Project Manager, Planning FT 2025 - 6384
Top Benefits
About the role
Overview:
Join a hospital where everyone makes a difference! Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a thriving community hospital that proudly provides acute care services including: Emergency, Surgery, Medicine, Women’s and Children’s Health, Intensive Care, Mental Health, and Inpatient Rehabilitation.
Our vision is to creating healthier communities together*.* Our dedicated and skilled staff are passionate about providing outstanding patient-centred care, and an exceptional patient experience to residents of the Waterloo Region and beyond.
Why Should You Apply to CMH?
- Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Group Benefits, including Health & Dental, for full time employees
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Career Development & Education Grant
- Wellness & Wellbeing Program
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives
Come be part of our vision as CMH leads in innovation and compassion! To learn more about CMH, please visit our website at www.cmh.org.
Job Description:
Salary Range**:** $48.71 - $57.99
Position Summary
The Project Manager, Planning is accountable for leading planning initiatives that support the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centered care within an acute care hospital environment. This includes responsibility for strategic master planning, space utilization, and the planning phases of critical capital and redevelopment projects. The role ensures that clinical requirements, patient safety, and hospital operations are fully integrated into planning outcomes while aligning with hospital strategy, Ministry of Health standards, and accreditation requirements. The Project Manager will be a member of the Corporate Project Management Office.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Master Planning
- Lead the development and maintenance of the hospital’s Master Program, Master Plan, incorporating clinical priorities, capacity planning, and long-term growth strategies.
- Support the organization’s strategic goals by integrating patient flow, service expansion, and evolving models of care into planning frameworks.
- Ensure alignment with Ministry of Health capital planning processes and broader system-wide strategies.
Project Planning & Capital Readiness
- Manage the planning phase of capital projects (major renovations, expansions, and new builds), ensuring clear scope, budget, and schedule development. .
- Prepare procurement documentation in collaboration with CMH’s Purchasing and Facilities Construction team members
- Coordinate feasibility studies, functional program development, and option analyses to guide decision-making.
- Development project documentation to support CMH’s Ministry Applications for Capital Construction Projects
- Prepare business cases, project charters, and planning documentation for hospital leadership and external approvals.
Space Planning & Utilization
- Oversee space-planning initiatives to optimize patient care environments, staff workflow, and operational efficiency.
- Conduct occupancy studies and utilization assessments to balance clinical, administrative, and support service needs.
- Collaborate with infection prevention, occupational health, and clinical teams to ensure that design and space decisions meet hospital safety and regulatory standards.
- Ensure CMH’s use of its facilities aligns with its Master Program and Master Plan
Stakeholder & Clinical Engagement
- Facilitate engagement with clinicians, staff, patients, and families to ensure planning reflects patient-centered care principles.
- Lead consultations and workshops to integrate operational realities and best practices into planning decisions.
- Serve as a liaison between internal stakeholders, consultants, Ministry representatives, and external partners.
Governance, Compliance & Reporting
- Ensure compliance with healthcare regulatory requirements, including CSA standards, building codes, accessibility legislation, and infection prevention guidelines.
- Provide transparent reporting and recommendations to executive leadership, planning committees, and the Board.
- Monitor planning deliverables and track project readiness against approved timelines and milestones.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, planning, health administration, or related field
- 5–7 years’ experience in project management or planning, with direct experience in an acute care or healthcare environment strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of the capital planning lifecycle in healthcare and familiarity with Ministry of Health planning and submission requirements.
- Proven ability to integrate clinical workflows, infection prevention requirements, and patient safety considerations into planning.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse clinical and non-clinical teams.
- Experienced in representing an organization through the design stages of a construction project, corresponding with Consultants, Designers, and Engineers and contractors
- Experience with BPS procurement directive is preferable
- Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively through role-related software
- Demonstrated ability to read, interpret and navigate drawings and specifications
- PMP designation or equivalent project management certification is considered an asset.
- FMP designation or equivalent project management certification is considered an asset.
As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Cambridge Memorial Hospital requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.
