Program Manager, Capital Projects – Minor

Covenant Health Canada; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 69,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Health is seeking a Program Manager, Capital Projects - Minor to lead the provincial PMO for minor capital, infrastructure renewal, and modernization across Alberta. You will oversee a team of project professionals, ensuring projects meet scope, budget, and schedule while aligning with organizational priorities.

Reporting to the Corporate Director, Capital Management, you will mentor staff, drive governance, manage risks, and collaborate with stakeholders including clinicians,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Building Technology, Project Management, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related discipline.
• Minimum five (5) years leading capital, infrastructure, facility renewal, construction, healthcare, maintenance, or operational improvement projects.
• Minimum two (2) years of leadership or supervisory experience, coaching and mentoring project staff and multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated knowledge of budgeting, scheduling, procurement, contract administration, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and organizational change management.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to Covenant Health's provincial PMO for minor capital, infrastructure renewal, and modernization projects across Alberta.
• Ensure delivery within scope, budget, schedule, and quality expectations; manage risks and escalated issues.
• Foster collaboration with operational leaders, clinicians, consultants, contractors, and support departments; build project management capability.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Contract administration

Change management

Education

Engineering or related degree

Job description

Your Opportunity: As a Program Manager, Capital Projects - Minor with Covenant Health's Capital Management team, you will provide leadership and oversight for a provincial Project Management Office (PMO) responsible for delivering minor capital, infrastructure renewal, modernization, and operational improvement projects across Covenant Health facilities throughout Alberta. Reporting to the Corporate Director, Capital Management, you will lead a team of project professionals and be accountable for portfolio performance, project governance, resource planning, stakeholder engagement, and the consistent application of project management practices. Through leadership, mentorship, and support of project managers and project staff, you will help ensure projects are delivered safely, effectively, within scope, on schedule, and within approved budgets. Working closely with operational leaders, clinicians, support services, consultants, contractors, and external partners, you will provide strategic direction and leadership to support project delivery while balancing organizational priorities, operational requirements, and regulatory obligations. You will foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and service excellence while building project management capability across the organization. This is an exciting opportunity to influence infrastructure investments and project delivery across Covenant Health, supporting safe, sustainable, and effective care environments for patients, residents, staff, physicians, volunteers, and visitors. Periodic travel throughout Alberta is required to support stakeholder engagement, portfolio oversight, team leadership, and project delivery activities. Travel is required, and may include the use of a personal vehicle. A standard driver’s abstract may also be required for use of corporate lease vehicles.

Description: The Program Manager, Capital Projects - Minor leads Covenant Health's Project Management Office (PMO) for minor capital, infrastructure renewal, and modernization projects across Alberta. Reporting to the Corporate Director, Capital Management, the position provides leadership to a provincial team of project professionals and is accountable for portfolio performance, project governance, resource planning, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery standards. The Program Manager oversees projects typically valued under $5 million, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, schedule, and quality expectations. Through leadership and mentorship of project managers and project staff, the role provides strategic direction, manages risks and escalated issues, and supports successful project outcomes. Working with operational leaders, clinicians, consultants, contractors, and support departments, the Program Manager ensures projects align with organizational priorities and operational needs. The position promotes employee development, continuous improvement, and service excellence while building project management capability across the organization. Periodic travel throughout Alberta is required. This position is non-unionized.

• Classification: Manager
• Union: COV OUT OF SCOPE
• Unit and Program: Capital Projects, Minor
• Primary Location: One Twelve Campus
• Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 13-NOV-2026
• Date Available: 30-NOV-2026
• Temporary End Date: 30-NOV-2027
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Hourly Salary: $50.20
• Maximum Hourly Salary: $75.30
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Building Technology, Project Management, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related discipline. Equivalencies will be considered, including a diploma in a related field, a recognized Journeyperson Trade Certificate, Power Engineering Certificate, or other relevant technical designation combined with progressively responsible project management and leadership experience. Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible experience leading capital, infrastructure, facility renewal, construction, healthcare, maintenance, or operational improvement projects, including experience managing projects through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout. Minimum two (2) years of leadership or supervisory experience, including coaching, mentoring, and supporting project staff, contractors, consultants, or multidisciplinary teams. Demonstrated knowledge of project management principles, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, contract administration, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and organizational change management. Experience managing multiple concurrent projects within a complex organizational environment is required.

Additional Required Qualifications:

As Required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of building infrastructure systems, facility lifecycle planning, and capital investment strategies. Experience supporting infrastructure renewal or modernization projects in complex, multi-site environments. Familiarity with commissioning, infection prevention and control (IPC), healthcare accreditation requirements, and organizational change initiatives. PMP, CAPM, or equivalent project management certification is considered an asset. Strong stakeholder relationship-building skills.