CertificationCertified Healthcare Constructor

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Department:

11868 Non Enterprise Corporate - Design and Construction: Planning

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

40 hour work week. Monday - Friday 8 hours per day. Hybrid onsite, office work with remote hours possible.

Pay Range: $51.05 - $76.60

Functions as the interface between the owner's personnel, consulting engineers, architects and construction contractors in the planning, design, construction and occupancy of high complexity facility renovation, addition or new construction projects. Performs a wide spectrum of functions to achieve the functional, quality, scope, schedule and budget goals of the project, including the leadership of the project team.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: B.A. or B.S. degree in Health Administration, Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Business Management, Civil Engineering or a related discipline with 6 years of experience in healthcare or academic design and construction required or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION: The Center for Health Design Evidence-Based Accreditation and Certification, and/or The American Society of Healthcare Engineers Certified Healthcare Constructor preferred

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Leads project teams; teaches, mentors and coaches all level project managers
  • Develops, organizes, leads, supports teams, internally and externally
  • Develops, monitors and achieves the scope, budget and schedule of single or multiple projects and/or project portfolios of high complexity
  • Builds organizational capabilities; conducts strategic planning.
  • Incorporates strategic master facility plan information into project development
  • Regularly interfaces with organization's executive leadership.
  • Adapts and executes functional or departmental business plans and contributes to the development of functional or departmental strategies
  • Participates in the design & construction process as the owner representative
  • Develops and monitors benchmarking and performance indicators
  • Produces, obtains and organizes project documentation
  • Develops, sets, monitors and achieves goals
  • Procures and manages external resources
  • Applies current design, construction and project management methodologies and techniques
  • Follows legal and contractual processes
  • Leverages technology to support project delivery
  • Develops, implements and manages design standards
  • Reads, evaluates and interprets design documents
  • Performs other duties as assigned

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Communicate clearly and effectively
  • Recognize and adapt to a variety of situations using self-awareness, self-regulation, humility, motivation, empathy and social skills
  • Effectively and thoroughly plan, organize and prioritize
  • Proficient use project management technologies; MS Office, PDF editors, scheduling applications, internet and collaboration platforms
  • Knowledge of authorities having jurisdiction and their requirements
  • Familiar with typical design and construction contract instruments and legal considerations
  • Understand process improvement fundamentals and their application
  • Take initiative and works independently but also collaboratively
  • Knowledge of the healthcare and research environment to support effective healthcare and research delivery

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work environment consists of four main work locations:

  • Remote or home office
  • On-site office
  • Construction job-site trailer
  • Construction job sites including outdoors, on active construction sites, and in renovation spaces.

Must be able to sit, stand, and walk for a major portion of the day. Must be able to climb ladders, kneel, crouch and turn in awkward positions to observe work and conditions. Must be able to climb stairs, walk on uneven or unstable platforms. Must have corrected vision be able to sense vibrations and smells.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

  • Incentive pay for select positions

  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

  • Paid Time Off programs

  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

  • Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

How this job compares

Set against the 15,677 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$51.05–76.6/hr
  • North Carolina median$35–45/hr22 hourly ranges
  • US median$28–36/hr804 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $63.83/hr, is 63% above the North Carolina median midpoint ($39/hr) — in the top quarter of Project Management hourly ranges in North Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 461 open Project Management jobs in North Carolina and 15,677 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (12,497 postings).
Education
6,497 of the 15,677 open Project Management jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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