Senior Project Manager

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 53,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services' South Health Campus in Calgary is seeking a Senior Project Manager who will report to the Corridor Lead and work within the Corridor Office. The PM will advance priorities, coordinate initiatives such as equipment replacement and capacity projects, and build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

This role requires a Bachelor degree (Masters preferred) in health or business, 4+ years in planning or quality improvement, and proven ability to lead

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree (Masters preferred) in a health professional field or business administration.
• 4+ years of progressively responsible experience in planning, management, or quality improvement in a large healthcare organization.
• Experience leading complex multi-stakeholder projects from planning through implementation and evaluation.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with senior leaders, operational teams, physicians, and external stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, tools, and best practices (Lean/Six Sigma/PDSA).
• Facilitation experience with working groups, committees, and collaborative planning.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.
• Experience preparing business cases, charters, implementation plans, status reports, and executive briefings.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management software.
• Ability to plan and manage short and long term plans and deliver on-time and on-budget.
• Flexibility to take on small projects with short notice and tight timelines.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to engage and build collaborative relationships with staff, senior leaders, external organizations, and consensus-building.
• Ability to align decisions with Calgary Corridor goals and AHS priorities.
• Preferred: at least 2 years in a Project Management or Senior Consultant role.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and implement initiatives including equipment replacement and capital requests.
• Advance corridor priorities and objectives with the Calgary Corridor team.
• Build and maintain partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate diverse groups and engage stakeholders to contribute to projects.
• Retrieve, synthesize, and analyze data.
• Apply change management and process improvement principles.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Data analysis

Lean Six Sigma

Communication

Education

Bachelor degree (Masters preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Job description

The Project Manager (PM) is a strategic and independent thinker reporting directly to the Corridor Lead and will work out of South Health Campus (SHC). The PM works collaboratively with members of the Calgary Corridor team to advance corridor priorities and objectives. The role builds and maintains strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders and serves as a key liaison with the Chief Operating Officer’s Office, Clinical Operations teams across the Corridor, and other Health Service Organizations.The PM supports the planning, coordination, and implementation of a variety of initiatives, including equipment replacement and capital requests, patient flow and capacity projects, and other clinical and operational priorities requiring dedicated project management expertise.The PM facilitates diverse groups and skillfully engages multiple stakeholders to contribute to assigned projects. Relationship management and communication are important components of the position. Data retrieval, synthesis, and analysis are also key components. The PM appropriately applies change management and process improvement principles, knowledge and expertise.

• Classification: Senior Project Manager
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Corridor Office
• Primary Location: South Health Campus
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 10-NOV-2026
• Date Available: 30-NOV-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $38.73
• Maximum Salary: $66.42
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

• Classification: Senior Project Manager
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Corridor Office
• Primary Location: South Health Campus
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 10-NOV-2026
• Date Available: 30-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $38.73
• Maximum Salary: $66.42
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor degree (Masters preferred) in a health professional field or business administration. Equivalent education or experience may be considered.A minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in a planning, management, or quality improvement role in a healthcare organization of significant size, complexity and diversity is required. The successful candidate has shown a demonstrated, clear pattern of professional development.Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects from planning through implementation and evaluation.Proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with senior leaders, operational teams, physicians, community partners, and external stakeholders.Strong knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, tools, and best practices.Experience leading quality improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, PDSA, or other continuous improvement methodologies.Experience facilitating working groups, committees, and collaborative planning processes.Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines in a complex, fast-paced environment.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and facilitation skills.Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.Experience preparing business cases, project charters, implementation plans, status reports, and executive briefings.Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and project management software.Ability to plan, organize and manage short and long term plans and projects, and deliver customer-focused results on-time and on-budget.Flexibility and ability to take on small projects with short notice and tight timelines.Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of independence as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.Ability to engage and build collaborative relationships with staff, senior leaders, external organizations such as Health Shared Services, vendors and community partners, including the ability to bring teams to consensus on the implementation of project goals.The ability to ensure that decisions and program directions support the goals of the Calgary Corridor and are aligned with key AHS strategic priorities and transformational improvement projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

A minimum of two (2) years’ experience specifically in a Project Management or Senior Consultant role is strongly preferred.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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