Sr. Healthcare Transition Manager

Sr. Healthcare Transition Manager

Job Locations US-VA-Arlington | US-VA-Richmond | US-PA-Philadelphia | US-MD-Baltimore Requisition ID 2026-13766 Category Move / Transition Management

Overview

The Senior Healthcare Transition Manager is responsible for the development, implementation and tactical execution of project activities on a complex healthcare facility transition project, either individually or through supervision of less senior project staff. This role may also provide oversight and leadership across multiple concurrent healthcare transition projects of varying size and complexity, ensuring consistent execution, coordination, and delivery of project objectives.

Who are we?

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you?

You are a coach/leader who leads with an inclusive and empathetic mindset. You provide feedback and guidance to help others excel in their current or future roles. You determine priorities, delegate work, and effectively communicate progress. You establish measures to assess the impact, quality, and timeliness of results while praising successes and sharing lessons learned. You build high performing teams by attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining talented individuals through motivation and discipline to maximize impact on the organization and the individual.

You leverage business insights by understanding industry trends, local market/economic conditions, and Gilbane's business model to make critical decisions and create competitive advantage. You deploy a strategic mindset when considering solutions to long-term opportunities and risks that may develop in the future.

Your core values match Gilbane's: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

What's in it for you?

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.

Responsibilities

Senior Healthcare Transition Manager typical responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to the following:

Serve as the interface between construction and hospital teams while planning the transition of clinical operations into new or renovated healthcare facilities which can include hospital, medical office buildings or outpatient services
• Oversee the development of a custom project reporting structure in conjunction with client requirements
• Plan and facilitate meetings involving internal and external stakeholders, such as the Owner, design team, vendors, hospital frontline managers and executive leadership. Directly perform or oversee the documentation of key discussions, decisions, risks, issues, and action items, prepare and distribute meeting minutes and follow up communications in a timely manner.
• Lead and oversee the development of project schedules
• Serve as the direct point of contact for the client on the assigned projects
• Present information to the client to facilitate decision making
• Resolve project problems when multiple parties are involved
• Make decisions and provide direction to subcontractors as required and consistent with the client's direction
• Assert authority and accountability for managing the assigned project
• Oversee adherence to contract
• Manage the project financials and take accountability for project performance, making decisions on project expenditures in support of project execution
• Supervise and train Transition Planners, Transition Consultants and Transition Managers
• Conduct performance reviews for direct reports
• Write and develop project proposals

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• BS or MS degree in healthcare field and/or business administration
• 3-5 years of project management experience in a healthcare setting, ideally involved in preparing clinical teams for relocation to a newly designed clinical space; part of logistics planning for hospital renovation projects, 1-2 years of consulting experience
• Knowledgeable in medical equipment, specialized vendor planning, hospital operations, or healthcare related IT field
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience in a healthcare field

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio)
• Demonstrates ability to work within excel and database applications interchangeably to sort, analyze, edit and import complex data
• Excellent listening skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Construction document literate with knowledge of all phases of construction
• Knowledge of scheduling software
• Detailed knowledge of healthcare or military healthcare
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex project teams
• Ability to demonstrate insight on TPM consulting strategy and interest in strategy formation
• Ability to travel up to 60% and flexibility to work weekends as necessary

Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team.

The pay ranges from $115,000.00-$170,000.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees' education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Click here to view the physical demands and working conditions required to perform this role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

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