Project Manager, Healthcare

Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world. Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design. Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Your Opportunity

Our Toronto architectural team is a key contributor to our diverse Health portfolio at Stantec. Our Toronto office is seeking a Project Manager to join our multidisciplinary team. You will join a team of professionals in the design and construction of large-scale healthcare projects in all phases from pre-design, design, construction and occupancy.

Your Key Responsibilities
- Liaise with clients to maintain existing and build new client relationships
- Participate in marketing and business development activities including preparation of proposals
- Negotiate and execute client-consultant and subconsultant agreements
- Prepare detailed project plans, work breakdown structures and schedules
- Manage all stages of projects including pre-design phase (master planning, feasibility studies, functional programming), schematic design, design development, construction documents, tendering, services during construction, commissioning and project close-out
- Manage multi-disciplinary design teams and sub-consultants for large, complex healthcare projects with a variety of project delivery methods
- Understand and manage complex stakeholder requirements with internal and external partners
- Identify and manage project risks
- Manage project documentation
- Complete health and safety documentation and monitor project team compliance
- Be responsible for delivery of projects on time, on budget, and within scope
- Provide project financial controls, reporting to the project management lead and senior leadership
- Review and approve all invoices and change orders associated with the project
- Obtain client approvals for changes to project scope of services and schedule
- Implement Stantec’s quality control and quality assurance program for project designs and deliverables
- Evaluate, advise on and assist in resolving disputes and claims
- Close project financials and close project files
- Report to a senior project manager within the broader Toronto studio

Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Experience managing and motivating integrated, multi-discipline design teams in multiple locations for delivery of small, simple and large, complex healthcare projects, including design-bid-build and alternate project delivery such as design-build, integrated project delivery, and P3
- Experience using project management and collaborative tools for effectively delivering projects
- Knowledge of commercial and contractual issues
- Understanding of effective management of scope, schedule and quality of projects
- Highly effective interpersonal communication and negotiation skills and people management ability with clients, staff, and colleagues
- Strong leadership skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of, and support of mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and a code of ethical behavior
- Ability to multitask management, project management and business development
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to prepare and deliver presentations for and lead clinical user group meetings
- Strong leadership and team management skills, including the ability to prioritize work for others, meet deadlines, adhere to work schedules, fees and provide high quality work product
- Preferred Skills and Knowledge
- Evidence of experience in the Ontarian Healthcare planning and design environment, including Ministry of Health various capital planning approval stages
- Experience in Alternate Finance Project (AFP - P3) delivery methodology, be it in PDC or Proponent role, considered an asset, as well as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) experience
- Ability to travel out of town for multiple days, and possess a valid driver’s license
- Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite
- Prefer experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Newforma
- Experience and/or interest in sustainable design/LEED strongly desired

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or Architecture with at least five (5) years’ experience in designing or delivering building projects, preferably including healthcare buildings, and leadership

PMP certification preferred.

Registration or ability to register as an Engineer or Architect in Ontario is an asset

Experience managing at least one design project with minimum consulting fees of $1M and five design projects with minimum consulting fees of $250K.

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