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Project Manager - Project Controls

Stanford Health Care

Menlo Park, CA
Full Time
Senior
60/hr-80/hr
29 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

The Project Manager - Project Controls at Stanford Health Care leads key organization initiatives, focusing on project management and financial oversight within a large facility environment. The role involves developing and managing project budgets, ensuring project scope, schedule, and budget alignment, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery. Located in Silicon Valley, Stanford Health Care's mission is to heal humanity through science and compassion, with a culture emphasizing goals, metrics, and continuous improvement within the Facilities Services & Planning division.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver concurrent various sized projects to successful completion.
  • Follow FS&P standard work/processes, policies, and procedures, develop detailed project plans, and complete required project documentation.
  • Coordinate with FS&P Senior leadership and BOSI manager on project budget targets, status, and resolution of related issues.
  • Utilize designated project management tools to report project status, manage issues, identify risks and escalations.
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with project owners, operational leaders, business services, IT, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
  • Support Senior Project Managers as back up on projects.
  • Coordinate post-project review and lessons learned meetings following stabilization of projects.
  • Provide leadership while the project coordinator positions the team and collaborates in project implementation.
  • Balance both internal and external stakeholder interests to maintain alignment of the project outcomes.
  • Incorporate Lean practices to effectively manage stakeholder and operational leader expectations.
  • Understand customer requirements and manage the dynamics of these individuals.
  • Actively facilitate project scope and collaboratively set the schedule, future state processes and operational workflows, leveraging standard team tools to drive projects from intake through successful completion.
  • Develop effective and attainable workplans.
  • Identify and pursue opportunities to optimize effectiveness.
  • Develop and administer project reporting systems.
  • Prepare and present information concerning operational effectiveness.
  • Organize and delegate work to achieve desired outcomes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university, or relevant experience in lieu of degree.
  • 5 years of progressively responsible and related work experience.
  • Ability to work independently, establish priorities, and make sound decisions while meeting time sensitive deadlines.
  • Ability to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form.
  • Ability to identify issues, risks, and escalations, assemble data, validate conclusions, and incorporate resolutions.
  • Ability to gain consensus among disparate groups.
  • Advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio) and Microsoft SharePoint.
  • Moderate proficiency with Microsoft Project, Primavera or other PPM software tools.
  • Strong presentation and facilitation skills to communicate with and persuade a wide range of audiences.
  • Ability to manage a significant workload, prioritize projects appropriately and work independently.
  • Familiarity with compliance (regulatory, OSHPD, Joint Commission, etc.) and governance issues.
  • Serves as a change agent and transformational leader.

Nice to Have

  • Experience working in Healthcare and/or an Academic Medical Center.
  • Program management leading mission-critical programs involving organizational complexity.
  • Leading large teams in a matrix management environment.
  • Developing, implementing, and monitoring process improvement initiatives.
  • Developing, implementing, managing, and monitoring project management frameworks and methodologies.
  • Developing and managing project budgets and processes.
  • Space planning, functional programming (architectural), or move management experience.
  • PMP - Project Management Professional certification.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
  • 5 years of related work experience.

Benefits & Perks

  • Base Pay Scale generally starting at $60.92 - $80.73 per hour.
  • The salary of the finalist will be set based on experience, education, and other factors.

Working at Stanford Health Care

Stanford Health Care emphasizes a fast-paced, tech-savvy, and goal-oriented culture that focuses on continuous improvement, collaboration, and delivering an exceptional patient and family experience through standards like C-I-CARE. The organization values diversity, inclusion, and a commitment to non-discrimination in all employment policies.

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Job Details

Posted AtJun 25, 2025
Job CategoryProject Management
Salary60/hr-80/hr
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeOnsite
ExperienceSenior

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About Stanford Health Care

Website

stanfordhealthcare.org

Company Size

10000+ employees

Location

Menlo Park, CA

Industry

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals

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