The Program Manager leads initial strategic planning programming budget and scope development for capital projects across PIH Healths hospital and medical office building portfolio. This role bridges early-phase planning with full project lifecycle execution ensuring alignment with organizational goals regulatory requirements and stakeholder needs. The Program Manager collaborates closely with the clinical and acute care medical staff to translate programmatic needs into spatial solutions that supports delivering projects on time and within Program Manager collaborates with cross-functional teams including Space Planning CAD M&O Regulatory Affairs Supply Chain Contracts Finance Governance FF&E Clinical Operations and Information Technology applying AEC Best Practices and PMI-aligned methodologies to deliver safe efficient and future-ready environments for patient care. The role also engages external partners technical design and engineering consultants construction teams and HCAI a primary a public agency with jurisdiction.
PIH Health is a nonprofit regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital PIH Health Whittier Hospital 37 outpatient medical office buildings a multispecialty medical (physician) group home healthcare services and hospice care as well as heart cancer digestive health orthopedics womens health urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nations top hospital systems for best practices cutting-edge advancements quality of care and healthcare technology.
SPECIFIC SKILLS NEEDED
Knowledge of Facilities design construction and facilities management applications.
Advanced portfolio and project management skills using PMI/PMBOK methodologies.
Experience managing and implementing facilities CapEx and OpEx for capital facilities assets
Strong knowledge of healthcare design and construction regulations methodologies and workflows.
Ability to develop project charters WBS integrated schedules and risk control plans.
Proficiency in Bluebeam Smartsheet and other Project Management Office (PMO) software.
Strong communication and leadership skills to influence and guide diverse teams.
Knowledge of procurement and contract administration principles.
Understanding of sustainability standards and energy efficiency practices.
General knowledge of facilities electrical mechanical plumbing low-voltage gases wet and dry piping systems
Experience documenting and identifying space requirements and scope of work narratives for space planning projects.
Required Experience:
Manager