Director, Facilities Strategic Planning & Land Development

1. Responsible for the direction and operations of the Facilities Strategic Planning and Land Development portfolio.
2. Acts as a member of the Facilities Management senior leadership team and contributes to the effective direction of the department.
3. Provides leadership and oversight in the planning and day to day operations of services to drive operational excellence; ensures consistency with Fraser Health’s strategic plan; establishes policies, procedures and budgets; assists in formulating annual goals and objectives; ensures consistency with industry standards and accreditation bodies.
4. Implements and monitors short and long range goals in support of the strategic plans in alignment with organizational and, where applicable, provincial strategic plans and principles.
5. Implements re-design and restructuring initiatives including adoption of best practices, to better integrate and streamline services, optimize quality and ensure cost effectiveness; ensures appropriate quality and safety measures are in place.
6. Assists in developing and implementing operating budget including budget preparation, authorization control and reporting of expenditures, ensuring the efficient utilization of financial resources, within the objectives, plans and budgets established.
7. Manages the financial resources to meet initiatives, goals and targets of the strategic and operating plans; ensures short and long term planning occurs to effectively plan and implement both operating and capital expenditures; provides leadership, direction and supervision to assigned team members.
8. Provides strategic direction for planning and management according to Health Authority needs and priorities including leading teams in business planning and development.
9. Oversees and leads authority-wide, Master Planning and Lease Optimization Planning. Leads land acquisition, leasing and disposal planning, strategies and initiatives including senior leadership for over 150 real estate property leases and consolidation and optimization strategies with clinical partners.
10. Acts as a liaison for First Nations and external stakeholder consultations and coordinates First Nations land and development relationships and partnership.
11. Provides direction and oversight of master site, infrastructure, program and urban planning.
12. Liaises with various levels of government as it relates to Capital & Land Development including meeting with senior City and Municipal officials for land and capital development opportunities collaboration and efficiencies.
13. Partners with Executive Directors, Chief Operating Officers, as well as private sector partners, government agencies at all levels, regulatory authorities, and external stakeholder groups.

Master’s Degree plus ten (10) years recent related experience, which includes six (6) years of senior management in Real Estate and leadership roles in a large multi-site organization with responsibilities for the planning and development of capital and strategic plans or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

COMPETENCIES:

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities:

• Demonstrated working knowledge of appropriate legislation, by-laws and relevant laws and provincial/national standards.
• Proven senior facility project management expertise including the ability to manage in areas such as legal contracts, real estate/market transactions, property management and First Nations Consultation.
  
  

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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