Senior Project Manager - Mechanical Engineering

We are excited to share with you an opportunity to join our team at Redevelopment & Major Projects Long Term Care Project Portfolio, where we are dedicated to building the future of long-term care in the Fraser Health region! We are currently seeking a talented and dynamic Senior Project Manager with a Mechanical and/or Electrical (MEP) background to support design and construction activities for major long-term care facility development projects.

The salary range for this position is CAD $54.16 - $77.86 / hour.

This full-time position is based out of our Central City offices in Surrey, BC, with access to rapid transit, shopping, restaurants, on-site gym and other amenities.

The Long-Term Care (LTC) portfolio is well underway with three separate new construction projects in various stages of design. The new LTC facilities will provide a combined total of 600 beds across the Fraser Valley.

• Three 200-bed long-term care facilities with a focus on single-bed rooms for more home-like care settings;
• An array of resident care including standard rooms, bariatric rooms, oxygen dependent rooms and behavioural units;
• A variety of amenities to allow for improved level of care such as rehab facilities, activity kitchen, art room and spiritual space;
• Day program for older adults with 32 spaces;

In addition, the LTC portfolio includes design guidance and evaluation of proposals for the contracted beds at a variety of facilities across the Fraser Valley.

• Manages the planning and implementation of new facilities, larger renovation projects, and/or a portfolio of smaller projects from the initial planning and design stages through to implementation and completion; provides support by conveying policies and priorities, directing work and ensuring issues are resolved or escalated to appropriate level(s) to meet project deliverables and timelines.
• Establishes project team structure by gathering input from stakeholders, identifying needs and skills required; directs and supervises assigned staff by assigning work, orientating staff, developing and implementing appropriate staff development and retention plans; conducts performance evaluations as required.
• Establishes effective communications channels to ensure stakeholders are fully engaged and aware of project status; provides frequent clear and concise reports to Facilities Management leadership and FH regarding ongoing issues, progress updates, challenges and opportunities.
• Carries out project plans according to established Facilities Management project methodologies and systems to ensure successful and coordinated completion of project components by facilitating consensus with stakeholders. Monitors project charter, plans, budget, scope, schedule, expenditures, client satisfaction and risks; reports on variances and impacts to deliverables, and makes recommendations to Facilities Management leadership to mitigate cost overruns, maintain adherence to allocated budgets and timelines, and ensure delivery of a successful project.
• Leads business plan development for large capital projects through the preparation of feasibility studies, analysis and solution development, development of the project charter, functional requirements, scope and design concepts, budgets and implementation planning.
• Manages strategic space and facility planning initiatives including development of site master plans, regional planning studies, capital funding strategies and asset leveraging opportunities.
• Serves as a Facilities Management site coordinator monitoring all planning and project activities on designated site(s), including those led by other Facilities Management teams, identifying areas of overlap, conflict, and coordination; liaises with site and Facilities Management leadership to identify, recommend and implement management strategies.
• Leads and oversees planning, design and contract preparation by engaging clinical planners, equipment planners, design consultants and various user groups for assigned projects; reviews and signs off schematic designs, design development documents, and working drawings and specs for functionality, attainment of program/facility needs, adherence to technical standards and specifications, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the design solution, consistency with best practices, energy & environmental sustainability, and building code compliance.
  
  Leads and/or facilitates all stages of project construction and operational commissioning.
• Leads the engagement of professional consultants and contractors with support from Procurement; manages established contracts and oversees performance to ensure that consultants and contractors complete obligations and deliverables; negotiates changes and resolves disputes within authorized limits.
• Liaises with the Planning and Engineering Departments of various municipalities in geographic areas supported by FH; negotiates and establishes requirements and approvals for facilities projects such as development,…