Salary Range: $63,484-$91,259/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.

 

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.