Project Leader

Job Summary:

In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
The Project Leader leads and co-ordinates all aspects of projects within their assigned portfolio. The Project Leader ensures that the deliverables are completed on time and on budget, as identified in the project plan. The Project Leader identifies and tracks metrics as they relate to the project deliverables, and provides consultation, guidance and support to designated project staff, contractors and stakeholders. The Project Leader is responsible for project management, budget control, dispute resolution and oversight of projects from project planning and design through delivery and commissioning. The Project Leader liaises with external consultants, vendors, and community groups to represent PHSA’s interests as appropriate.

Duties/Accountabilities:

• Identifies and progresses project requirements. Contributes to the planning, designing and development of the project scope and design concepts to ensure capital projects are consistent with user needs and expectations. Ensures that project implementation plans align with project goals and processes.
• Manages the implementation of approved smaller or specialized projects from design to completion. Provides support by conveying policies and priorities, directing work and ensuring issues are resolved or escalated to appropriate level to meet project deliverables and timelines.
• Coordinates and prepares planning and schedules, budgets and project data in conjunction with the Project Managers and prepares, develops and coordinates planning principles, standards and policy through the application of evidence based design and LEAN Principles for assigned projects or initiatives.
• 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 and makes recommendations to the Team Lead. Prepares regular progress reports for projects programs and forwards reports to the Team Lead.
• Monitors project development according to approved project charter and reports on variances. Makes recommendations to the Team Lead to ensure scope of work does not expand without appropriate approval and adjustments to the budget and schedule.
• Maintains ongoing support for initiatives from project sponsors and user groups by keeping stakeholders aware of project status through effective communication channels.
• Monitors project expenditures, reports on variances and makes recommendations to the Team Lead to ensure adherence to allocated budgets.

Qualifications:

A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline supplemented with five (5) to seven (7) years’ recent related experience in technical project planning, design and management working with complex, multi-disciplinary technical projects and progressive experience in a management/leadership role in healthcare planning.
Broad knowledge of the planning and processes associated with infrastructure development. Comprehensive knowledge of health care projects and relevant government procedures, standards and requirements. Advanced project management skills including effectiveness in planning and coordinating major projects from conceptual design through completion. Ability to facilitate, persuade and negotiate to reach consensus, resolve conflict and achieve desired outcomes. Ability to respond to changing priorities or unforeseen opportunities. Ability to provide leadership, guidance and direction to stakeholders including staff and contractors. Ability to work under time pressure to meet deadlines, balance work priorities and resolve problems in a timely manner and work effectively as part of a team. Ability to productively use word processing, spreadsheet, database, and project management software. Physical ability to perform the duties of the job.