Head of Project Management

Project Manager (PM)

Location: Onsite - Waco VA Medical Center, Waco, TX

Schedule: Full-time plus up to 480 additional night/weekend hours per year

Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship Required

About The Role

Emerging Tech is seeking a full-time, onsite Project Manager to support infrastructure modernization projects at the Waco VA Medical Center. The Project Manager will oversee project planning, budgeting, financial management, reporting, scheduling, and stakeholder coordination throughout the project lifecycle while serving as the primary liaison between the Government, design teams, contractors, and project stakeholders.

This role is best suited for an experienced Project Manager with a strong background leading complex capital improvement, healthcare, or federal construction projects. The primary focus is project leadership, budget oversight, reporting, schedule management, risk management, and successful project delivery rather than day-to-day construction supervision.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of multiple construction and infrastructure projects

Develop and maintain comprehensive Project Management Plans, including communication plans, schedule management plans, quality management plans, and risk management plans

Manage project budgets, financial reporting, cost forecasting, funding allocations, expenditures, and overall project financial performance

Review contractor pay applications, contract modifications, change orders, and cost proposals while ensuring budget compliance

Develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules, milestones, and critical path activities to ensure timely project delivery

Prepare executive-level project reports, dashboards, meeting minutes, risk registers, action item logs, and status updates for Government leadership

Coordinate activities between the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), VA leadership, architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and other project stakeholders

Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impacts to schedule, budget, and project performance

Track project deliverables, testing, inspections, commissioning activities, and project closeout documentation

Maintain accurate project documentation and update VA project tracking systems and reporting databases

Support procurement activities by assisting with Statements of Work (SOW), Performance Work Statements (PWS), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), and project documentation

Ensure compliance with VA standards, federal regulations, project requirements, and organizational policies

Required Qualifications

U.S. Citizenship required with the ability to obtain a favorable National Agency Check (NACI)

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, Project Management, or a related field

Minimum of 10 years of project management experience leading construction, healthcare, facilities, capital improvement, or infrastructure projects

Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, financial reporting, cost forecasting, contract modifications, project schedules, and executive-level reporting

Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams consisting of Government stakeholders, architects, engineers, contractors, and consultants

Experience supporting federal agencies, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), DoD, or other government construction programs is strongly preferred

Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, project controls, risk management, cost management, and schedule management

Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and project management software

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to prepare executive reports and present project updates to senior leadership

Ability to work onsite full-time at the Waco VA Medical Center

Ability to work nights and weekends as required by project activities

Preferred Qualifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Experience supporting Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center projects

Experience managing healthcare or hospital construction and infrastructure modernization projects

Familiarity with VA design and construction processes, federal contracting, and capital improvement programs

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