Enterprise Project Manager

WHAT WE OFFER

• Employee Wellness Program

THE ROLE

The Enterprise Project Manager leads and coordinates complex, cross-functional projectsthat advance people Care's organizational priorities.

The role will focus primarily on newhome openings, coordinating operational readiness from early planning through openingwhile ensuring functional workstreams, milestones, risks, and readiness indicators remainaligned and visible to leadership.

The Project Manager will lead through influence, establish project governance and integrated plans, facilitate issue resolution andescalation, and consolidate reporting across Clinical, Operations, People & Culture, Finance, Technology, Facilities, Communications, Development, Construction, and homeleadership.

Reports to: Vice President, Quality, Research and Strategic Partnerships

Work Type: This is a permanent position. The role is in person, with work location taking place at our Homes and/or the Leadership Support Office.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead assigned enterprise projects from initiation and planning throughimplementation, opening, and close-out, with new home openings as the primaryfocus.
• Develop and maintain project charters, integrated work plans, schedules, milestones, decision logs, governance structures, and communication routines.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams, clarify responsibilities anddependencies, track commitments, and hold functional leads accountable foragreed deliverables and timelines.
• Lead project and steering committee meetings, document decisions and actions, and elevate material issues or decisions to the Vice President, Quality, Researchand Strategic Partnerships and appropriate governance bodies.
• Support other enterprise priorities and projects assigned by people Care leadership
• New Home Openings
• Coordinate new home opening readiness from early planning through opening, aligning construction milestones with operational, clinical, workforce, technology, financial, facilities, communications, licensing, and admissions requirements.
• Maintain an integrated readiness plan covering leadership recruitment, workforceonboarding and training, clinical readiness, policies and workflows, systems, equipment and supplies, licensing/inspections, emergency preparedness, communications, and occupancy ramp-up.
• Lead the Pre-Opening Steering Committee and coordinate opening-related supportstructures, including transition and admission support activities, as required.
• Establish readiness milestones, evidence requirements, and sign-off expectations, and coordinate the transition of open items and residual risks to home and LSOowners at opening.
• Maintain current risk, issue, dependency, decision, and action registers with clearowners, mitigation actions, due dates, and escalation thresholds.
• Identify emerging operational, workforce, clinical, technology, regulatory, schedule, financial, and reputational risks; coordinate mitigation and elevate issues that threaten project outcomes.
• Consolidate functional reporting into concise project dashboards and readinessscorecards, including milestone status, risk closure, hiring/onboarding, training, clinical and operational readiness, systems, licensing, facilities, admissions, andresource status.
• Prepare regular executive and steering committee updates that clearly identifyprogress, exceptions, decisions required, upcoming priorities, and areas requiringorganizational support.
• Monitor project budget and resource status in partnership with Finance andfunctional owners; provide recommendations and escalation without delegatedfinancial approval authority.
• Stakeholder, Change & Continuous Improvement
• Build effective working relationships with home leaders, LSO functions, projectsponsors, vendors, consultants, and external partners, and facilitate resolutionwhere priorities or responsibilities conflict.
• Capture lessons learned and recurring issues, lead project retrospectives, andtranslate learning into improved templates, dashboards, governance routines, andthe New Home Opening and Stabilization Playbook.
• Maintain organized, accurate, and accessible project documentation in accordancewith people Care standards and confidentiality requirements.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, Project Management, Healthcare Management, or a related field; an equivalentcombination of relevant education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum five years of project management experience leading complex, cross-functional projects; healthcare or long-term care sector experience is required, with Ontario LTC experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with new facility openings, operational readiness, occupancy planning, organizational transformation, or large-scale implementations is a strong asset.
• PMP designation and/or MBA is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated experience developing integrated schedules, project dashboards, risk registers, KPI reporting, governance structures, and executive-level updates, with the ability to influence and hold stakeholders accountable without directauthority.
• Strong knowledge of the Ontario long-term care environment, including applicablelegislation, regulatory requirements, inspections, resident safety expectations, andoperational standards.
• Strong facilitation, communication, relationship-building, judgement, problem solving, negotiation, organizational, and time-management skills; ability to managemultiple priorities and sensitive information with discretion.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 and project-management/ reporting platformssuch as Monday. com, Microsoft Project, Power BI, or comparable tools.
• Valid Ontario driver's licence and reliable transportation, with the ability to traveloccasionally to people Care homes and project sites across Ontario, includingoccasional overnight travel.
• Successful completion of required Vulnerable Sector Check, occupational-health, immunization, TB screening, and other requirements applicable to working inpeople Care homes.

Thank you for your interest in this position. We are excited to learn more about you and the experience you would bring to our team.

people Care is committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

Accommodations areavailable upon request for candidates taking part in all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. people Care does not use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants.

Applications are reviewed by members of our recruitment team.

Compensation for this role will be discussed during the interview process and will be determined based on the successful candidate’s qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

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