Project Manager

Join the Medavie Health NL Team. Are you looking for a fulfilling career that makes a meaningful impact on your life, and the lives of others? As the provider of emergency medical services and medical communications operations across Newfoundland and Labrador, Medavie Health NL (MHNL) is proud to offer career opportunities for professionals who share our strong commitment to delivering healthcare to communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.

As the Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing project teams and the project lifecycle from review of business requirements through to project delivery and close. Reporting to the Director, System Performance, the Project Manager creates, executes, and revises organizational project work plans to meet the needs of the organization while ensuring technical project deliverables are met and transitioned to operations within schedule, budget, and quality goals.

Responsibilities include:

• Manages day-to-day aspects of projects and their associated scope.
• Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities, in collaboration with Operational Leads and project Stakeholders.
• Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.
• Effectively applies project management methodology and enforces project standards.
• Minimizes corporate exposure to risk on project(s).
• Create strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.
• Plans and schedules project deliverables, goals, and milestones.
• Contributes to project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with the project team and stakeholders.
• Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path.
• Develops project-related communications documents/communication plans (including progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations).
• Effectively communicates project expectations to team members in a timely and clear fashion.
• Proactively manages changes in project scope, identifies potential risks, and devises contingency plans and gap analysis.
• Identifies and tracks open issues within the project team.
• Tracks project milestones and deliverables.
• Collaborates with support/technical staff and other subject matter experts during various phases of project lifecycle.
• Responsible for the project team's conduct as it relates to the project and manages conflict within the team.
• Tracks and reports team hours and expenses on a weekly basis.
• Manages project budget.
• Ensures timely and accurate invoicing, and monitors receivables for projects.
• Assures project-related documents are completed and signed.
• Implements and manages project change and interventions to achieve project outputs.
• Attend periodic interdepartmental and inter-facility meetings that provide a forum for raising new issues and resolving old ones.

Professional Qualifications & Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or post-secondary courses or certification in Business, Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Maintained Certified Project Management Professional or actively working toward certification.
• Five (5) years or more experience in a progressively responsible leadership position.
• Direct work experience and knowledge in project management techniques and tools.
• Scheduling and budgeting experience.
• Well organized with proven ability to positively motivate internal/external resources to desired actions in meeting project goals and time frames.
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills and can explain simple/complex procedures in writing or verbally.
• Effective in dealing with people and working in teams.
• Good analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Self-organized, methodical, and orderly, with the ability to define tasks, establish priorities, and implement according to plan with attention to detail required in managing complex changes and following accepted project management methodology.
• Ability to earn confidence, trust, and respect from colleagues; present ideas clearly and concisely and follow through on commitments.
• Demonstrated initiative-taker, decision-maker and analytical person and works with a minimum level of supervision.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite especially spreadsheets and word processing software.
• Proficient in project management software, such as MS Project and MS SharePoint.
• Possesses a general understanding in the areas of application, programming, database, and system design.
• Knowledge and/or expertise in EMS Management is an asset.

Salary Range: $90,000 to $110,000 annually. The Base Pay range may vary depending on the successful candidate or other relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and education/training. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Medavie employees may participate in various performance-based incentive programs.

We welcome diversity. We believe our employees should reflect the communities we serve and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. To provide the best experience possible, we will support you with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team of your needs.

Employees of MHNL are accountable to our patients and coworkers by participating in and supporting all safety-related initiatives, as well as acting in a manner that fosters a culture that focuses on patient safety and a safe workplace.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.