Healthcare Project Executive

Position Overview

The PENTA Building Group is searching for a construction Healthcare Project Executive with prior healthcare construction project experience to join our team. Location: Phoenix, AZ! The Healthcare Project Executive is responsible for the management and coordination of the project team (or teams); and, in conjunction with the Project Manager and General Superintendent, assumes corporate-level responsibility and accountability for the success of the healthcare project(s) they are assigned to.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead major healthcare construction projects or multiple concurrent healthcare projects. Ensure all PENTA procedures and processes are followed by assuming project accountability from conceptual drawings to post-construction.
• Demonstrate both project-level and corporate-level leadership.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between PENTA and healthcare clients—including hospital executives, facility directors, imaging administrators, clinical end-users, and Owner’s Representatives—to foster, strengthen, and protect long-term client relationships. Mentor and coach Project Managers and Superintendents as appropriate.
• Develop or oversee the development of budgets, creation of bid packages, and de-scoping of subcontractors on Cost plus / GMP projects.
• Participate in go/no-go decisions on prospective healthcare projects.
• Conduct initial plan reviews, lead project kickoff meetings, and develop a deep understanding of the healthcare scope, including clinical workflow impacts, phasing needs, and infection control requirements.
• Review the Prime Contract and ensure that all requirements and obligations are addressed with proper project controls, documentation, and procedures.
• Monitor and manage the buyout of general condition items.
• Oversee the development of the procurement schedule, including long-lead healthcare equipment, imaging modalities, MEP components, and regulatory review timelines.
• Develop and delegate the establishment of the project chart of accounts with cost codes using PENTA standard cost codes.
• Oversee the creation and management of the Master Project Schedule, logistics planning, phasing, shutdown coordination, and procurement schedule.
• Ensure that Purchase Orders are issued, executed, and maintained according to PENTA standard operating procedures.
• Oversee and monitor all change management processes, ensuring changes are clearly communicated to healthcare clients with sensitivity to budget constraints and operational impacts.
• Monitor and track project insurances and bonds to ensure compliance with project and PENTA requirements.
• Ensure that Project Managers control all project costs and report them monthly following PENTA standard cost reporting procedures.
• Review Monthly Project Financial Reports for accuracy and alignment with project financial goals.
• Monitor subcontractor pay applications and the vendor and subcontractor payable process to ensure timely payments; direct course corrections as necessary.
• Ensure the project team generates a Project Completion Report, along with all required closeout documentation such as cost history reports, unit cost analyses, subcontractor evaluations, and lessons learned reports.
• Maintain existing relationships with architects and subcontractors, and identify new business development opportunities in the healthcare industry.
• Drive annual revenue and backlog growth by cultivating new healthcare client relationships and converting them into repeat projects.
• Promote the company’s safety culture by adhering to OSHA requirements, hospital safety policies, infection control standards, and interim life safety requirements.
• Build and develop project teams both internally and with subcontractors. Conduct career development discussions for Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Contract Administrators.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support project success and the long-term growth of PENTA Healthcare.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years minimum of senior-level construction project management experience
• ICRA 2.0 Healthcare construction project experience is required
• Proven experience leading and managing a team of direct reports
• OSHA 10 or 30 is required
• Fluency in reading, quantifying, and analyzing construction drawings
• Competent understanding of construction scheduling and sequencing
• Ability to work efficiently on fast-paced construction projects with accelerated schedules
• Proven ability to adapt behavior or work methods in response to new information or conditions
• Experience with follow-up and monitoring of work to ensure quality standards and attention to detail
• A positive attitude and team player mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years on medium sized healthcare projects
• Degree in Construction Management or a related field