21 Apr
Project Executive - Healthcare
Portland

Project Executive – Healthcare

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

Why Andersen Construction

At Andersen Construction, culture isn't a slogan. It's something you experience every day on the jobsite and in the office. We believe in keeping our word, prioritizing safety above all else, and treating people with dignity and respect. Our teams work collaboratively, support one another, and take pride in delivering work that matters to our clients and the communities we serve.

At Andersen, your experience is valued, your input matters, and your growth is supported. Success is shared, accountability is real, and expectations are high. So is the support to meet them.

If you're looking for a place where integrity, teamwork, and craftsmanship guide how work gets done, Andersen Construction offers an environment where experienced builders can continue to grow and make a lasting impact.

 

Who We're Looking For

This is a high-ownership, high-visibility role that calls for a specific kind of leader. Someone whose professional reputation is built as much on how they lead as on what they build. We are looking for someone who brings the following to this role:

  • 20+ years of commercial construction experience, with deep expertise in healthcare delivery, particularly large, complex, and highly regulated medical facility projects.
  • Mastery of the details. This leader knows the numbers, knows the plans, and knows what is happening in the field. They don't delegate their understanding. They go into the weeds when needed and can zoom out to lead from a strategic level when required.
  • Proactive and assertive by nature. We are looking for someone with a strong leadership presence who drives momentum, anticipates issues before they surface, and holds the team to a high standard without being asked.
  • A sense of urgency that is constant, not situational. This person is always assessing performance, always looking for ways to improve. They close gaps before gaps become problems.
  • Personality is the differentiator. Technical credentials matter, but character, presence, communication style, and cultural fit play heavily in our evaluation. The right candidate leads with people skills as much as technical skills.
  • Collaborative at the senior level. A key part of this role involves partnering directly with another Project Executive on a significant, high-value healthcare project. This requires someone who leads with confidence, communicates clearly peer-to-peer, and can share ownership of outcomes without losing clarity on roles and accountability.
  • Prior operational leadership experience is a plus. Candidates who have held ops-side roles and transitioned into project leadership bring a valuable perspective to how work gets planned, resourced, and executed.

 

Job Purpose

The Project Executive is the primary project lead from pursuit through closeout, typically overseeing 2 to 5 projects simultaneously across the region. This role carries ultimate responsibility for the overall direction, management, and financial outcome of each project.

At the healthcare market level, this means managing concurrent active projects with the operational discipline, clinical sensitivity, and relationship depth that healthcare clients demand. The Project Executive must be capable of balancing multiple high-stakes engagements while maintaining the hands-on control and proactive oversight that complex healthcare construction requires.

A notable aspect of this role is the opportunity to partner directly with a peer Project Executive on a large, high-value healthcare project. The incoming PX will need to establish clear lanes of ownership early, communicate fluidly with their counterpart, and operate with the kind of collaborative confidence that strengthens rather than complicates senior-level leadership.

 

Role Details

Reports To: Regional Operations Leader

Classification: Salaried / Exempt

Location: Combination of Regional Office and Project Sites. Regular travel between office, jobsites, and client/design offices required.

 

Qualifications & Technical Skills

  • 4-year college degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field (preferred)
  • 20+ years of construction experience, including 5+ years as a Senior Project Manager or equivalent
  • Demonstrated track record delivering large-scale healthcare construction projects in a primary leadership role
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Primavera P6, and CMIC or equivalent project management platform

 

Professional Qualities

The ideal candidate embodies the following qualities:

  • Embodies and actively promotes Andersen's Core Values in every interaction
  • Exceptional leadership presence: assertive, direct, and respected by clients and team members alike
  • Relentlessly detail-oriented: knows the project inside and out at every phase, from estimate to closeout
  • Operates with urgency: continuously assessing project health, identifying gaps, and driving improvement
  • Highly effective communicator: strong in both written and verbal form; comfortable delivering difficult messages early
  • Proven ability to manage and mentor large, cross-functional teams across multiple concurrent projects
  • Skilled at conflict resolution and navigating complex owner relationships with professionalism
  • Sound judgment applied efficiently. draws on deep experience without requiring excessive deliberation
  • Well-balanced across technical knowledge and people management; knows when to lead from the front and when to empower others.

