Director, Capital Planning and Project Development - Provincial

July 23 2024
Industries Healthcare, social assistance
Categories Administration, Management, Laboratory, Diagnostics, Medical Imaging, Population Health,
Remote
Anywhere - British Columbia • Full time

Director, Capital Planning and Project Development

BC Cancer

Provincial, BC

Be the visionary infrastructure leader we need.

BC Cancer is seeking a dynamic leader who can seamlessly navigate between strategic planning and hands-on project management. In this director role, you'll need to be adaptable, pivoting swiftly as circumstances change while maintaining project integrity. Your strong leadership skills will be invaluable as you mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.

Why this role is your next career-defining move:

  • Impactful Leadership: Lead multimillion-dollar transformative healthcare infrastructure projects across British Columbia
  • Exciting Work: Balance strategic planning with hands-on project management and oversee broad teams while maintaining a keen eye for detail
  • Strategic Influence: Shape high-level decisions that will determine the future of cancer care in BC
  • Build a Culture That Lasts: Mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for transforming healthcare infrastructure? If you're a leader who thrives on complex challenges and is passionate about improving healthcare delivery, this role offers you the opportunity to:

  • Utilize your project management expertise in a high-impact healthcare setting
  • Leverage your leadership skills to drive multifaceted capital projects
  • Apply your adaptability and strategic thinking to overcome unique healthcare challenges
  • Contribute to the advancement of cancer care facilities and services in British Columbia

Join us in this rewarding position where you'll make a lasting impact on cancer care delivery in BC.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Capital Planning, the Director, Capital Planning and Project Development performs a key leadership role for complex capital projects across BC Cancer that are multifaceted with great organizational and health care system risk. The Director is responsible for providing leadership and expertise in the planning, implementation and evaluation of capital projects and ensuring projects are delivered within scope and meets budget, schedule and quality requirements. The Director leads the capital projects from procurement to completion and is responsible for ensuring appropriate engagement with executive sponsors and development of project plans to guide project work, including consultation and communication of project status with key partners. The Director is responsible for continuously encompassing BC Cancer’s vision through all change resources, enablers and efforts.


The Director models a culture of quality aligned with the organizational mandates, leads capital projects with project management best practice, oversees the establishment of appropriate project reporting and evaluation methods, and ensures the coordination of resources, advancement of priorities, and promotion of collaboration and commitment of key partners to project goals. Liaises and collaborates with key partners at all levels at BC Cancer and PHSA, as well as externally with regional Health Authorities to consult and ensure commitment to the advancement of capital projects service delivery. The Director maintains and strengthens strategic partnerships and linkages with other organizations; provides leadership, guidance, and direction to a variety of teams and committees. The Director delivers, allocates and manages the physical, human, and financial resources for their portfolio.

What you’ll do

  • Lead the planning, implementation and evaluation of multiple major capital projects in support of the organization’s mandate and the BC Cancer capital plan and ensures project objectives are delivered to scope, schedule, and budget. Provides leadership by facilitating awareness, mitigating risks and ensuring coordination with other projects or aspects of operations to address conflicts and overlaps.
  • Deliver high-impact solutions to the Executive Director, Capital Planning by identifying key issues, defining appropriate work structure, and driving workable recommendations that create value for the organization.
  • Collaborate with operational leaders, Provincial Program leaders and the Business Initiatives and Strategic Priorities portfolio, implements the BC Cancer capital plan through development of action plans, providing consultation, advice and support for the leaders responsible for the deliverables, and ensuring readiness for project implementation, including acquiring all necessary approvals to proceed.
  • Provide leadership for capital projects, maintains ongoing support for initiatives from project sponsors and user groups, ensures appropriate engagement, review and approval of project plans and deliverables is achieved, updates partners on project status and ensures effective communication channels are in place to facilitate a clear understanding of ongoing capital projects and their prioritization within the organization.
  • Work closely with Executive sponsors and project managers to develop and monitor practices in project management to ensure project timelines and budget constraints are met. Identify barriers and mitigation strategies to ensure initiatives and projects remain on track and moving forward. Provide leadership, supervision and guidance to project managers and project teams.

What you bring

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.
  • A minimum of seven (7) year’s recent, related experience in project management and facilitating and managing consultation processes with a wide range of partner groups.
  • Project Management Professional designation considered an asset.
  • Experience or working knowledge of quality improvement methodology, change management is key to the success of this role.

You have:

  • Leadership competencies required as outlined in the PHSA LEADS Framework. Leadership capabilities in the areas of leading self, engaging others, achieving results, developing coalitions, and system transformation are essential.
  • Innovative leadership skills and superior ability to concurrently manage multiple complex initiatives.
  • Proven success as a project manager and broad knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and tools and practices.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to coach, motivate and mentor others and able to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to find the most effective outcomes.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively with multiple audiences.
  • Build and sustain mutually beneficial working relationships.
  • Ability to interact tactfully and effectively with staff at all organizational levels both internally and externally to BC Cancer and PHSA.
  • Ability to negotiate, influence and mediate resolutions to complex situations.
  • Proven ability to achieve, and to recognize the need for, alignment with the strategic direction of the organization. Develop and analyze potential strategic scenarios and options and identify gaps and opportunities.
  • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to find the most effective outcomes.
  • Understanding of various reports including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), In Plain Sight, Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls calls for justice, and how they intersect across the health care system.
  • Model and support full team commitment to Indigenous Cultural Safety and anti-racism.
  • Demonstrate humility and heart-led leadership.
  • 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.).

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 in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
  • 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: Regular, Full-Time

Salary Range: $116,591 - $167,600 per 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.

Location: Provincial Position- Applicant may work based out of any BC Cancer location.

Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Hours of Work: Monday-Friday; 0800-1600

Requisition Number: 163336E

What we do

BC Cancer (BCC) provides comprehensive cancer control for the people of British Columbia.

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

The Provincial Health Services Authority (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 – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.

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

PHSA and BCC are committed to employment equity, encouraging all qualified individuals to apply. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment.

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 Crown agencies must remain focused on creating opportunities that implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Mandate.

ATTN: PHSA Employees:

To be considered as a PHSA employee (internal applicant) for this position, you must apply online via your internal profile at http://internaljobs.phsa.ca

Please note the internal job posting will no longer be accessible after the expiry date of April 16, 2024. If the internal job posting has expired, please contact the Internal Jobs Help Desk and advise that you would like to be considered as a late internal applicant for this position. Please do not apply for the external job posting.

If you have not registered your internal profile, a password is required to log in for the first time. To obtain your password, please contact the Internal Jobs Help Desk at 604-875-7264 or 1-855-875-7264. Please note regular business hours are Monday – Friday (excluding stats), 8:30am to 4:30pm. For inquiries outside of regular business hours, please email the Internal Jobs Help Desk at internaljobshelpu@phsa.ca and a Help Desk Representative will contact you the next business day.

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