Senior Project Manager - Cancer Center

Company: Stamford American International Hospital
Location: Portola Valley
Posted on: March 4, 2026

Job Description:

If youre ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered. Day - 08 Hour (United States of America) This is a Stanford Health Care job. Are you an experienced capital project manager looking for a new challenge in the healthcare and research sector? Join us in this high-impact leadership role at Stanford Health Care’s Cancer Center as a Senior Project Manager, where you’ll oversee the programming, planning, design, construction, and activation of complex projects. This is your opportunity to drive excellence and innovation, collaborating with top-tier professionals to deliver spaces that enhance healing, research, and support for patients and caregivers. Key Responsibilities: Manage programming, planning, design, construction, and activation of complex projects under the supervision of the Director. Ensure completion of projects within budget, on schedule, and meeting all program objectives and government regulations. Act as liaison between clients/users and all project participants, including consultants, contractors, vendors, and outside agencies. Plan, schedule, assign, and oversee the work of project participants and assigned project managers. Implement quality control measures to ensure project compliance with department, hospital, and university policies, codes, and regulations. Manage communications, furnishing and equipment selection, purchasing, and installation. Oversee review and approval of design work, budgets, and scope changes. Lead consultant selection and contract negotiations. Assess and document project scope, objectives, requirements, and constraints, including functional needs and jurisdictional criteria. Prepare and maintain accurate project records, cost estimates, and space inventory reports. The Facilities Services division enhances health through leadership, collaboration, and innovation. Our team offers essential non-clinical support 24/7, ensuring safe operations and planning for future needs. We represent the intersection of planning, construction, general services, and facilities operations. Learn more about Facilities Services at: Facilities Services | Stanford Health Care Cancer Center Redwood City Facilities Planning and Design is dedicated to transforming cancer care through an ambitious vision that includes expanding clinical trials, innovating patient experience, and building facilities that support translational medicine. The future Redwood City Cancer Center will seamlessly integrate cutting-edge research with comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, enhancing our bench-to-bedside activities and revolutionizing patient outcomes. If you are interested in joining Stanford Health Care, please read the job description below and apply online. A Brief Overview The Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing the programming, planning, design, construction and activation of complex projects under the general supervision of the Director. Ensures the completion of projects within budget, on schedule, and meets all program objectives and appropriate government regulations. Acts as a liaison between the client/users and all other project participants including consultants, contractors, vendors, and outside jurisdictional agencies. Responsible for planning, scheduling, assigning, and overseeing the work of project participants and assigned project managers. Locations Stanford Health Care What you will do Assists in the development of policies, guidelines, standards, and acts as department representative on committees and professional organizations. Implements quality control measures to ensure project compliance with department, hospital, and university policies, government codes and regulations; also ensures conformance to the requirements of all project participants. Manages communications on a regular and timely basis, ensuring that all project participants are informed of project status, problems, and required actions. Manages the process of furnishing and equipment selection, purchasing, and installation. Manages the review and approval process to ensure appropriate approvals of all design work from schematic studies through final construction documents and related field changes and changes in scope; as well as approval for conceptual and detailed projects budgets. Manages the selection process and contract negotiations for consultants, contractors, and vendors. Manages, assesses, and documents project scope and program, describing the objectives, physical requirements, parameters, and constraints of the project, including not only the users functional needs but also hospital and external jurisdictional criteria for heal and safety, operation, maintenance, energy efficiency, quality standards, contextual issues, and aesthetics. Prepares and maintains accurate, coherent, timely, and auditable project records/files, and cost estimates with department procedures; and ensures that space inventory reports are complete. Provides leadership, coordination, and support to the Project Managers. Education Qualifications Bachelors Degree Bachelors degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university Experience Qualifications Seven (7) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Ability to budget, make financial projections and write reports Ability to ensure project compliance with hospital infection control procedures Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with widely diverse groups, including individuals at all levels both within and outside the organization and gain their cooperation Ability to handle potentially sensitive situations by applying consultative skills in working with internal and external constituent groups Ability to plan, organize, motivate, mentor, direct and evaluate the work of others Ability to prioritize work by making informed judgments and to develop solutions for complex problems Ability to utilize project management tools Knowledge of CAD system, CAFM, estimating, cost control, scheduling, construction administration, quality control, specification writing, and space planning Knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility Knowledge of technical, professional and business in the fields of healthcare delivery, architecture, and construction, and building design process These principles apply to ALL employees: SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery. You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective: Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements. Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $79.21 - $104.97 per hour The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.

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