Project Coordinator

BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Prince George or Lower Mainland, British Columbia

 

We invite applications to join BCMHSUS as Senior Project Manager for the new Prince George Mental Health and Substance Use 72 bed Program that will be dedicated to the care and treatment of persons with serious mental health and substance use disorders.

 

Job Summary

In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), patient safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. The requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

 

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager and working closely with Project Managers, clinical leaders, and operational partners, the Project Coordinator provides administrative, project coordination, reporting, and operational support for the Prince George Tertiary Mental Health and Substance Use Expansion Project. The role supports the planning, implementation, and monitoring of operational readiness activities by coordinating schedules, meetings, documentation, reporting, risk and issue tracking, and governance processes across multiple workstreams.

 

Working within a complex, multidisciplinary environment, the Project Coordinator collaborates with BCMHSUS, PHSA, Northern Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Indigenous partners, and other partners to support facility activation and opening. The role helps ensure readiness activities are organized, aligned, and completed within established timelines, while maintaining project controls, supporting communication and decision-making processes, and contributing to the successful transition from construction to operational service delivery.

 

Location: Prince George or Lower Mainland, British Columbia.

 

The position can be located in Prince George or the Lower Mainland. The role includes both virtual and onsite meetings, with travel to Prince George required on a regular basis.

 

Duties/Accountabilities

 

 

The Project Coordinator provides project coordination, administrative, and reporting support across Operational Readiness workstreams to support the successful activation and opening of the Prince George Tertiary Mental Health and Substance Use Expansion Project. The role supports Project Managers and Senior Project Managers in developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and readiness activities while tracking progress, risks, dependencies, and resource requirements. The Project Coordinator ensures project documentation, records, and reporting are accurate, current, and maintained in accordance with project management and organizational standards.

 

The role supports project governance and controls by maintaining schedules, action and decision logs, risk and issue registers, readiness tracking tools, and performance metrics. Responsibilities include preparing reports, dashboards, presentations, meeting materials, minutes, and briefing documents, as well as monitoring progress against milestones and escalating issues as required.

 

Working collaboratively with clinical, operational, technical, and capital project teams, the Project Coordinator facilitates meetings, workshops, partner engagement activities, and project communications. The role supports operational readiness planning across workforce readiness, policies and procedures, training, equipment, facilities, digital health, transition, and activation activities, including readiness assessments, simulations, occupancy planning, and validation exercises.

 

The Project Coordinator also supports risk management, budget tracking, resource planning, procurement, and contract administration activities. The role maintains project information systems, assists with analysis and reporting, and supports effective decision-making to ensure readiness activities are delivered on schedule and aligned with project objectives.

 

Qualifications

A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Health or Social Sciences plus a five (5) years in a responsible research assistant, project coordinator, or policy analyst role in a health, social services, government, or community organization. Related experience collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external partners. Qualities including: strong organizational skills; sound judgment; tact and diplomacy; ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a demanding and dynamic environment; excellent oral and written communications skills.

 

Core Competencies

• Brings an understanding of the Indigenous specific racism and the broader systemic racism that exists in the colonial health care structure, and has demonstrated leadership in breaking down barriers and ensuring an environment of belonging. Embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility into all aspects of work. This means creating an environment where Indigenous patients feel respected, valued, and understood. Foster trust through respectful communication, active listening, and honoring equity-deserving people's perspectives on health and wellness. Commit to ongoing education and training on Indigenous health issues, cultural safety, and DEI principles. Participate in workshops, cultural immersion experiences, and continuous professional development to stay informed and responsive to equity-deserving groups. Provide patient-centred care that respects Indigenous ways of knowing and healing, respects BIPOC experiences and world views ensuring that care plans are culturally relevant and holistic.
• Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).

 

Skills & Knowledge

• Demonstrates a commitment to beginning and continuing their personal learning journey related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Shows willingness to articulate and share their learning experiences to contribute to a culture of motivation and inspiration among peers.
• Demonstrates foundational knowledge of the social, economic, and political realities of settler-colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous peoples and equity-deserving groups within social and health contexts. Understands the impact of social determinants of health-on-health outcomes. Shows a commitment to learning about and upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments outlined in foundational documents such as the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, the BC Human Rights Code, Anti-Racism Data Act, and the Distinctions Based Approach.

 

What we bring

 

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
• Access to professional development opportunities through our 2,000+ in-house courses including a range of experience level, profession-specific, or other essential training on Indigenous Cultural Safety; Indigenous-specific anti-racism; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and accessibility, mental health and well-being, and more.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
• Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

 

Job Type: Temporary, Full-Time (Until March 30, 2029)
Salary Range: $63,484 - $91,259 per annum. 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.
Location: Prince George or Lower Mainland, British Columbia.
Hours of Work: Monday – Friday; 0830-1630
Requisition # 202202E

 

What we do

 

BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS) cares for people with complex mental health and substance use challenges.

 

BCMHSUS program is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).

 

PHSA plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Create equity – Be courageous.

 

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

 

PHSA and BCMHSUS committed to anti-racism and equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently excluded groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.

 

 

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.

 

 

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.

 

Attention current employees of PHSA:

 

You must apply via your internal profile at http://internaljobs.phsa.ca.

 

The internal job posting expires on August 21, 2026 and will no longer be accessible. If the internal job posting has expired, please e-mail internaljobshelpu@phsa.ca with the six-digit job requisition number and your PHSA employee ID number to be considered as a late internal applicant. Please do not apply for the external job posting.

 

If you have not yet set up an internal profile, please e-mail internaljobshelpu@phsa.ca with your PHSA employee ID number to obtain your temporary password. Our business hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm, excluding Statutory Holidays and a Help Desk Representative will respond to you with 1-2 business days.

 

If you are not a current employee of PHSA and require assistance with your application, please contact the External Careers team at careers@phsa.ca.