Senior Planner

Under the general direction of the Director, Planning, the Senior Planner works closely with internal customers and stakeholders to develop proposals/project plans which support clinical, support service and administrative change proposals and business cases. Performs these planning activities by assessing current and future workload, functions, standard operating procedures, processes and recognized standards, and then assesses against the appropriate program, space and process standards in order to develop a plan to meet the program needs. Uses their comprehensive understanding of clinical, support service and administrative program planning, space planning, furniture and clinical equipment planning and coordination skills to develop functional programs, with the goal of reliably informing a capital plan. Supports all SDO’s and healthcare organizations to assist and in some cases prepare capital project requirements. Assesses program adjacency, develops outline space drawings and prepares functional and space programs, order of magnitude and Class D project budgets, and baseline schedules, ultimately leading to a proposal for submission to the Annual Operating Plan, briefing notes, and justification documents.

The position’s duties requires a comprehensive understanding of space programming, knowledge of medical equipment, clinical and operational workflows, critical, acute, ambulatory and primary care practices.

Leads an objective planning prioritization system to align all SDO requests, the provincial clinical plan, and Subject Matter Expert (SME) capital needs into a single planning prioritization. Working with the Shared Health and SDO Capital and Facilities Management teams, reviews all project plans to ensure delivery methods, timing, inter-relationship with other capital needs, phases and priorities are aligned and achievable. Conducts post occupancy evaluations using standardized methodologies to determine how project outcomes achieved the planning goals.

The Senior Planner role applies established project management principles, tools, and templates including the executing, controlling and closing of phases. Provides leadership to ensure the overall completion of project deliverables are achieved, including managing project scope, resources, communications, risk, budget, timelines, procurement, integration, quality and implementation.

The Senior Planner promotes and maintains a positive, professional, and team-oriented environment demonstrating a commitment to the vision, values, goals, and objectives of the organization. Projects will span a variety of areas, often with provincial scope and focus.

Will also coordinate with the Shared Health Project Design and Delivery team on most projects.

• Minimum seven years of experience in planning and implementing complex capital projects. Including providing facility planning, program development and design, including at least 2 years on acute, long term and community/primary based healthcare projects.
• Must have experience in all sizes and types of healthcare projects including assessing the functional needs, interpretation of operational planning documents and/or business cases, developing clinical program and space plans, developing preliminary capital budgets, assessing clinical and support equipment needs and appropriate departmental relationships.
• Must have experience in assessing existing environments comparing current needs relative to regulatory and standards compliance, identification of needs to meet clinical standards, identifying alternative space uses including engaging appropriate technical resources to assess building systems.
• Experience with computer aided drafting and design programs (AutoCAD, REVIT, BIM, etc.) and project planning software (Microsoft Project), and budgeting tools (Excel, RS Means) to support capital plan development is a requirement.
• Experience in conducting and/or leading design studies and post occupancy evaluation.

• Bachelors degree in related healthcare facility planning, health services administration, interior design, environmental design, or architecture or a related/equivalent field of practice.
• Masters Degree preferred. Certification in Evidence Based Design considered an asset.
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered.

• Appropriate registration with provincial professional licensing body, or certification body.
• Must have a valid driver license and vehicle with ability to travel throughout Manitoba by vehicle and airplane.

• Demonstrates senior leadership skills as described in the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of key stakeholders within and external to Shared Health.
• Precision and attention to detail in spite of short timelines and rapidly changing priorities.
• Good analytical, organizational, communication, interpersonal and administrative skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, leadership, a demonstrated innovative approach to problem resolution, exceptional interpersonal skills, and the ability to work collaboratively across Shared Health and the supported provincial healthcare service delivery organizations.

• May be required to work extended hours.
• Periodic travel throughout Manitoba may be required.