Project Director, Healthcare Infrastructure
Build Nova Scotia Healthcare Infrastructure Division - 4 Jobs
Halifax, NS
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Under the general direction of the Senior Director, Project Delivery, the Project Director, Healthcare Infrastructure is accountable for concept development, technical oversight, coordination across disciplines, project integration and compliance management for the design components of healthcare infrastructure projects, primarily focused in Central Zone Nova Scotia, though, can provide support across the province.
The Project Director, Healthcare Infrastructure works with the Clinical Planning, Clinical Equipment, ICAT/IMIT, and Shared Technical Services Director to ensure successful delivery of all Province activities related to Design throughout the project lifecycle, to ensure achievement of the project schedule and final completion of new and renovated spaces.
1. Lead the technical development component of healthcare infrastructure projects, translating project goals into technical concepts, including design, and stewarding the project's resources (internal and external) to complete all requirements of the design phase of a project.
2. Manages relationships with various teams and stakeholders to mitigate project risks and ensure all project objectives are achieved. Build and maintain effective relationships as the primary design contact with other work stream leads, various stakeholder groups and external advisors and consultants.
3. Leads the technical components of procurement process of healthcare projects, including the technical evaluation of RFQ and RFP responses.
4. Coordinate Province Design Reviews within prescribed timelines and against any requirements or checklists. Consolidate all Province team input into a formal response. Serve as final reviewer for all Design related feedback from the Province to vendors.
5. Lead the development and maintenance of the technical components of integrated project plans for each project within assigned portfolio including scope, budget and schedule to ensure project objectives are realized as efficiently as possible. Actively and regularly communicate with the integrated project team when changes arise to technical components of the project, including design activities, within the project schedule that impact any other project activities.
6. Monitor project deliverables and provide direction to Project Managers and Project Coordinators, as well as integrated project team members, when required, to maintain strong alignment regarding the project schedule, upcoming activities, and risk management.
7. Manage and oversee assigned project staff pursuant to Build NS human resource. Meet at least 1x per week with direct reports to ensure strong visibility to priority deliverables, provide support and removal of barriers, and continued alignment to overall project scope.
8. Manage technical project risks related to design by contributing to risk registers for each project within assigned portfolio and recommending appropriate mitigation strategies to Senior Leadership.
9. For Private-Public Partnership (P3) projects, review and provide comments on the monthly Project Co Works Report, including the Progress Works Schedule, the PDC Progress report and Independent Certifier progress reports.
10. In conjunction with the Clinical Planning Directors, assess if the construction delivery of a new or renovated space is meeting the design intent for the space. This will include in-person walk-abouts and reporting of suspected deficient construction and commissioning outcomes to Director Construction Management (and PDC for P3 projects).
11. Assist with the recruitment and hiring of key project staff; recommending hiring and removal from positions, as may be required from time-to-time and assist in determining the professional development of reporting staff.
As the ideal candidate, you have a post-secondary degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or other relevant discipline, along with ten (10) plus years of progressive experience in a leadership role in construction operations or project management, preferably with a good understanding of healthcare or similar scale public infrastructure projects. It is strongly preferred to be (or meet the requirements to be) actively registered as a Full Member (P.Eng) with Engineers Nova Scotia (ENS).
A results-oriented leader with a proven ability to create alignment across various business units, you can effectively manage diverse teams of project consultants, specialists and contractors and help develop high performance project teams across multiple locations. You have a proven track record in strategic planning, operations and budget management, project scheduling, as well as developing and implementing best practices in project management.
You have strong knowledge of relevant legal matters, legislation, regulations, standards and codes, and are adept at managing through the evolving demands and priorities inherent within large, complex construction projects.
You are proficient in developing metrics and reporting structures to effectively measure and report on project performance, ensuring communications with a wide array of stakeholders are consistent and seamless.
Exceptional at managing, prioritizing, and planning, you draw upon your natural people leadership skills to work cohesively and effectively with large and diverse teams, and you can propose innovative and industry-leading solutions and recommendations for accomplishing project objectives.
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