Project Leader, Capital Projects Real Estate and Facilities

Project Leader, Capital Projects Real Estate and Facilities

General Plant Operation

Vanccouver, BC

You are a Project Leader with extensive experience in facilities management and operations, who has a desire to serve others and society. You work proactively and with transparency, always considering the many needs of stakeholders in health care environments, including P3 partners. A masterful relationship builder, you understand the importance of working effectively with others both for daily work environment as well as moving projects forward. You’re a confident communicator and are a skilled mediator, able to bring diverse groups together in collaborative decision making. Quality Assurance is a focus for your own work along with the projects you lead, and you create and follow reliable systems to ensure maintenance of standards.

What you’ll do

The Project Leader, Capital Projects is a key member of the corporate Real Estate and Facilities department. This role is responsible for supporting the implementation of approved capital projects across Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Provincial Health Services and Providence Health Care (collectively, the “Organizations”) including project management, budget control, dispute resolution and oversight of projects from design through to construction and commissioning; liaises with external consultants, vendors, other health agencies and community groups to represents the Organizations' interests as appropriate. High-level accountabilities include:

• Manages the implementation of approved smaller or specialized projects from design to completion; coordinating the process of design development and contract preparation by liaising with clinical and project planners, consultants and various user groups for assigned projects; reviews working drawings for consistency with project scope, budget and project design schedule; monitors project charter, plans and objectives to maintain timelines and project deliverables; liaises with consultants, vendors and other external agencies to review contracts for the provision of goods and services.
• Carries out project plan according to project methodologies to ensure successful and coordinated completion of project components by facilitating consensus with stakeholders; monitors project progress according to project work plan, reports on variances on timeline and budget, making related recommendations to the Project Manager; prepares regular progress reports for projects programs and forwards reports to Manager, Capital Projects.
• Facilitates department knowledge of current and emerging facilities design and innovations through evidence-based design concepts, use design and construction research in the development and updating of Design & Construction Standards and Guidelines.
• Communicates with Financial Planning, Facilities Planning & Real Estate, Facilities Operations & Environmental Sustainability, Directors and Managers in the Organizations regarding project design, construction issues and operational efficiency, environmental sustainability and suitability of the various projects; liaises with the Planning Departments of various cities in geographic areas supported by the Organizations to obtain development and building permits for various projects.
• Liaises with the various external stakeholders including regional hospital districts, hospital foundations and universities with respect to the project management, design, construction updates and reporting.

What you bring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and a professional designation
• 5+ years' recent related experience managing, leading and directing various project tasks and responsible for project/design planning for a large complex multi-site organization including one (1) supervisory/leadership experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples in social and health contexts, including supported by significant knowledge of Indigenous-specific mandates, including clear understanding of and commitment to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination and embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility.
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within health care settings. This involves familiarity and understanding Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within General Plant Operation contexts found in the foundational documents including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study - BC Human Rights Code, BC Anti-racism Act and how they intersect across the health care system.

Core Competencies

• Brings an understanding of the Indigenous specific racism and the broader systemic racism that exists in the colonial health care structure, and has demonstrated initiatives in breaking down barriers and ensuring a safe environment ensuring a sense of belonging to all and informed by Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Awareness of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (the Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).

Skills & Knowledge

• Knowledge of capital project implementation processes including design, construction and procurement within current standards, codes, bylaws and regulations.
• Uses project management principles to effectively manage planning, design and construction projects simultaneously, within a dynamic project environment with changing priorities.
• Ability to supervise and provide direction to team members.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, demonstrating political awareness, ideally in a health care environment.
• Good verbal and written communications skills, with ability to persuade and mediate multiple stakeholders and project team members to facilitate consensus.
• Demonstrates a commitment to beginning and/or continuing their personal learning journey related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Shows willingness to articulate and share their learning experiences to contribute to a culture of motivation and inspiration among peers.
• Demonstrates foundational knowledge of the social, economic, and political realities of settler-colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous peoples and equity-deserving groups within social and health contexts. Understands the impact of social determinants of health-on-health outcomes. Shows a commitment to learning about and upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments outlined in foundational documents such as the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, the BC Human Rights Code, Anti-Racism Data Act, and the Distinctions Based Approach.

What we bring

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
• Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
• Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

Job Type: Regular Full-Time

Salary Range: $74,618-$107,264/year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.
Location: 4500 Oak Street, Vancouver BC V6H 2N9
Hours of Work: 08:00-16:00 Monday-Friday
Requisition #: 189857E

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Create equity – Be courageous.

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PHSA is committed to anti-racism and equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently excluded groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.

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