Director, Facilities & Planning

BC Emergency Health Services

Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)

Permanent, Full Time, Non-Contract

 

BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is hiring a Director, Facilities & Planning.

 

Role Summary

 

Reporting to the Executive Director or designate, the Director, Facilities & Planning provides leadership and strategic direction for facilities planning, leased site management, and coordination of maintenance and repair activities across physical facilities within the jurisdiction of British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS). The Director leads business case development, project plans, landlord/tenant negotiations, and works closely with PHSA Facilities Management to ensure facility needs are identified, prioritized, and addressed. The Director supports operational leaders by ensuring facilities are safe, functional, and aligned with BCEHS service delivery requirements.

 

What you’ll do

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• Directs and oversees facilities planning and coordination activities for BCEHS-owned and leased sites, ensuring compliance with regulatory codes and standards and alignment with industry best practices.
• Provides strategic and technical expertise in facilities planning, leasing and space optimization throughout all physical facilities within BCEHS. Leads the development of policies, procedures, and standards in consultation with BCEHS and PHSA partners.
• Leads strategic facilities and capital planning decisions that directly affect operational capacity, clinical readiness, emergency response capability, and resource distribution across multiple BCEHS programs and PHSA corporate partners (Infrastructure & Sustainability, Risk Management, HEMBC). Ensures decisions are aligned to organizational priorities and support reliable service delivery, paramedic readiness, and continuity of operations across the province.
• In conjunction with PHSA, develops and monitors capital and operating budgets for the Facilities and Planning portfolio including budget preparation, expenditure oversight, and reporting. Ensures efficient utilization of financial resources within established plans and priorities.
• Leads the development of business cases and planning documents for new or expanding facilities, lease renewals, and major repairs or upgrades. Determines project scope and requirements in alignment with BCEHS priorities and long-range plans.
• Oversees procedure and management of facility-related service providers, ensuring BCEHS requirements and expectations are met throughout contract periods.
• Provides leadership and direction to designated team members, including coaching, mentoring, performance management, and recruitment. Supports a positive work environment that encourages communication and collaboration.
• Maintains accountability for the operation of all of BCEHS’s facilities in a manner in keeping with industry best practices, such that staff throughout the organization have a safe, secure, and functional work environment that positively impacts their ability to do their jobs.
• Identifies and evaluates new initiatives and partnership opportunities. Collaborates with PHSA in the development of funding applications, business cases, project plans, contractual documentation, and other related materials. Presents information to and responds to queries from funding bodies as required, to maximize BCEHS’ opportunities for external funding. Makes recommendations to the Executive Leadership Team and BCEHS Board of Directors for evaluation and approval. Facilitates the implementation of approved initiatives and monitors and takes remedial action as required.
• Develops and prioritizes capital infrastructure replacement plans, including determining project scope and budget, consistent with a risk-management needs assessment and BCEHS’ long-range and strategic capital plans.
• Liaises with internal partners and external organizations including government ministries, health authorities/providers, educational institutions, and professional associations to remain current in facilities planning and management, and maintain the relationship between physical facilities and the ability of health care providers to deliver services in an optimal manner.

 

What you bring

 

Qualifications

 

A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline such as architecture, engineering, property development or business administration, supplemented by at least ten (10) years of progressively more senior experience in a facility management/property development role in a large, complex, multi-site organization, preferably in emergency services or health care environment.

 

Skills & Knowledge

• Demonstrated project management skills in the design, development, and implementation of large-scale projects
• Proven experience managing in a 24/7 multi-site facility management environment. Ability to deliver results in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ability to facilitate collaboration with internal and external groups and ensure participation of key partners.
• Ability to manage and implement change.
• Possesses excellent presentation and communication skills
• Proven ability in policy development, strategic planning, business relationships, and complex negotiations

 

Indigenous Cultural Safety and Diversity

• Knowledge of Canadian colonial impacts on Indigenous people in social and health contexts, supported by significant knowledge of Canadian and Indigenous ideologies, including knowledge, and understanding of Indigenous cultural safety, cultural humility, Indigenous-specific racism and anti-racism.
• Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Site Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls calls for justice, and how they intersect across the health care system.
• Supports team members on their learning journey, ensuring education strategy for team/department to implement Indigenous Cultural Safety at a practical level.
• Works collaboratively with appropriate Indigenous teams/departments to ensure ICS lens applied holistically.
• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
• Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities impacting indigenous communities and familiarity with Indigenous Cultural Safety and anti-racism and accompanying reports (BC DRIPA, TRC, etc.)

While BCEHS would consider a foundation in Indigenous cultural safety to be a strong asset for consideration, our commitment to enhancing Indigenous cultural safety includes providing all employees with access to resources and training programs in partnership with San'yas Core Health Indigenous Cultural Safety Training and Anti-Indigenous Racism Response Training. 

 

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.

 

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, and 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.

 

What We Do:

 

The British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is the lead Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agency in British Columbia, the largest EMS provider in Canada, and one of the largest in North America responding to over 600,000 ground calls and 7,800 air calls every year. BCEHS program is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). We are also responsible for the delivery, coordination and governance of appropriate and effective out-of-hospital and inter-facility health services throughout B.C.

 

BCEHS is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) which 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 – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.

 

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

Reconciliation is an ongoing process and a shared responsibility for all of us. The BC Governments’ unanimous passage of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was a significant step forward in this journey—one that all health authorities are expected to support as we work in cooperation with Indigenous Peoples to establish a clear and sustainable path to lasting reconciliation. True reconciliation will take time and ongoing commitment to work with Indigenous Peoples as they move toward self-determination. Guiding these efforts PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as including 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.

 

Accommodations are openly offered without consequence or negative impact to all applicants – please contact NonUnionizedRecruitment@bcehs.ca for further information.

 

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time, Non-Contract

Salary Range: $130,864 – 163,579

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.
Closing date: November 12, 2026
Requisition # 205696

 

Contact: NonUnionizedRecruitment@bcehs.ca (Only applications submitted online through this posting will be considered. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as email applications will not be reviewed.)

 

 

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