Salary Range: $90,770-$130,481/year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.

 

The TLO enables PHSA to focus strategically by translating Ministry direction and organizational ambitions into coordinated, high-impact action. We work across PHSA and provincially on some of the most complex and most impactful challenges. We provide the structure, methodology, and agility needed to align efforts, track progress, and adapt quickly, ensuring every initiative delivers measurable improvements in health outcomes. Our purpose is to bring clarity to what matters most, prioritize it, and transform it into an actionable agenda that elevates PHSA’s capacity to respond to complex, evolving health challenges across B.C. We support leaders and teams to design the healthcare system of the future and work alongside them to deliver the change needed to realize this.

 

Recent projects have included:

-Supporting PHSA programs to develop targeted strategic plans, ensuring these plans are focused, deliverable and enable sustained patient outcomes and system effectiveness.

-Developing a PHSA-wide project management framework to strengthen the organization’s ability to deliver successful projects.

-Helping PHSA to review current models of care for those with substance use needs and identify opportunities to improve patient outcomes.

-Working alongside government partners to improve access to Emergency Department care in smaller communities across the province.

-Supporting the organization to address individual and systemic Indigenous specific racism by helping to operationalize anti-Indigenous racism training for all staff and improving the complaints process and our organizational approach to learning from patient experience.

 

Our team is comprised of strategists, design thinkers, change specialists and project management experts. We are looking for people who are committed to making a difference in healthcare, and who have the skills and confidence to think outside the box. The role of a Project Manager on our Strategic Planning and Alignment team is key to supporting the annual Mandate process and strategic planning at PHSA, working alongside the Senior Project Manager. Our Project Managers provide critical support to help shape and deliver strategy projects at PHSA, by supporting with approach design, leading engagement with teams and capturing impact. We are looking for candidates who are interested in healthcare policy and transformation, who are flexible to working on different topics and who are inspired by improving outcomes for patients and the people we serve. This role is expected to apply critical thinking to their work and all team members are encouraged to contribute to the evolving transformation practices we deploy. This is a great opportunity for those who want to grow their impact and career. We’re excited for you to join us!

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’s Agencies/Divisions/Services, and as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.  The Project Manager I leads and co-ordinates all aspects of the current projects undertaken by the department.  The Project Manager I ensures that the deliverables are completed on time and on budget, as identified in the project plan.  The Project Manager I identifies and tracks metrics as they relate to the project deliverables, and provides consultation, guidance and support to designated project staff, contractors and stakeholders.

Duties/Accountabilities:

•    Establishes detailed project charter, plans and objectives to outline timelines and project deliverables. Executes project plan according to project methodologies, ensures successful and coordinated completion of project components, consults with stakeholders as needed and ensures readiness for project implementation.
•    Tracks project progress according to project plan and identified metrics. Monitors and reports on the status of projects and major barriers encountered. Makes recommendations to Director regarding projects scope and related changes required to facilitate a successful outcome. Implements or contributes to the implementation of effective processes to assess project risks, identify risk mitigation strategies and monitor risk throughout the project lifecycle.
•    Participates in the development and monitoring of project budgets within the context of operations demands and environmental and resource constraints and uses best practice methods to thoroughly monitor and adhere to allocated budgets.
•    Provides leadership by giving advice or guidance in situations that require interpretation and judgment.

Qualifications:

A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master’s Degree in Health Services Administration, Business Administration or relevant health care discipline with a minimum of five (5) year’s recent, related experience in project management and facilitating and managing consultation processes with a wide range of stakeholder groups. Project Management Professional designation considered an asset.

Comprehensive knowledge of project management principles and methodologies and ability to coach team members on these skills.  Experience or working knowledge of content areas is key to the success of this role.  Effectively monitors budgets and executes project plans with stringent timelines.  Utilizes initiative, vision, independent thinking and creative problem-solving abilities to implement project plans and realize project completion.  Excellent communication skills to function within a complex interdisciplinary environment including ability to communicate with the physician community.  Utilizes effective facilitation, persuasion and negotiation abilities to achieve consensus, resolve conflict and achieve desired outcomes.  Works effectively under time pressure to meet deadlines, balance work priorities and resolve problems in a timely manner.  Computer literacy with word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation, project management and database applications.