Senior Project Manager

Niagara Health; St. Catharines; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Niagara Health is seeking a dedicated Senior Project Manager for the ePMO team, focused on delivering high-impact healthcare projects. This permanent, full-time role requires strong expertise in project and change management, emphasizing collaboration and leadership. The successful candidate will drive transformational work, ensuring quality patient care and effective team dynamics within the organization.

Qualifications

• PMP certification required.
• 5+ years of project management experience in healthcare required.
• 3+ years of change management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of complex projects within the Strategic Plan Portfolio.
• Monitor project deliverables and ensure milestones are met.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to stakeholders.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Critical Thinking

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Undergraduate or Master's degree in Business Management, Project Management or Health Care

Tools

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, SharePoint, MS Forms)

Job description

Senior Project Manager, Permanent Full-Time

Enterprise Project Management Office (ePMO), Marotta Family Hospital, St Catharines Site

Hours of work: 75 hours per pay period

Union: Non Union

Position Objective

The Strategy and ePMO team is seeking a highly effective and experienced Senior Project Manager who brings deep project and change management expertise, thrives in dynamic environments, and cultivates a collaborative environment to drive project success. This is a high-impact role suited for someone who is committed to contributing to transformational work across the organization.

Your extensive program management, project management and change management experience will be fully leveraged to transform patient care and experience through the delivery of NH's Strategic Projects. The diversity of strategic priorities reflects organization's commitment to putting people first, delivering safe and quality care, and transforming how we work.

Your Role: Reporting to the Manager of the ePMO, you will be accountable for project managing large-scale, high priority or complex projects to ensure they are delivered on time, on schedule and budget to fully achieve intended outcomes. You will work in collaboration with other team members that include project managers, project coordinators and change management specialists.

Key Responsibilities

o Lead the planning and delivery of assigned program/projects within the Strategic Plan Portfolio

o Leverage Niagara Health's project and change management frameworks, tools and templates to ensure a standardized approach -covering scope, budget, schedule, resourcing, risk, issue management, status reporting, and sustainability planning

o Monitor all program/project deliverables to ensure milestones are met and proactively address any issues or risks

o Establish regular meeting cadence with project teams to review project plans and ensure project is on track

o Establish positive relationships with organizational leaders and physicians

o Establish project scorecards including key performance indicators (KPIs) to continually monitor program and/or project performance

o Collaborate with other organizational departments that support strategic projects including, Patient Quality Safety Risk, Finance, Decision Support, Patient Experience and Human Resources

o Educate and coach project teams on established standardized project management methodologies and processes to provide direction on assigned tasks or projects

o Act as an Ambassador for ePMO to promote project practices, provide education and coaching to build capacity in organization

o Stay informed on other organizational projects and initiatives that may influence project success

o Prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders, including the President and CEO, Senior Leadership Team, and external partners

Key Skills and Experience

o Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to align project work with team and organizational priorities

o Ability to work confidently and effectively both independently and within a multi-disciplinary project team

o Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills to overcome challenges and drive results

o Proven ability to form and maintain positive working relationships

o Excellent communication skills including verbal, written and presentation

o Comfortable working effectively in ambiguity and adapting to change and uncertainty

o Fosters a positive, inclusive and productive work environment

o Technically proficient with the ability to learn new systems, processes and software

o Demonstrated ability to manage a high-volume and diverse workload with rapidly changing priorities while maintaining high quality of work

o Flexible, self-directed and able to work effectively with minimal supervision

Qualifications

o Undergraduate or Master's degree specializing in Business Management, Project Management or Health Care related field

o PMP certification required

o Change Management certification an asset

o Minimum 5+ years project management experience in a health care/public sector required is required with a proven track record of successfully delivering large- scale complex projects

o Minimum 5+ years' leadership experience managing project team members

o 3+ years of change management experience using best practices and methodologies

o Advanced computer skills using Microsoft applications including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, SharePoint and MS Forms

o Commitment to the education and profession of project management

o Excellent attendance record

o Valid driver's license and access to vehicle for multi-site hospital travel

How to Apply: If you are interested in this position, please visit our careers page by 11:59pm June 12, 2025 and submit an application through eRecruit. (Reference Job Posting #40720) Please note - you will need to create an eRecruit profile to

At Niagara Health, we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all people. We are especially interested in hearing from you if you are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Niagara Region, have a passion for service and excellence in healthcare, have a background or related 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.

At Niagara Health, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. As a part of this work, we collect information on Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and non-Code grounds in order to: hire and retain diverse talent, prevent and/or address systemic barriers to access and opportunity, improve service delivery and programs and advance diversity and inclusion overall. All identification questions are optional and include a "prefer not to answer" option.