Chief Project Officer, Redevelopment & Major Projects

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for revolutionizing health care infrastructure? Fraser Health is on the lookout for an exceptional Chief Project Officer to spearhead our ground-breaking initiatives. 

Join Fraser Health, where patient and staff safety is paramount, and continuous improvement in quality and safety is embedded in our ethos. Reporting directly to the Vice President Strategic Capital Investments and Facilities, you will be the driving force behind major capital asset developments worth over $700M. Your portfolio will cover strategically vital Long Term Care facility projects in Delta, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Langley. 

In this role, you'll oversee everything from planning and procurement to partnership arrangements, financing strategies, and construction. You'll ensure that our projects align seamlessly with Fraser Health's strategic plan, Ministry mandates, project objectives, and long-term sustainability. By engaging with a broad range of stakeholders, you'll guarantee that our vision is realized for our organization, patients and residents, care providers, and local communities. 

Your responsibilities will include guiding principles for planning and procurement, managing clinical and facilities design, and deploying necessary resources. You'll make key decisions involving Strategic Planning Partners, Project Contractors, Foundations, Regional Hospital District, and Developers, often navigating complex procurement structures and innovative processes. 

To thrive in this role, you must bring extensive project management experience and a proven track record in leading large-scale initiatives in complex environments. Your strategic mindset and ability to inspire and motivate teams will be crucial in driving the project forward, even amidst challenges. 

If you’re ready to leave a lasting legacy in health care and lead the charge toward a brighter future for our communities, Fraser Health is eager to hear from you. Apply now and be the change-maker in shaping the future of health care infrastructure. 

Fraser Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

The Chief Project Officer, Redevelopment & Major Projects is responsible/accountable for developing, leading and implementing the Redevelopment and Major Projects, including overseeing the planning processes, establishing guiding principles, overseeing clinical and facilities design and construction and generally ensuring the vision established for the Project is met.

Duties include the planning, deployment, and evaluation of related physical, financial and human resources, in support of the strategic and operational needs of the Fraser Health Authority (FH) and making decisions involving the redevelopment on behalf of FH.

Project scope includes a new tower at the SMH site.

Masters Degree in Business Administration or a related field, supplemented with ten (10) to fifteen (15) years’ recent related experience in progressively more complex and senior management/leadership roles in a large complex health care organization including five (5) years' relevant experience as a Deputy/Chief Project Officer managing large, complex capital projects, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

COMPETENCIES:

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities:

• Demonstrated ability to define, plan, direct and implement large, complex projects.
• Demonstrated project management experience in leading project teams and third party participants.
• Demonstrated experience using structured project methodologies including milestone planning and budget management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project risks and issues in efficient and effective manner.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of clinical planning methodologies.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of capital procurement methods and processes including alternative procurement approaches.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the legal and financial issues in contract development and finalization.
• Demonstrated ability to function independently and as a member of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and develop effective project teams.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate and facilitate consensus with various stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully interact with senior stakeholder internal and external to the organization.
• Ability to develop and maintain rapport with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to operate related equipment including related software applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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