Director, Stanton P3 and Facility Operations

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Department Information

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut.  Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

The Director has accountability for leadership, strategic implementation, and effective private sector performance management of the Stanton Territorial Hospital (STH) Public Private Partnership (P3) project agreement (PA). The Director leads a team to manage the GNWT's oversight of the PA, to ensure the GNWT's Territorial hospital is operating within the terms of the PA, preservation, and life-cycling of the asset, change management, negotiations, standards compliance, providing analytics and reporting, while managing the complex relationships that include the Service Provider and P3 signatories.  The Director is required to work with the Landlord and Infrastructure Leasing Division and be accountable for all facility contracted services required for program operations.

The Director is accountable for direct planning, organizing, scheduling, and contract management of maintenance and engineering services of equipment and systems to support clinical operations at Stanton Territorial Hospital region in a safe cost-effective manner, to ensure compliance with established national standards, practices, regulatory acts, procedures, and Accreditation Canada.

The Director is accountable for professional engineering support for the management of biomedical health technology on over 3000 health technology devices for three (3) hospitals, twenty four (24) health centers and approximately twenty (20) long term care facilities, clinics, health stations and other government clients in the Northwest Territories and Government of Nunavut.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of capital planning and business processes and analysis.

Knowledge of project management, and project delivery methods including design-bid-build, construction management, design-build, P3, including project teams involving third party consultants or participants

Knowledge of the practices, principles, and concepts of P3 projects agreements, and their day-to-day operational function.

Ability to read and comprehend technical drawings and specifications for buildings, systems, and construction.

TYPICALLY, THE ABOVE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE ATTAINED BY:

A Master's degree in Engineering, with a minimum of 8 years of experience at a senior management level managing complex contracts relating to facility construction and services, including 3 years in the oversight of a P3 Infrastructure Performance Agreement, and including 5 years managing large construction projects in a Northern environment.

EQUIVALENCIES

A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, more specifically Electrical or Mechanical, with a minimum of 10 years of experience at a senior management level managing complex contracts relating to facility construction and services, including 3 years in the oversight of a P3 Infrastructure Performance Agreement, and including 5 years managing large construction projects in a Northern environment.

DIRECTLY RELATED EXPERIENCE

Directly related experience is defined as work experience that demonstrates applied knowledge and practical skills at a senior management level managing complex contracts relating to facility construction and services. To be considered directly related, experience must include but are not limited to the following:

Providing direction and leadership related to P3 contract administration, change management, dispute resolution support and service delivery performance management.

Planning, organizing, scheduling, and contract management services for facility operations, maintenance, and engineering services, equipment and systems for facility and program operations.

Professional engineering support for management of biomedical health technology.

Professional engineering support to consult, assess, direct, and provide recommendations to facility operations teams to ensure operational compliance to all governing standards and legislation including interpretation and comprehension, energy conservation, as well as retaining architectural/engineering consultants and contractors, coordination with GNWT departments and agencies.

Management of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for scheduling, tracking, monitoring, and reporting on maintenance of assets.

Project management, and construction project delivery methods including design-bid-build, construction management, design-build, P3, including project teams involving third party consultants or participants.

Practices, principles, and concepts of P3 projects agreements, and their day-to-day operational function.

Building codes, standards and regulations, and the application of architectural and engineering principles to the building design and operations processes.

Read and comprehend technical construction drawings and specifications for buildings, systems, equipment, and construction.

Specialized operational requirements for health care facilities related to infection control, and HVAC.

Financial management and accounting knowledge; ability to read and understand financial statements; manage and produce budgets; create, monitor, and report on financial and performance metrics.

GNWT Inquiries

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Department of Finance

Government of the Northwest Territories

YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR

BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9

Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106

Fax (867) 873-0445

[email protected]

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.

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Indigenous Employment Policy

Candidates must clearly identify their eligibility in order to receive priority consideration under the Indigenous Employment Policy.

Criminal Records Check

Candidates must provide a satisfactory vulnerable sector check. Failure to provide a satisfactory check may deem you disqualified from the competition.

Immunization Status

The successful candidate will be required to obtain proof of current up-to-date immunization status.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Government of the Northwest Territories is an inclusive workplace.  If you have a disability and you require support during the hiring process, you are encouraged to identify your needs if you are contacted for an assignment or interview so that you may be accommodated during the hiring process.

Eligibility

Eligibility lists may be created from this competition to fill future term and indeterminate positions.

Equivalencies

Equivalencies may be considered based on a one-year of directly related experience equivalent to one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience. However, combinations of education and experience must often be considered on a case-by-case basis.  For a full list of equivalencies that will be considered for this role, please contact human resources.

Job Opening Information

Job Opening ID # 28333

Closing Date: October 8, 2026 - 23:59, Mountain Time

Salary Information

The salary for this position starts at $70.74 to $101.05 per hour (approximately $137,943 to $197,048 per annum) plus an annual Northern Allowance of $3,700.

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