Under the general direction of the Director, Planning, the Senior Planner works closely with internal customers and stakeholders to develop proposals/project plans which support clinical, support service and administrative change proposals and business cases. Performs these planning activities by assessing current and future workload, functions, standard operating procedures, processes and recognized standards, and then assesses against the appropriate program, space and process standards in order to develop a plan to meet the program needs. Uses their comprehensive understanding of clinical, support service and administrative program planning, space planning, furniture and clinical equipment planning and coordination skills to develop functional programs, with the goal of reliably informing a capital plan. Supports all SDO’s and healthcare organizations to assist and in some cases prepare capital project requirements. Assesses program adjacency, develops outline space drawings and prepares functional and space programs, order of magnitude and Class D project budgets, and baseline schedules, ultimately leading to a proposal for submission to the Annual Operating Plan, briefing notes, and justification documents.
The position’s duties requires a comprehensive understanding of space programming, knowledge of medical equipment, clinical and operational workflows, critical, acute, ambulatory and primary care practices.
Leads an objective planning prioritization system to align all SDO requests, the provincial clinical plan, and Subject Matter Expert (SME) capital needs into a single planning prioritization. Working with the Shared Health and SDO Capital and Facilities Management teams, reviews all project plans to ensure delivery methods, timing, inter-relationship with other capital needs, phases and priorities are aligned and achievable. Conducts post occupancy evaluations using standardized methodologies to determine how project outcomes achieved the planning goals.
The Senior Planner role applies established project management principles, tools, and templates including the executing, controlling and closing of phases. Provides leadership to ensure the overall completion of project deliverables are achieved, including managing project scope, resources, communications, risk, budget, timelines, procurement, integration, quality and implementation.
The Senior Planner promotes and maintains a positive, professional, and team-oriented environment demonstrating a commitment to the vision, values, goals, and objectives of the organization. Projects will span a variety of areas, often with provincial scope and focus.
Will also coordinate with the Shared Health Project Design and Delivery team on most projects.
