Healthcare project manager Jobs in Kentville, NS

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Req ID : 204826

Location : Western  Zone,  Valley Regional Hospital

Department : FMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Type of Employment : Permanent   Hourly FT  ( 100% ) x 1

Management / Non Union  P osition

Posting Closing Date : 26-Jun-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

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About the Opportunity

The Facilities Management and Supports Project Manager ("FMS Project Manager") is responsible for the planning, coordination, and project management of assigned projects within the Nova Scotia Health, participating and supporting functional design planning, specification writing, drawing review, cost estimation, and tender document coordination. This includes overseeing design consultants and contractors and interfacing with stakeholders and clinicians to ensure projects are delivered within budget and to project milestone dates and, most importantly, meeting the objectives of the project.  The FMS Project Manager may be required to act as interim Manager, Project Management to ensure continuity of service during annual leave.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following :

• Registered  Engineer (in N.S.) in a relevant Engineering discipline having 3 years project management experience ; or Project Manager with 5 years of experience in a Building Infrastructure or Health Care Environment.
• Experience in building design, contract, construction and project management.
• Experience managing a wide range of complex projects and stakeholder teams, committees, etc.
• Budgeting and project estimating skills.
• Proven record of success working with staff, contractors, consultants, designers and clients.
• Proven ability to apply quality management principles and processes.
• Ability to apply risk assessment and management principles and processes.
• Professional Engineer or Project Management Professional Certification considered an asset
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

Compensation and Benefits

43.80 - $54.74 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black / African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals / Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.