Infrastructure Planner

Government of Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental health authority is seeking an Infrastructure Planner in Yellowknife to manage health project design and delivery. The role involves researching and operationalizing health infrastructure policies, ensuring compliance with building codes, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Candidates should have a degree or diploma in a relevant field with experience in project management. The position offers competitive salary, benefits, and relocation assistance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual northern living allowance

Generous defined benefit pension plan

Health and dental benefits

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience with a degree.
• 5+ years of relevant experience with a diploma.

Responsibilities

• Research and synthesize health infrastructure policy.
• Monitor multiple projects across communities.
• Lead clinical commissioning of equipment and systems.

Skills

Project planning services

Infrastructure project management

Collaboration in multidisciplinary teams

Understanding of health technology and facility infrastructure

Education

Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Interior Design

Diploma in Engineering, Architecture, or Interior Design

Job description

The Department of Health and Social Services works under the direction of the Minister and Deputy Minister, in partnership with the Health and Social Services Authorities, to support the health and wellbeing of people across the NWT through planning, development, evaluation and reporting on program and service delivery.

HSS is committed to the development and provision of quality services in such a way as to make the best use of public resources, ensure the sustainability of the system, focus on client safety and best practices and promote positive health and social outcomes. HSS strives to continually improve the health and social service system to ensure best health, best care, and a better future for the people of the NWT.

Job Information

The Infrastructure Planner (Planner) is required to research, synthesize and operationalize health infrastructure policy in order to determine the programmatic elements appropriate for each facility, and which technical engineering specifications are required. Professional judgement is utilized to achieve a consistent programmatic and technical approach, keeping programs and technical requirements standardized to minimize risk, and meeting the constraints of delivering patient care in the unique logistical, technical, operational and geographic realities of in the NWT.

The Planner is responsible for health project design and project delivery decisions, and the incumbent is required to monitor multiple projects with a variety of stakeholders in multiple communities at any one time in order to meet needs and satisfy requests as much as possible within budget constraints, requiring negotiations amongst stakeholder groups.

This position serves the entire HSS system and requires knowledge of the intersection between health technology, facility infrastructure, and information and communication systems. This position requires the incumbent to have an understanding of the requirements of various stakeholders: medical and clinical staff, health administrators, patients, and equipment vendors. The Infrastructure Planner conducts project planning and implementation and has an impact on health care delivery on a territory-wide basis.

This position is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The incumbent would be required to live and work in Yellowknife, NT. A hybrid/remote work plan is not a possibility.

Key Requirements

• Provide project planning services to the Department in accordance with operational requirements, program needs, legislated building codes and standards, and Government of the Northwest Territories policies.
• Support the Manager, Facility Operational Planning with directing the management of project planning and design phases in accordance with operational plans, program requirements, legislated building codes and standards, and GNWT policies.
• Infrastructure project management.
• Lead clinical commissioning of equipment and systems on health infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team (Physicians, Medical Staff, Nurses, Architects, Engineers, Project Managers and Planners) in the development of capital standards and criteria for Health and Social Services health technology to ensure that there is appropriate, affordable and equitable infrastructure across the NWT Health and Social Services system.

Key Qualifications

• A degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Interior Design, AND three (3) years of relevant experience.
• A diploma in Engineering, Architecture, or Interior Design, AND five (5) years of relevant experience.

The GNWT offers a competitive salary, an annual northern living allowance, a generous defined benefit pension plan, and health/dental benefits in addition to relocation assistance. For more information about living and working in the Northwest Territories please visit our benefits page or NWT Tourism .

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel [phone] Extension 14106
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]

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