The successful external applicant is required to provide the applicable criminal record check, as requested by Human Resources, in accordance with federal and provincial legislation. Valid criminal record checks are in original format and dated with two months from date of conditional offer from CMH.
CMH Inclusion Statement
At Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH), community matters to us. We acknowledge and are grateful for the opportunity to meet, work and offer healthcare on what is the traditional territories for the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee and the Chinnonton.
We are committed to providing and fostering a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace; one that generates belonging. We want a work culture where people are free to express their authentic selves and are able to bring their best daily. That includes a workplace that is free from violence, harassment and discrimination of any kind.
We welcome all applicants and encourage members of equity-deserving groups including Indigenous and LGBTQ2SIA+ communities regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, neurodiversity or physical ability. We promise to ask if needed, and to provide reasonable accommodation to you during the recruitment and selection process to ensure an equitable experience.
To support all of us in this journey, Cambridge Memorial Hospital is an employee partner with the Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion (CCDI) and provides access to all CMH members to CCDI resources and education. We encourage you to reflect upon our inclusive commitment to you as we welcome and encourage you to explore a promising future career at CMH.
Mari Iromoto Executive Champion Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Susan Toth, Director of Human Resources
We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) proudly integrates AI-based technologies into its applicant screening process to enhance recruitment. These tools are designed to reduce bias and uphold fair hiring practices based on skills, education, and experience. CMH’s AI serves to assist, not replace, human decision-making, with results audited to ensure quality and equity. This initiative reinforces the hospital’s commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, ensuring the best talent is selected while adhering to its core values.
About Cambridge Memorial Hospital
Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a thriving community hospital that proudly provides acute care services including: Emergency, Surgery, Medicine, Women's and Children's Health, Intensive Care, Mental Health, and Inpatient Rehabilitation.
Our vision is to provide exceptional healthcare by exceptional people. Our dedicated and skilled staff are passionate about providing outstanding patient-centered care, and an exceptional patient experience to residents of the Waterloo Region and beyond.
Join CMH as it leads in innovation and compassion! To learn more about CMH, please visit our website at www.cmh.org.
Project Manager, Planning FT 2025 - 6384
Top Benefits
About the role
Overview:
Join a hospital where everyone makes a difference! Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a thriving community hospital that proudly provides acute care services including: Emergency, Surgery, Medicine, Women’s and Children’s Health, Intensive Care, Mental Health, and Inpatient Rehabilitation.
Our vision is to creating healthier communities together*.* Our dedicated and skilled staff are passionate about providing outstanding patient-centred care, and an exceptional patient experience to residents of the Waterloo Region and beyond.
Why Should You Apply to CMH?
- Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Group Benefits, including Health & Dental, for full time employees
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Career Development & Education Grant
- Wellness & Wellbeing Program
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives
Come be part of our vision as CMH leads in innovation and compassion! To learn more about CMH, please visit our website at www.cmh.org.
Job Description:
Salary Range**:** $48.71 - $57.99
Position Summary
The Project Manager, Planning is accountable for leading planning initiatives that support the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centered care within an acute care hospital environment. This includes responsibility for strategic master planning, space utilization, and the planning phases of critical capital and redevelopment projects. The role ensures that clinical requirements, patient safety, and hospital operations are fully integrated into planning outcomes while aligning with hospital strategy, Ministry of Health standards, and accreditation requirements. The Project Manager will be a member of the Corporate Project Management Office.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Master Planning
- Lead the development and maintenance of the hospital’s Master Program, Master Plan, incorporating clinical priorities, capacity planning, and long-term growth strategies.
- Support the organization’s strategic goals by integrating patient flow, service expansion, and evolving models of care into planning frameworks.
- Ensure alignment with Ministry of Health capital planning processes and broader system-wide strategies.
Project Planning & Capital Readiness
- Manage the planning phase of capital projects (major renovations, expansions, and new builds), ensuring clear scope, budget, and schedule development. .
- Prepare procurement documentation in collaboration with CMH’s Purchasing and Facilities Construction team members
- Coordinate feasibility studies, functional program development, and option analyses to guide decision-making.