 

Responsibilities

1.  Safety

  • Model and enforce a culture of safety from day one on every project.
  • Provide team support and additional attention on critical trades as needed.
  • Regularly walk jobsites and conduct inspections in Procore.
  • Participate in incident reviews and drive corrective action.
  • You are responsible for ensuring everyone goes home safe every day and that the jobsite culture reflects dignity and respect at every level.​

2.  Quality

  • Ensure full implementation of the project Quality Management Program.
  • Apply years of experience to identify blind spots and elevate QMP execution beyond what the team sees.
  • Hold the team accountable for maintaining a clear paper trail that demonstrates work was completed per design and manufacturer guidelines.
  • The PX's direct involvement in quality is a differentiator. This must be a regular part of your management rhythm.

3.  Estimating & Preconstruction

  • Oversee successful completion of the preconstruction checklist.
  • Oversee constructability reviews, logistics planning, phasing strategies, and risk identification/mitigation.
  • Guiding design development in collaboration with architects, engineers, and consultants to ensure alignment on cost, schedule, and operations
  • Ensuring accurate budgeting, benchmarking, and cost control strategies specific to healthcare environments
  • Leading procurement strategy development, including early trade engagement and subcontractor buyout planning
  • Provide interim and final review of estimate/budget including qualifications, exclusions, value engineering, allowances, and alternates.
  • Review preliminary and updated project schedules and staffing plans.
  • Bring alternate approaches to building systems and design details early in design to optimize constructibility and cost.
  • Support the Estimating department in client presentations and estimate reviews.
  • Robust preconstruction minimizes downstream conflict with clients and trade partners. This phase sets the tone for the project.

4.  Team Management

  • Review manpower needs and participate in individual staff selection.
  • Mentor, coach, and proactively address performance issues. Communicate needs to Operations when changes are required.
  • Establish clear roles and responsibilities for every team member beginning in preconstruction.
  • Hold teams accountable to Andersen's Core Values and business standards.
  • Lead performance evaluations, salary adjustments, and bonus allocations for assigned staff.
  • Actively develop future leaders. this is a defining responsibility of the PX role.
  • The makeup of your team is central to our success. Identify weaknesses, cultivate strengths, and prepare the next generation of leaders.

5.  Schedule

  • Participate in schedule creation from preconstruction and monitor throughout execution.
  • Review and shape contract terms related to schedule.
  • Ensure the team proactively communicates schedule status to owners and trade partners.
  • When scope or conditions change, the PX supports the Senior PM in leading owner communication and schedule adjustments.

6.  Eliminate GC/GR Losses

  • Lead prime contract review to ensure favorable terms.
  • Review GC/GR budget with the project team and set clear expectations with field staff.
  • Monitor budget, contingency, and overall forecast. Alert the Regional VP and ROM at the earliest detection of risk to fee.
  • Stress test the team's mitigation plans. communicate any perceived risk to the main office proactively, not reactively.

7.  Contract Administration & Change Management

  • Responsible for resolving all project conflicts.
  • Ensure the team administers projects in strict accordance with contract terms.
  • Assist Senior PM with owner communication when issues arise.
  • Interpret, compose, and fully understand risk, legal obligations, and insurance within contracts.
  • Hard conversations held early are far less costly than problems allowed to compound. Don't be afraid to administer your contract.

8.  Communication

  • Overcommunicate to executive management. there is no problem with having a problem; there is a problem with leadership not knowing about it.
  • Maintain open communication with key design team members to resolve issues collaboratively.
  • Own and solve challenges while keeping the Regional VP and ROM informed.

9.  BIM

  • Promote BIM on all applicable projects.
  • Review BIM execution plans to maximize coordination and planning value.
  • BIM is a core tool on complex healthcare projects. The PX must fluently support and guide the team's execution.

10. Business Development & Market Leadership

  • Actively support business development objectives, develop and nurture key healthcare client accounts, and take a leading role in targeted pursuits.
  • Explore and pursue opportunities in new and emerging market segments and technologies.
  • Develop key client relationships that create new project opportunities.
  • Maintain strong community presence through service on local or regional public or non-profit organizations.

 

Physical Demands

 

Lifting less than 25 pounds.

 


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