Program Management Director, National Healthcare

McGough Construction Program Management Director National Healthcare Saint Paul, MN 55113

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PROGRAM MANGEMENT DIRECTOR NATIONAL HEALTHCARE

The Program Management Director National Healthcare provides senior leadership for complex healthcare programs for which McGough serves as Program Manager rather than General Contractor. This role leads planning team selection and oversight of design and construction performance to ensure the successful delivery of large-scale healthcare destination campuses across the country. McGough will act in this capacity in instances where it is part of a structured finance solution providing up to 100 project financing to high-credit health systems.

Reporting to the National Healthcare Practice Leader and accountable to healthcare clients and finance partners, the Program Management Executive is responsible for overall program performance, client satisfaction, financial stewardship, and alignment with McGoughs strategic objectives. As a national healthcare leader, this individual builds and sustains executive-level relationships while advancing the growth, reputation, and long-term success of McGoughs Healthcare Practice.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelors degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
• Required: 15 years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare capital project delivery, program management, or large-scale healthcare construction.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex multi-building healthcare programs, including hospitals, ambulatory facilities, infrastructure systems, and central utility plants.
• Experience serving in executive-facing roles with healthcare systems, boards, finance partners, or institutional owners.
• Proven success managing the full project lifecycle, including predevelopment, design, management, contractor selection, construction oversight, commissioning, and facility transition.
• Experience overseeing third-party general contractors in a program management or Owners Representative capacity.
• Deep knowledge of healthcare operations, capital facilities planning, regulatory requirements, and applicable codes.
• Strong working knowledge of healthcare building systems, including structural, MEP, life safety, infection control, ADA, and related regulatory considerations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MBA, MHA, or MS in Construction, Architecture, Engineering).
• 20 years of experience leading large, complex healthcare projects, including ground-up acute care hospitals and major campus expansions.
• Experience with multiple project delivery methods, including CM at Risk and design-build.
• Experience working within structured financing, public-private partnership (P3), or credit-tenant financing environments.

Skills

• Deep understanding of healthcare delivery operations and the financial and clinical implications of capital projects.
• Strong financial acumen, including capital planning, budgeting, performance accountability, and reporting.
• Knowledge of entitlement processes, permitting, and regulatory approvals.
• Demonstrated ability to build lead and align high-performing teams across owners, design consultants, contractors, and trade partners.
• Executive-level communication skills, with experience presenting to C-suite and board-level audiences and translating complex technical information into strategic insights.
• Proven ability to cultivate long-term client relationships and support practice growth.
• Strategic thinker capable of aligning program delivery with enterprise business objectives.
• Skilled facilitator who is diplomatic, composed, and solutions-oriented in complex environments.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives.
• Relationship-driven leader who builds trust quickly across field office and executive stakeholders.

Self-Directed, Resourceful, and Execution-Focused

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including advanced Excel capabilities, and experienced with project management software platforms.

Office and Travel

• Office: Various jobsites and/or corporate regional office.
• Travel: Frequent travel for design and construction oversight is required. Base of operations could be tied to our Dallas, TX, or Raleigh, NC offices.
• Travel Flexibility: Periodic travel to out-of-town region assignments.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Predevelopment: Partner with the National Healthcare Practice Leader, development team, healthcare clients, and financing partners to refine program scope and campus master planning.
• Assist in establishing comprehensive development budgets, including construction soft costs and medical equipment planning.
• Provide early input into programming and conceptual design to maintain scope, schedule, and budget alignment.
• Program Leadership & Governance: Lead or participate in the selection of general contractors and key project partners.
• Establish project governance structures, communication protocols, and performance expectations.
• Foster a collaborative culture focused on shared accountability, risk management, and client success.
• Identify and proactively manage program risks, maintaining formal documentation and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations across all prime agreements.

Design & Preconstruction Oversight

• Oversee the design process in partnership with designers and contractors to ensure timely and coordinated deliverables.
• Lead value analysis efforts from concept through implementation.
• Manage preconstruction services, including cost control, schedule development, constructability reviews, and scope validation.
• Engage in subcontractor selection processes to ensure scope clarity, financial strength, and capability.
• Utilize internal McGough resources (QA/QC, VDC, etc.) to support program success.

Construction Oversight & Financial Stewardship

• Monitor project financial performance, budgets, and accounting.
• Interface with financing partners regarding funding processes and periodic draws.
• Ensure detailed project schedules are developed and maintained.
• Oversee safety performance and adherence to established protocols.
• Facilitate effective meeting management, coordination, and decision-making processes.

Close-Out & Transition

• Ensure punch lists are completed prior to owner occupancy.
• Confirm close-out documentation is complete and delivered to the healthcare client.
• Capture and upload cost history data.
• Lead internal lessons learned sessions to drive continuous improvement.

Practice Leadership & Business Development

• Actively contribute to the National Healthcare Teams strategic priorities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with healthcare clients, finance partners, design firms, contractors, and trade partners.
• Support proposal development and strategic pursuits as needed.
• Assist in developing Standards of Work and participate in Lean and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with the McGough Way.

Other Responsibilities

• Actively contribute as a member of the National Health Care Team by collaborating on shared goals, aligning efforts across departments, and supporting team priorities.
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with internal colleagues and external stakeholders, including finance partners, healthcare clients, contractors, design partners, and suppliers.
• Foster ongoing relationships with existing clients, architects, engineers, consultants, and subcontractors to strengthen partnerships and ensure future collaboration.
• Proactively seek and cultivate new relationships with potential clients and design firms to support business growth.
• Attend and engage in internal project management and cross-functional company meetings.
• Assist in the development of Standards of Work associated with this role.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• The physical requirements listed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Position involves sitting for extended periods of time at employees workstation.
• Employee needs to be able to lift up to 20 pounds as frequently as needed to move objects.
• Dexterity to write and manipulate computer keyboard and mouse.
• Ability to hear and speak clearly.
• Ability to distinguish between colors on graphs and charts.

Accessibility

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