Overview:
UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.
To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.
Responsibilities:

POSITION SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Senior Director of Planning, Design & Construction, incumbent is responsible for independently planning and managing all aspects of capital design and construction projects for the Medical Center. Using advanced managing and critical thinking skills incumbent ensures appropriate project scope and definition, and takes action to ensure review and consideration of all relevant issues by all applicable groups such as, Medical Center and UC administration groups, State/Federal agencies, committees, etc. Responsible for managing multiple project teams, to include meeting with Clients to define both project scope and program. Directs and coordinates all team efforts. Reviews construction documents and makes decisions as necessary to ensure conformance to approved program and design
intent, within schedule and budget restraints, including financial trade-offs and resolution of conflicts between competing expectations.
Qualifications:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Knowledge of document retention theories and methods
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Excellent knowledge of and experience with MS Office products including, but not limited to Power Point, Excel, Word.
• Demonstrated project management experience to manage the design and construction process, including defining project scopes, administering project budgets, fiscal controls and schedules
• Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
• Advanced written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including highly effective negotiation skills and highly developed political acumen.
• Advanced project management skills to effectively manage highly complex projects, or highly specialized and critical project component.
• Advanced knowledge of the organization, including its infrastructure, rules, regulations, policies and short- and long-range strategic building plans.
• Advanced knowledge of building and construction, design, construction contract administration and California Building Codes, including advanced understanding of industry practices, or deep expertise in a highly specialized and critical discipline.
• Advanced analytical, organizational and problem recognition / avoidance / resolution skills.
• Advanced ability to manage contractors and maintain compliance to the agreed-upon scope of work and budget.
• Ability to successfully lead projects and develop and manage to project plans, timelines, budget and deliverables
• Ability to prioritize critical projects that impact the quality and functionality of Medical Centers physical environment
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• Ability to develop a work pace appropriate to the workload
• 8 to 10 years’ experience in hospital project management experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Project management certification
• Knowledge of procurement management
• Knowledge of University and Medical Center organizations, policies, procedures and forms
• Knowledge of Joint Commission and other regulatory requirements in a hospital setting
• Department operations budget building and fiscal responsibility
• CCM (Certified Construction Manager)

• Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer