Project Manager Jobs

Interior Health is hiring a permanent full time Project Manager at the Royal Inland Hospital, in Kamloops, British Columbia.
What We Offer

• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Medical Services Plan
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Extended health &dental coverage
• Work-life balance
• Employer paid training/education opportunities

About The Job
The Project Manager is responsible to facilitate and coordinate the design, construction, and building commissioning stages for all major capital, upgrade, and operational projects at one or more assigned sites within the Interior Health Authority Region. The Project Manager provides the leadership and expertise required to ensure that projects at the assigned site(s) are delivered within scope, cost, time, and quality to the client’s satisfaction and within a safe working environment.
Key Duties

• Ensures accurate and timely reporting.
• Leads and facilitates all stages of project construction (on multiple projects) to ensure cost effectiveness, adherence to building standards/codes, and consistency with technical, project’s scope of work, and functional program requirements.
• Verifies that space and components are functional.
• Monitors consultant and contractor performance for adherence to contract conditions, budget, and schedules.
• Approves project invoices and progress claims for payment.
• Reviews and approves all documentation related to the administration of the construction contract.
• Ensures consultants and constructors meet their contractual obligations.
• Meets with users to review arrangements/requirements for moves.
• Responsible for the preparation of cost estimates.
• Ensures orientation and training to client users on new equipment (e.g. nurse call system is arranged).
• Analyzes technical and situational information to determine the project’s potential impact on services, facilities, systems, and/or staff.
• Reviews functional project design to ensure that all construction requirements have been included (e.g. decanting, demolition, and building system issues).
• Coordinates and/or participates in the development and implementation of building commissioning plan.
• Leads and facilitates all stages of project design (on multiple projects) to ensure cost effectiveness, adherence to building standards/codes, and consistency with technical, project’s scope of work, and functional program requirements.
• Evaluates design specifications to ensure they are within allocated budgets and scope at various project milestones.
• Monitors all stages of construction to ensure cost effectiveness, adherence to contract terms of reference, and consistency with technical and functional program requirements.
• Reviews all drawings and specifications to ensure adherence to building standards and coordinates input from client users to confirm functionality.
• Leads and facilitates all stages of operational commissioning (on multiple projects) to ensure cost effectiveness, adherence to building standards/codes, and consistency with technical, project’s scope of work, and functional program requirements.
• Prepares the Request for Proposal or tender documents.
• Performs or arranges for site inspections.
• Participates in the establishment and verification of project budgets.
• Participates in project steering committee meetings to establish project schedules.
• Meets with all support departments to schedule adequate time for pre-move tasks.
• Facilitates testing and equipment inspection processes.
• Responsible for the reporting and quality control of assigned major capital projects.
• Acts as a liaison between consultants and internal clients during the planning stages to ensure compliance with client requirements, application of sound industry practices, and consistency with Interior Health Authority policies and practices.

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).