- Development project documentation to support CMH’s Ministry Applications for Capital Construction Projects
- Prepare business cases, project charters, and planning documentation for hospital leadership and external approvals.
Space Planning & Utilization
- Oversee space-planning initiatives to optimize patient care environments, staff workflow, and operational efficiency.
- Conduct occupancy studies and utilization assessments to balance clinical, administrative, and support service needs.
- Collaborate with infection prevention, occupational health, and clinical teams to ensure that design and space decisions meet hospital safety and regulatory standards.
- Ensure CMH’s use of its facilities aligns with its Master Program and Master Plan
Stakeholder & Clinical Engagement
- Facilitate engagement with clinicians, staff, patients, and families to ensure planning reflects patient-centered care principles.
- Lead consultations and workshops to integrate operational realities and best practices into planning decisions.
- Serve as a liaison between internal stakeholders, consultants, Ministry representatives, and external partners.
Governance, Compliance & Reporting
- Ensure compliance with healthcare regulatory requirements, including CSA standards, building codes, accessibility legislation, and infection prevention guidelines.
- Provide transparent reporting and recommendations to executive leadership, planning committees, and the Board.
- Monitor planning deliverables and track project readiness against approved timelines and milestones.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, planning, health administration, or related field
- 5–7 years’ experience in project management or planning, with direct experience in an acute care or healthcare environment strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of the capital planning lifecycle in healthcare and familiarity with Ministry of Health planning and submission requirements.
- Proven ability to integrate clinical workflows, infection prevention requirements, and patient safety considerations into planning.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse clinical and non-clinical teams.
- Experienced in representing an organization through the design stages of a construction project, corresponding with Consultants, Designers, and Engineers and contractors
- Experience with BPS procurement directive is preferable
- Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively through role-related software
- Demonstrated ability to read, interpret and navigate drawings and specifications
- PMP designation or equivalent project management certification is considered an asset.
- FMP designation or equivalent project management certification is considered an asset.
As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Cambridge Memorial Hospital requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.
The successful external applicant is required to provide the applicable criminal record check, as requested by Human Resources, in accordance with federal and provincial legislation. Valid criminal record checks are in original format and dated with two months from date of conditional offer from CMH.
CMH Inclusion Statement
At Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH), community matters to us. We acknowledge and are grateful for the opportunity to meet, work and offer healthcare on what is the traditional territories for the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee and the Chinnonton.
We are committed to providing and fostering a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace; one that generates belonging. We want a work culture where people are free to express their authentic selves and are able to bring their best daily. That includes a workplace that is free from violence, harassment and discrimination of any kind.
We welcome all applicants and encourage members of equity-deserving groups including Indigenous and LGBTQ2SIA+ communities regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, neurodiversity or physical ability. We promise to ask if needed, and to provide reasonable accommodation to you during the recruitment and selection process to ensure an equitable experience.
To support all of us in this journey, Cambridge Memorial Hospital is an employee partner with the Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion (CCDI) and provides access to all CMH members to CCDI resources and education. We encourage you to reflect upon our inclusive commitment to you as we welcome and encourage you to explore a promising future career at CMH.
Mari Iromoto Executive Champion Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Susan Toth, Director of Human Resources
We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) proudly integrates AI-based technologies into its applicant screening process to enhance recruitment. These tools are designed to reduce bias and uphold fair hiring practices based on skills, education, and experience. CMH’s AI serves to assist, not replace, human decision-making, with results audited to ensure quality and equity. This initiative reinforces the hospital’s commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, ensuring the best talent is selected while adhering to its core values.
About Cambridge Memorial Hospital
Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a thriving community hospital that proudly provides acute care services including: Emergency, Surgery, Medicine, Women's and Children's Health, Intensive Care, Mental Health, and Inpatient Rehabilitation.
Our vision is to provide exceptional healthcare by exceptional people. Our dedicated and skilled staff are passionate about providing outstanding patient-centered care, and an exceptional patient experience to residents of the Waterloo Region and beyond.
Join CMH as it leads in innovation and compassion! To learn more about CMH, please visit our website at www.cmh.org.