Facility Planner (2-Year Term)

Job Information

The Facility Planner (Planner) is responsible for the research, planning, implementation, management, monitoring and closing phases of infrastructure projects throughout the Northwest Territories and the Health and Social Services System.  The Planner is required to research, synthesize and operationalize health infrastructure policy to determine the programmatic elements appropriate for each facility, and which technical engineering specifications are required. 

This position assists the production of the Infrastructure Acquisition Plan and Capital Main Estimates Binder, as well as the completion and submission of the monthly capital variance reports.  The Planner is responsible for planning and implementing health projects through the Department¿s Infrastructure Acquisition Plan.  The Planner is responsible for health project design and project delivery decisions, and is required to monitor multiple projects with a variety of stakeholders in multiple communities at any one time in order to meet needs and satisfy requests as much as possible within budget constraints, requiring negotiations amongst stakeholder groups.  

This position is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.  The incumbent would be required to live and work in Yellowknife, NT.  A hybrid/remote work plan is not a possibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide project planning services to the Department in accordance with operational requirements, program needs, legislated building codes and standards and Government of the Northwest Territories policies.
• Support the Senior Facility Planners with directing the management of project planning and design phases in accordance with operational plans, program requirements, legislated building codes and standards, and GNWT policies.
• Infrastructure planning project management.
• Clinical commissioning of building systems on health infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team (Physicians, Medical Staff, Nurses, Architects, Engineers, Project Managers and Planners) in the development of capital standards and criteria for Health and Social Services health technology to ensure that there is appropriate, affordable and equitable infrastructure across the NWT Health and Social Services system.
• Provide budget and financial management support to the Director, Infrastructure Planning and other Managers within the Infrastructure Planning Division.

Key Qualifications 

• A degree in Engineering or Architecture and three (3) years of relevant facility planning experience. 
• Relevant experience may include:
  • Planning and coordinating capital infrastructure projects, conducting facility needs assessments, feasibility studies, and functional programming.
  • Developing project scopes, budgets, and schedules.
  • Reviewing architectural and engineering designs; coordinating with stakeholders, consultants, and technical teams. 
  • Supporting facility development, renovations, and infrastructure upgrades, preferably in healthcare or public-sector environments.
• Equivalencies may include a diploma in Engineering , Architecture or a related field, combined with five (5) years of relevant facility planning experience.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR  
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel View phone number on gov.nt.ca
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View email address on gov.nt.ca

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