Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

The Operations & Facilities Management Department at WashU Medicine is committed to delivering a comprehensive range of services to support the medical campus.

We oversee maintenance and operations for 65 buildings, encompassing over 14.8 million gross square feet of space. This includes the 11-story, 609,000-square-foot neuroscience research building, which houses one of the world’s highest concentrations of neuroscientists. Our responsibilities include operational and administrative support, strategic planning, and project management.

Furthermore, as WashU Medicine continues to expand its presence both on and off campus in areas such as teaching, clinical care, and research, our team remains instrumental in ensuring the seamless delivery of clinical care, advancing research initiatives, and facilitating educational endeavors.

The Engineering Project Manager is responsible for managing multiple mid-size to moderately complex projects from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with the department’s project delivery process. This role oversees planning, design, and construction for on- and off-campus projects, coordinating across departments and with external partners such as BJH, SLCH, and BJC to ensure seamless project integration.

Serving as the owner’s representative, the Engineering Project Manager provides technical expertise and leadership throughout all project phases—evaluating design solutions, reviewing construction documents, ensuring compliance with codes and standards, and recommending the most appropriate and cost-effective approaches. The role involves establishing and monitoring project scopes, schedules, and budgets, including oversight of owner’s directs, change orders, signage, move management, and activation activities.

The Engineering Project Manager consults with campus departments to define project and facility requirements, ensuring institutional alignment and stakeholder satisfaction. This position requires balancing project priorities—cost, schedule, quality, and scope—while proactively addressing escalations and maintaining compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

Job Description

• Manages multiple mid-size to moderately complex projects, requiring coordination across departments/external partners, from initiation to completion, in alignment with the department's project delivery process. Projects may include on and off-campus.
• Leads and facilitates project meetings, prepares agendas, documents decisions with campus partners, including BJH, SLCH, BJC, etc., to ensure seamless campus project integration and construction.
• Evaluates the appropriateness and recommends solutions, reviews documents with a strong understanding of codes and methods, and recommends the most appropriate and cost-effective solution for completing the work. Provides owners' review of the project with an understanding of architectural components, building systems, and construction methods.
• Establishes and monitors project activity, budgets, and schedules. This includes, but is not limited to, owners' direct, change orders, signage, move management, and activation.
• Consults with departments to define project and facility requirements, ensuring institutional alignment.
• As the owner's representative, the person provides oversight and coordinates planning, design, and construction-related activities, ensuring stakeholders' escalations are addressed.
• Ensures compliance with building and safety codes/regulations/standards, reviews engineering and architectural drawings, specifications, and enforces guidelines.
• Understands business needs and balances cost, schedule, quality, and priorities with stakeholders on a regular basis and ensures escalations are properly identified and routed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment.

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at a desk, or table.
• Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement.
• Ability to move to on and off-campus locations.

Equipment

• Office equipment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.

Certifications:

No specific certification is required for this position.

Work Experience:

Relevant Experience (6 Years)

Skills:

Construction Management

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Interior Design, Project Management, or Planning.
• 10 years of experience in Higher Education, Medical School, Healthcare, or in Facilities Planning and Project Management.

The Engineering Project Manager must consistently:

• Represent the mission, vision, and values of WashU Medicine and OFMD.
• Demonstrate respect, integrity, collaboration, and excellence in all interactions.
• Act as a visible ambassador for the University.
• Model accountability, stewardship, and service in managing resources and partnerships.
• Advance sustainability in contracting, workforce development, and vendor engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Certifications:

No additional certification unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Work Experience:

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills:

Accounting, Asset Accounting, Building Constructions, Building Design, Construction, Construction Cost Estimating, Customer Service, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Office Equipment, Office Equipment Management, Organizational Commitment, Professional Integrity, Site Engineering, Strive for Excellence, Team Supervision, Teamwork

Grade

G15

Salary Range

$84,200.00 - $148,500.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Questions

For frequently asked questions about the application process, please refer to our External Applicant FAQ.

Accommodation

If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email CandidateQuestions@wustl.edu or call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at 314-935-1149 and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request.

All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Personal

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.

• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.

• Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.

• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.

Wellness

• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!

Family

• We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.

• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

For policies, detailed benefits, and eligibility, please visit: https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/

EEO Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity and especially encourages applications by those from underrepresented groups. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Washington University is dedicated to building a community of individuals who are committed to contributing to an inclusive environment – fostering respect for all and welcoming individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Individuals with a commitment to these values are encouraged to apply.