Project Leader, Clinical Support and Research Centre

The salary range for this position is CAD $38.88/Hr. - CAD $55.89/Hr.

The hours of work, including start and stop times, days off, work area and work site may be subject to change consistent with operations requirements and applicable provisions of the Collective Agreement and statutes. **Testing may be required. ***A criminal record check may be required

The CSRC Project Leader – Research will support the Research portfolio under the direction of the CSRC Research Senior Manager. Activities will include supporting the planning, coordination, and delivery of initiatives related to the Research portfolio’s ongoing operational planning phase. The Project Leader will manage the day-to-day coordination of the Research portfolio and work closely with key research collaborators, including the BC Centre for Excellence (BCCfE), Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI), BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU), and clinical academic research groups. The role will support collaborator engagement, lead documentation activities related to workflow mapping, and contribute to transition planning activities to support the move of research programs and teams from the current St. Paul’s Hospital (Burrard Street site) to the future Clinical Support and Research Centre (CSRC).

The ideal candidate brings recent experience leading or supporting healthcare capital projects and has a strong understanding of healthcare and research environments. Given the nature of this work, experience working with operational or research collaborators is essential, along with familiarity with the terminology, processes, and workflows commonly used within healthcare and research settings. The successful candidate will possess strong project coordination and documentation skills and be proficient in tools such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and Smartsheet. The ability to develop workflow maps, manage project documentation, and support collaborator engagement activities will be critical to success in this role. A Project Management Professional (PMP) designation or other recognized project management certification would be considered a strong asset.

About the CSRC:

Directly adjacent and connected the future hospital by a sky-bridge, the CSRC will be a state-of-the-art research, technology and medical facility which will allow the New St. Paul’s Hospital to further embed research and innovation into everything we do. The CSRC will be home to core research facilities including wet labs, specimen biobanks and analytic data centres, and other amenities such as on-site childcare centre and retail space. Plus, at its heart, is an Innovation Centre with ‘sandbox’ prototyping space designed to encourage collaboration and discovery. To learn more about the CSRC, click here.

Education
A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline supplemented with three (3) to five (5) years' recent related experience in facilities/capital project planning, design and management working with complex, multi-disciplinary facility projects and progressive experience in a management/leadership role in healthcare planning.

A Project Management Professional (PMP) designation or other recognized project management certification would be considered a strong asset.

Skills and Abilities

• Broad knowledge of the planning and construction processes associated with facilities development projects.
• Comprehensive knowledge of health care projects and relevant government procedures, standards and requirements.
• Knowledge of change management theories and applications.
• Advanced project management skills including effectiveness in planning and coordinating major projects from conceptual design through construction completion.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate political environments with sensitivity and awareness.
• Demonstrated ability to lead groups through engagement processes: facilitate, persuade and negotiate to reach consensus, resolve conflict and achieve desired outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities or unforeseen opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, guidance and direction to collaborators including staff and contractors.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently under time pressure to meet deadlines, balance work priorities and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work effectively as part of a team.
• Proficient use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, and project management software.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the job.

• A competitive salary: The salary range for this position is $38.88 - $46.00 per hour, depending on experience.
• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career, offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families, and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.
• Hybrid work opportunity.

Your Day to Day:

The Project Leader:

• Manages the implementation of approved smaller or specialized projects or scopes of work from design to completion. Provides support by conveying policies and priorities, directing work and ensuring issues are resolved or escalated to appropriate level to meet project deliverables and timelines.
• Carries out project plans according to project methodologies to ensure successful and coordinated completion of project components. Monitors project progress according to project work plan, reports on variances and makes recommendations to the Senior Manager. Prepares regular progress reports for projects programs.
• Collects and translates functional requirements into design specifications and operational plans, including developing project scope and design concepts to ensure capital projects are consistent with user needs and expectations. Ensures project implementation plans align with project goals and processes.
• Coordinates and prepares planning and construction schedules, budgets and project data in conjunction with the Project Managers and prepares, develops and coordinates facilities planning principles, standards and policy through the application of evidence based design and LEAN Principles for assigned projects or initiatives.
• Maintains ongoing support for initiatives from project sponsors and user groups by keeping collaborators aware of project status through effective communication channels.
• Liaises with collaborators to understand design plans, policies, workflows, requirements and operations. Collaborators include project staff, researchers, PHC corporate staff, clinicians, contractors, construction partners, IMITs, vendors and others.
• Develops and guides change management planning and approaches, in collaboration with change management specialists, by assessing change readiness, supporting organizational leadership, and guiding occupants through operational planning and transitioning from current state to future state in preparation for relocating to a new facility.
• Collaborates with the Senior Managers and Project Managers regarding project implementation through methods such as compiling data, assessing where improvements can be made, and making recommendations in order to focus on the areas that need further support.
• Carries out components of project plans according to established Providence Health Care project methodologies and systems to ensure successful and coordinated completion of project components by facilitating consensus with collaborators. Prepares reports, presentations, and notices to inform collaborators and/or for internal documentation purposes on changes in departmental policies, procedures, and standards, status of projects, or other information needs.
• Maintains processes, policies, procedures and project control documentation. Monitors and evaluates process efficiency.
• Supports the project's governance structure, including the development of meeting materials, escalation of decisions, maintenance of decision/action logs and preparation of meeting minutes.
• Performs other duties as required.

Who We Are:

Providence Health Care is one of the largest faith-based health care organizations in Canada. For the people at Providence, living our Mission, Vision and Values means providing British Columbians with compassionate, socially just, exceptional and innovative care every day.

From our humble roots 129 years ago, Providence has grown into globally renowned research, teaching, and care organization. As individuals within a mission-driven organization, we choose to be part of Providence Health Care because we value the organization’s long commitment to social justice and compassionate care, and its commitment to the process of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.