Executive Project Officer, Major Projects

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $105.61 - $158.41 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
We are seeking a strategic and solution-oriented **Executive Project Officer, Major Projects (Acute)** to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, large-scale capital projects that will shape the future of healthcare infrastructure across the region.

Reporting to the Vice President, Planning, Transformation & Infrastructure, the Executive Project Officer is accountable for the successful execution of major acute care capital initiatives, including project planning, design, construction, and implementation. The role ensures alignment with Fraser Health’s strategic priorities, compliance with regulatory standards, and support for safe, high-quality patient care. The Executive Project Officer provides strategic oversight and coordination in collaboration with Chief Project Officers and Executive Directors to advance Fraser Health’s capital infrastructure portfolio.

The Executive Project Officer is accountable for:

- Overseeing daily operations and progress of acute capital projects, ensuring completion within scope, budget, and schedule.
- Leading strategic planning related to facilities development, real estate operations, project transitions, and operational readiness.
- Collaborating with the Engineering & Operations team to achieve an optimal balance between operational requirements and capital project objectives.
- Managing multi-billion-dollar capital portfolios involving multiple phases and delivery models, including P3, Alliance, DB, and CM approaches.
- Supporting procurement, scope change management, budget approvals, and contract negotiations in accordance with governance frameworks.
- Collaborating with internal stakeholders, Ministry officials, clinical leaders, and external partners to facilitate integrated planning and risk mitigation.
- Providing leadership for project teams, including recruitment, performance planning, and effective resource allocation.

The Executive Project Officer is a clear, caring, and courageous leader with extensive experience in capital infrastructure development, large-scale project management, and organizational planning. This role plays a key part in shaping the future of health care delivery in the region through innovative infrastructure solutions.

Detailed Overview:
**Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families**:
The Executive Project Officer, Major Projects (Acute) is accountable for overseeing and managing the day-to-day operations of major and complex capital projects within Fraser Health (FH), with a focus on supporting and guiding the Chief Project Officers and Executive Directors in delivering high-impact projects. This role ensures the smooth execution of the strategic and operational objectives related to project planning, design, construction, and implementation across FH as a portfolio of major capital projects. Ensures projects are completed in accordance with quality standards and relevant legislation and regulations. The Executive Project Officer provides leadership in project management processes, and ensures the timely and successful completion of projects ensuring the vision established for the Project is met for FH, its patients, care providers and local communities.

Duties include overseeing resource planning, allocation, and management related to physical, financial, and human resources to support the operational needs of FH. The Executive Project Officer ensures project alignment with strategic initiatives and facilitates effective decision-making by establishing strong collaborative working relationships with the Senior Leadership Team, Ministry officials, clinical and corporate leadership, contractors, consultants, and hospital staff, ensuring seamless communication and consensus-building across all levels. Projects may include multiple phases and delivery methods may include Public Private Partnerships (P3), Design-Build (DB), Construction Management (CM) and Design-Bid-Build/Stipulated Sum.

**Responsibilities**:

- Oversees all major capital projects (Acute) that include complex planning and liaising with various private/public partnerships on approvals that require adept management and leadership skills, as the magnitude and financial responsibilities for the capital projects that are in the billions of dollars.
- Provides senior leadership to all phases of strategic planning relating to health facilities, project planning, project management, real estate operations, including leasing, inventory, negotiation of land and air rights, forecasted use, and changes.
- Oversees and approves the capital and operating budgets; authorizes expenditures and allocates scarce resources, ensuring financial plans and program structures are in place to support the provisions of services providing the best possible val