Project Manager, Ft

With the launch of the new Enterprise Project Management Office (ePMO), the Strategy and Communications team is looking for highly motivated individuals who have a passion for project management, demonstrate the core values of Niagara Health and thrive in being part of a team that is committed to service excellence. Your project management skills and experience along with your leadership capabilities will play a key role in the transformation of patient care through the delivery of our Strategic Plan Portfolio of projects.
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Leading and supporting initiatives for clinical programs and patient experience.
- Estimate project efforts, resource needs and activities to support project deliverables.
- Establish milestones which will be continually monitored to ensure alignment with project schedule.
- Leverage established Project Management processes, tools and templates to execute projects in alignment with our enterprise methodologies and best practices.
- Establish routine communications with project team to discuss the status of deliverables, risks, issues, decisions, budget and project performance.
- Coordinate any interdependencies between projects.
- Vendor Management on projects where external partners are engaged.
- Manage project teams by using exceptional interpersonal, facilitation, team building, conflict resolution and coaching skills to support both individual and team goals.
- Accountable to provide expertise surrounding change management and end user adoption.
- Provide project updates to senior management and project stakeholders. This can include written reports/dashboard, verbal updates as well as formal presentations.
- Work in alignment with Strategy and Communication team leads when external engagement is needed.
- Gathering feedback and presenting insights and lessons learned.
- Support and encourage Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in project teams and lead by example.
- Excellent attendance record.
- Valid driver's license and access to vehicle for multi-site hospital travel.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Community College or University degree specializing in business, project management, IT or a health related field.
- CAPM or PMP designation required.
- Experience in a health care/public sector would be an asset.
- Demonstrated 3-5 years progressive and relevant experience delivering large scale enterprise projects.
Proven ability to communicate project status to various stakeholders related to project delivery including written, verbal and formal presentations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills that would be directed to all levels of the organization.
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility and adapt to changing priorities and expectations.
- Exceptional analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary project team across the organization.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and take action.
- Highly self-motivated and directed with keen attention to detail.
- Proactive with an ability to anticipate needs.
- Ability to create clarity out of ambiguous situations and requirements independently and through consultation with knowledge experts.
- Superior interpersonal, communications skills and ability to successfully build relationships and drive towards consensus.
- Proficiency in both official languages (English & French) will be considered an asset.
- Consistent and regular attendance required.
- Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a new hire requirement of the job unless you have an exemption based on medical or on a ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Recruitment Specialist: Breanna Addabbo
- We are especially interested in connecting if you _
- Value diversity, equity and inclusion; _
- Are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Region of Niagara;_
- Identify as a member of one or more of the following equity-deserving groups: Indigenous, racialized, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas._
- Have background or expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customer-service._
- In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation._