Senior Project Manager

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director, Health Facilities Branch, the Senior Project Manager has the overall responsibility and accountability for the delivery of safe, functional, high quality cost effective, sustainable facilities that meet the program ministries and Alberta Infrastructure technical requirements. This position is the “go-to” person for all issues/challenges related to the large projects they manage. The projects range in size from $5 million to over $500 million. The projects that are managed by this position are unique and may include acute care facilities, ambulatory care facilities, urgent care centres or other similar health facilities across the southern half of the Province of Alberta. 

The Senior Project Manager works closely with Infrastructure Project Managers and Project Co-ordinators as well as with representatives from health sector ministries and health service providers (from end users to senior executive) throughout all aspects of a project, from inception to the end of warranty period. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and warranty management of approved health facility projects and ensuring they align with Infrastructure requirements. 

The Senior Project Manager works closely with the project team throughout all aspects of a project, from inception to the end of the warranty, including the planning and prioritization of all projects. As the Project Team Lead, the Senior Project Manager works closely with stakeholders to develop the project requirements with clients; co-ordinates the activities of in-house team members, private-sector consultant, and contractors to ensure the project scope, time, cost, and quality objectives are met. The Senior Project Manager ensures all phases of the project activities comply with Government and Ministry legislation, policies and guidelines, and standards and procedures.

This position requires a combination of strong technical knowledge in building design and construction, associated regulation, and contracting processes, as well as effective leadership and communication skills.

The primary responsibilities for the Senior Project Manager include, but are not limited to, leading and managing capital projects by ensuring:

•    Project scope is well defined, accurately reflecting the program ministries requirements and infrastructure that will be required to support these requirements. The Alberta and National Building Codes, as well as Infrastructure / CSA standards are utilized as key resources for scope documentation.
•    Roles and responsibilities are well understood by all staff and stakeholders. Team members understand their roles and responsibilities and an appropriate communications plan is implemented to keep all stakeholders informed of the project process including an understanding of all project objectives.

Role Responsibilities Continued

•    Contracted professionals, such as specialty consultants, cost consultants, functional programmers, urban planning specialists, architects and engineers are procured in accordance with the standards and guidelines established by the consultant selection process.
•    The project planning and design process is well managed so that client ministry is satisfied that their needs have been documented appropriately, and the Senior Project Manager is satisfied that the drawings are complete, accurate, and the project meets the budget parameters.
•    The procurement selection is the best way to meet the program ministries and AIT requirements for a quality facility delivered on time and on budget.
•    The construction team is selected either through a public tender process, or within the guidelines established by the ministry. The Senior Project Manager monitors construction to ensure that the facility meets the requirements of the contract documents.
•    All project expenditures, contractual commitments and contract changes, are well documented and controlled and approved within established guidelines.

The successful candidate will have:

•    Effective communication skills (verbal, non-verbal and written), effective interpersonal and project management skills, and proven skills in problem solving, decision making, conflict resolution and mediation
•    Political knowledge to work with senior management in municipal and provincial governments, and understands the political world related to communications strategies and approval processes

The Job Description is provided for Further details on this position. 

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

•    Creative Problem Solving: Engages the community and resources at hand to address issues: Engages perspective to seek root causes
•    Drive for Results: Takes and delegates responsibility for outcomes: Uses variety of resources to monitor own performance standards.
•    Develop Self and Others: Seeks out learning and knowledge-sharing opportunities: Reflects on performance and identifies development opportunities
•    Build Collaborative Environments: Collaborates across functional areas and proactively addresses conflict: Encourages broad thinking on projects, and works to eliminate barriers to progress

Qualifications

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Required:

•    University graduation in Architecture, Engineering or related discipline (equivalencies considered) 
•    PLUS Six (6) years of directly related experience

Equivalency: Related experience or education (e.g. related diploma) may be considered as an equivalency on a one-for-one basis.

Assets:

•    Membership in AAA, APEGGA or PMI (ie. PMP certified).
•    Experience in project management of major healthcare / institutional facilities.
•    Experience in building design and construction including a related professional degree with six (6) years of senior level project management, contract management, and managing interdisciplinary teams and resources experience
•    In depth knowledge of all stages of the project delivery process for his/her team including determining project scope, schedule and budget; obtaining relevant approvals; managing and directing project design and construction implementation processes; and monitoring cash flows and financial reports.

Notes

This is a Permanent full-time role with the standard weekly work hours of 36.25, Monday to Friday (8:15 am – 4:30 pm).

Location: Calgary AB

Applicants are advised to provide a cover letter and resume summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

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