Project Manager

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We are looking for professionals with leadership, project management and program evaluation expertise to join our team.

Please consider a position as a Project Manager with the Long-Term Care Operations Division within the Ministry of Long-Term Care where you will manage, coordinate and implement the development of long-term care redevelopment projects for Long-Term Care Homes (LTCH).

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About the job

As Project Manager, you will project manage and coordinate:

• the development of long-term care redevelopment project readiness survey(s), project scheduling parameters, scheduling, monitoring progress, and the provision of advice, consultation and expertise to key stakeholder and health service partners for a capital project readiness and scheduling
• all aspects of review and decision-making regarding surveys and scheduling of individual and chain long-term care capital redevelopment projects and integrating individual project schedules into LHIN and province-wide schedules, ensuring compliance to industry best practices, ministry goals, and contractual and accountability mechanisms
• the implementation of Long-Term Care (LTC) capital redevelopment projects

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What you bring to the team

Project Management and Leadership Skills:

• you have project and financial management, and organizational planning, to effectively balance the workload of a portfolio of capital planning submissions
• you can provide project leadership of capital planning submissions and provide advice to LTCHs / health service providers

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:

• you can provide risk assessment to analyze a range of planning, design, procurement and financial documents
• you can evaluate capital plans, including planning, design, procurement and financial documents, and review/evaluate post construction operating submissions
• you can critically analyze and apply benchmarks to capital plans and make recommendations for approvals
• you can assess compliance with ministry program/policies, contractual and accountability mechanisms, and with industry standards and best practices
• you can identify and analyze project implementation barriers/issues and risks
• you can pro-actively develop strategies to mitigate risks, and innovative solutions to resolve complex issues

Communication, Negotiation and Relationship Management Skills:

• you have oral and written communications to prepare decision-making and briefing notes, correspondence, and provide input to corporate submissions
• you have consultation and presentation skills to provide advice, information, and consultation throughout the capital planning and development process
• you have negotiation and presentation skills to resolve complex issues, including negotiating changes to project scope, design, cost estimates, budget, and timeline
• you have relationship management and communication skills to develop partnerships, linkages and working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• you have advisory skills to provide functional advice, expertise and recommendations to senior management
• you have interpersonal and team building skills to work effectively on cross-functional teams

Health Systems Knowledge:

• you have knowledge of health care system and services, such as the role/mandate of LHINS, health service providers including LTCHs, Infrastructure Ontario, health capital planning and project development processes, health care system /services and major issues, service delivery models, authorities, funding mechanisms and governance
• you have knowledge of the strategic directions and health legislation (such as Long-Term Care Homes Act , Public Hospitals Act, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Act, Mental Health Act, Private Hospitals Act, Independent Health Facilities Act), policies, practices, procedures, governance, strategic directions and priorities for infrastructure development / renewal planning
• you have knowledge of the organizational structure and major contacts/stakeholders and the health service provider sector

Computer Skills:

• you are proficient with computer applications utilizing word processing, graphics and spreadsheet software

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Additional information:

Note:

• Less qualified applicants may be considered on an underfill basis.
• W-HL-157935/20
  The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.