Director - Project Design and Delivery

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare authority in Winnipeg is looking for an experienced leader to manage capital construction projects. The candidate should possess over 7 years of experience in the healthcare sector, with a strong background in contract management and stakeholder engagement. The role emphasizes collaboration and effective negotiation skills. This position allows for a hybrid work arrangement and encourages all qualified candidates to apply.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of leadership in delivering capital construction in healthcare.
• Knowledge of construction and healthcare industries.
• Ability to work with diverse stakeholders and resolve conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital construction and renovation projects.
• Manage vendor relationships and contract negotiations.
• Ensure projects meet deadlines and budget constraints.

Skills

Leadership in capital construction

Negotiating and persuasive skills

Contract management knowledge

Analytical and organizational skills

Communication and interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Facility Planning, Architecture, Engineering or Healthcare Management

Master's Degree (preferred)

Job description

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview

Experience

• 7- 10 years demonstrated leadership in delivering major capital construction across a large organization, preferably familiar with healthcare and government funding, providing beneficial partner/vendor relationships.
• Experience with small to large renovation and new construction projects including leading the design and construction in a large complex multi-site organization required.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Bachelor's Degree in related Healthcare Facility Planning, Architecture, Engineering or Healthcare Management.
• Master's Degree preferred.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Appropriate registration with provincial professional licensing body, or certification body.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated broad knowledge of provincial and national construction and health care industries by bringing alternate, new and innovative design and construction solutions.
• Demonstrated excellent negotiating and persuasive skills, both in one-on-one and group situations.
• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge in contract management, and cost/benefit analysis.
• Demonstrated practical understanding of contract law and commercial terms & conditions.
• Demonstrated effective leadership and communication skills to foster a respectful and motivating environment.
• Communicates with customers and stakeholders including direct team, to build consensus, anticipating and investigating future needs and issues.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of key stakeholders within and external to Shared Health.
• Precision and great attention to detail in spite of short timelines and rapidly changing priorities.
• Ability to identify and facilitate the resolution of conflict with diplomacy and political astuteness.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, interpersonal and administrative skills.
• Acts with integrity and trust, builds a team environment, communicates clearly, fosters potential.
• Effectively negotiates and influences within a collaborative framework to engineer consensus.

Physical Requirements

Not applicable

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.

Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.

Site: Shared Health - Winnipeg Shared Health

Department / Unit: SH Capital Planning - Project Delivery

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: Non Union

Anticipated Start Date: 12/15/2025

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015