Program Manager, Capital Projects – Minor

Your Opportunity:

As a Program Manager, Capital Projects - Minor with Covenant Health's Capital Management team, you will provide leadership and oversight for a provincial Project Management Office (PMO) responsible for delivering minor capital, infrastructure renewal, modernization, and operational improvement projects across Covenant Health facilities throughout Alberta. Reporting to the Corporate Director, Capital Management, you will lead a team of project professionals and be accountable for portfolio performance, project governance, resource planning, stakeholder engagement, and the consistent application of project management practices. Through leadership, mentorship, and support of project managers and project staff, you will help ensure projects are delivered safely, effectively, within scope, on schedule, and within approved budgets. Working closely with operational leaders, clinicians, support services, consultants, contractors, and external partners, you will provide strategic direction and leadership to support project delivery while balancing organizational priorities, operational requirements, and regulatory obligations. You will foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and service excellence while building project management capability across the organization. This is an exciting opportunity to influence infrastructure investments and project delivery across Covenant Health, supporting safe, sustainable, and effective care environments for patients, residents, staff, physicians, volunteers, and visitors. Periodic travel throughout Alberta is required to support stakeholder engagement, portfolio oversight, team leadership, and project delivery activities. Travel is required, and may include the use of a personal vehicle. A standard driver’s abstract may also be required for use of corporate lease vehicles.

Description:

The Program Manager, Capital Projects - Minor leads Covenant Health's Project Management Office (PMO) for minor capital, infrastructure renewal, and modernization projects across Alberta. Reporting to the Corporate Director, Capital Management, the position provides leadership to a provincial team of project professionals and is accountable for portfolio performance, project governance, resource planning, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery standards. The Program Manager oversees projects typically valued under $5 million, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, schedule, and quality expectations. Through leadership and mentorship of project managers and project staff, the role provides strategic direction, manages risks and escalated issues, and supports successful project outcomes. Working with operational leaders, clinicians, consultants, contractors, and support departments, the Program Manager ensures projects align with organizational priorities and operational needs. The position promotes employee development, continuous improvement, and service excellence while building project management capability across the organization. Periodic travel throughout Alberta is required. This position is non-unionized.