Project Manager

Project Manager

Our client is a highly specialized and rapidly growing General Contractor serving the Chicagoland market, with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality medical office, healthcare, and commercial construction projects. Due to recently securing a significant number of new medical office projects, they are expanding their project management team and are looking to add an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in healthcare, medical office, commercial construction, or complex interior build-outs. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company at a pivotal stage of growth. The organization has developed a specialized niche within the healthcare construction market and is experiencing substantial demand for its services. Their leadership team is committed to maintaining a collaborative, family-oriented culture while providing employees with the resources, autonomy, and career development opportunities needed to succeed.

Job Description

Glimpse of Your Role:

• Manage all phases of medical office, healthcare, and commercial construction projects from preconstruction through project closeout.
• Lead projects involving ground-up medical facilities, medical office buildings, renovations, and complex interior build-outs.
• Collaborate closely with owners, healthcare providers, architects, engineers, consultants, subcontractors, and vendors to ensure project requirements are met.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, procurement plans, and project documentation.
• Manage subcontractor coordination, RFIs, submittals, change orders, pay applications, and overall project administration.
• Monitor project progress, identify potential issues, and proactively develop solutions to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
• Coordinate long-lead medical, architectural, MEP, and specialty construction components.
• Conduct regular jobsite visits and work closely with Superintendents to ensure quality, safety, schedule, and production goals are achieved.
• Ensure projects comply with applicable building codes, healthcare construction requirements, safety regulations, permitting requirements, and company standards.
• Communicate regularly with clients and project stakeholders regarding project status, budget, schedule, risks, and overall performance.
• Support preconstruction and estimating efforts as needed, including constructability reviews, scope development, budgeting, and subcontractor coordination.
• Maintain strong client relationships and help support the company's continued growth within the healthcare and medical construction market.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• 5+ years of construction project management experience.
• Proven experience managing medical office construction, healthcare facilities, commercial projects, or complex build-outs.
• Experience managing projects from preconstruction through completion and turnover.
• Strong understanding of construction schedules, budgets, contracts, subcontractors, and client management.
• Experience coordinating multiple trades, including MEP systems, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and specialty healthcare systems.
• Knowledge of permitting, building codes, safety regulations, and construction processes.
• Experience working directly with owners, architects, engineers, and subcontractors.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Procore, MS Project, or other construction/project management software.
• Experience with estimating, preconstruction, or field supervision is a plus.
• Healthcare construction experience is highly preferred, particularly medical office builds, renovations, and occupied-space build-outs.

What's on Offer

On Offer for the Project Manager:

• Competitive annual salary of $115,000-$140,000, depending on experience.
• Project-based bonus structure.
• Full benefits package, including PTO and 401(k) with company matching.
• Opportunity to join a rapidly growing, highly specialized healthcare construction company.
• Significant project backlog driven by newly awarded medical office and healthcare projects.
• Opportunity to take ownership of high-profile and technically challenging projects.
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and strong opportunities for advancement as the company continues to expand.
• Supportive, collaborative, and family-oriented company culture.
• Long-term career growth with a contractor investing heavily in its people and future.
• The opportunity to become a key member of a growing organization and help shape its continued expansion within the healthcare construction market.