Genuine Search Group is hiring: Senior Project Manager - Healthcare in Chicago

Senior Project Manager – Healthcare Construction

📍 Location: Chicago, IL

💼 Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent

About the Opportunity:

Are you a proven leader in the construction industry with a passion for delivering complex healthcare projects? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where innovation and strategic thinking are rewarded? We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead major design/build healthcare construction projects as part of a growing, national team.

This is a high-impact role that combines project execution with leadership, client engagement, and process improvement. You’ll oversee a team of project managers and work cross-functionally to ensure successful outcomes from preconstruction through project closeout.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Oversight: Manage multiple healthcare construction projects from design through completion, ensuring schedule, budget, and quality goals are met.
• Team Leadership: Direct and mentor project managers and support staff, cultivating a high-performing, collaborative team.
• Preconstruction & Estimating: Oversee project estimating, subcontractor prequalification, and early design coordination.
• Client Relations: Act as the primary point of contact for clients, leading presentations, progress meetings, and stakeholder communications.
• Strategic Growth: Contribute to planning efforts focused on growing the healthcare project portfolio, including process optimization and business development input.
• Resource Planning: Coordinate labor needs, material procurement, and field support across multiple projects and teams.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to ensure consistency, efficiency, and profitability on healthcare builds.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field
• 10–15 years of experience in commercial construction, with a strong focus on healthcare projects
• Proven experience delivering design/build projects
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities
• Familiarity with construction management tools (e.g., Procore, Bluebeam, Primavera P6) is a plus
• Willingness to travel as needed for project oversight

Why Join This Team:

• Be part of a rapidly growing national construction group delivering impactful healthcare projects
• Work in a culture that values transparency, accountability, and innovation
• Influence strategic direction, team development, and client relationships
• Competitive salary, bonus structure, and full benefits package
• Opportunity to take on executive-level responsibilities in a dynamic and supportive environment

If you're a hands-on leader with deep healthcare construction experience looking to make a broader impact, we want to hear from you.