Commercial Construction Senior Project Manager - Healthcare
Hitt Contracting
Falls Church, VA · $121k–$165k a year · Posted October 19, 2026
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Commercial Construction Senior Project Manager - Healthcare
Job Description:
The Senior Project Manager's role is to effectively manage both small and large-scale healthcare construction projects from discovery and design through development and implementation. Within HITT's Healthcare group, the Senior Project Manager oversees projects such as hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, medical office buildings, imaging and laboratory spaces, and renovations within occupied healthcare environments, where patient safety, infection prevention, life safety, and continuity of operations are critical to client success. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for all of the duties performed by the Project Manager, with particular attention to the complexity, risk, and coordination demands of occupied healthcare settings, as well as the following:
Responsibilities
Maintain adherence to HITT's standards of safety, including administering the HITT safety program across all subcontractors with particular attention to occupied healthcare spaces, infection-control barriers, interim life-safety measures, egress, and utility shutdowns
Ensure all job processes are followed in accordance with HITT policies, including compliance with infection-control requirements, healthcare codes, medical gas standards, and owner-specific facility protocols
Negotiate terms and conditions of contracts with clients, including scope related to phased work, infection-control measures, shutdown windows, and healthcare-specific commissioning and turnover requirements
Monitor the progress of each project through updated schedules, including the master schedule and rolling three-week look-ahead, coordinating inspections, commissioning, and turnover while ensuring proper installation methods and sequencing
Ensure that the project Quality Control Plan is followed, including verification of work against approved drawings, specifications, submittals, mockups, testing requirements, and manufacturer instructions
Assist project staff in resolving scope problems with subcontractors, including specialty trades for medical gas, controls, nurse call, low-voltage, and healthcare equipment systems
Ensure proper assignment and evaluation of field personnel both within the project team and throughout the company
Identify and negotiate time extensions where justified and allowed
Acquire new work as well as maintain existing clients within the healthcare sector
Maintain positive relationships with the subcontractor community, including specialty healthcare trades
Ensure timely completion of the closeout process, including coordination through owner/architect and facilities-team acceptance
Lead the preconstruction and RFP package effort with the help of the Preconstruction Department and/or other company resources, accounting for healthcare-specific requirements such as infection control, interim life-safety measures, and utility shutdown planning
Oversee development and execution of detailed method-of-procedure plans for utility shutdowns, tie-ins, energization, and other high-risk activities, including advance approvals, notifications, contingency planning, and post-work verification
Collaborate with the project team, facility representatives, and clinical stakeholders throughout the project to anticipate issues before they affect patient care, schedule, or cost
Coordinate with the design team, facility representatives, authorities having jurisdiction, and third-party inspectors to resolve field conditions, RFIs, inspections, and code-compliance issues promptly
Delegate responsibility when necessary to ensure that the project/tasks run smoothly
Qualifications
10+ years of experience with a commercial general contractor; healthcare project experience strongly preferred
A four-year degree from an accredited university with a concentration in construction, engineering, or business is strongly preferred
In lieu of a degree, additional work experience is acceptable
Has successfully acquired and/or contacted at least one new client
Ability to execute multiple project management efforts simultaneously, including those with the added complexity of occupied healthcare environments
Proficient in Microsoft suite
In accordance with Virginia Senate Bill 215 (SB 215), the base salary range for this position is:
$121,000.00 - $165,000.00
Compensation in other cities and states may vary. HITT Contracting offers a competitive total benefits and compensation package including performance-based bonuses, premium health care coverage including vision and dental, employer-matched 401(k), wellness reimbursement program, paid holidays and time-off, and other voluntary benefits and leave types. The determination of salary is based on the candidate’s individual professional experience, qualifications, education, skills, and training.
HITT Contracting is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to hiring and developing the most qualified individuals based on job-related experience, skills, and merit. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We value a respectful, inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. HITT Contracting maintains a drug-free workplace, consistent with applicable local, state, and federal laws.