Chief Project Officer, and Executive Director, Capital Planning and Projects

Come work as a Chief Project Officer and Executive Director Capital Planning and Projects with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Lead the Future of Health Care in BC

For over two decades Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has reimagined what compassionate world-class care can look like. Our hospitals and health campuses arent just buildings theyre places of healing hope and innovation that touch thousands of lives every day. VCH is now embarking on one of the most transformative projects in its history the Richmond Hospital Redevelopment.

The Chief Project Officer (CPO) and Executive Director Capital Planning & Projects will lead the creation of a new acute-care tower that will redefine how care is delivered in one of BCs most diverse and rapidly growing communities.

This executive role leads a team of experts through an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) or Alliance partnership model that values collaboration innovation and shared success building the spaces where patients heal care teams thrive and excellence takes shape through every decision design and partnership.

About the Role

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer & VP Strategic Business Services the CPO provides executive leadership for a capital portfolio exceeding $500 million guiding projects from strategic vision to operational readiness.

This position oversees all stages planning procurement design construction and commissioning for the Richmond Hospital redevelopment including the landmark Phase 2 Yurkovich Family Pavilion while fostering collaboration across VCH the Ministry of Health Infrastructure BC and community partners.

It is a defining leadership opportunity for an experienced executive who thrives in complex multi-partner environments and is motivated by the opportunity to deliver lasting public infrastructure through partnership and purpose.

Richmond Hospital: A Vital Regional Hub

Richmond Hospital is the primary acute-care facility serving the City of Richmond one of Canadas fastest-growing and most culturally diverse communities. The hospital provides essential services to more than 230000 residents and neighbouring areas in British Columbias Lower Mainland.

As part of VCHs Coastal Community of Care Richmond Hospital delivers a full range of acute surgical emergency diagnostic and outpatient services along with specialized tertiary programs that support patients from across the region. Its location diversity of population and role in emergency response make it an indispensable part of BCs health system both a community hospital and a regional anchor during surges or emergencies.

This redevelopment ensures the hospitals infrastructure matches the level of care innovation and inclusivity that the people of Richmond and the surrounding region deserve.

Project Description:

Richmond Hospital will be adding a new nine-floor acute care tower the Yurkovich Family Pavilion which includes an intensive care unit; a fully equipped medical imaging department; a pharmacy; and short-stay pediatrics. The new tower will have an emergency department with 86 spaces up from 62 and 11 operating rooms up from eight. There will be also more pre- and post-surgical care spaces increasing from 26 to 69. The four-phase project will add 113 new beds to the hospital.

This $1.95 billion dollar project will be delivered in 4 Phases:

Phase 1: Demolition and Decant of Park Centre and Rotunda nearing completion.

Phase 2: Yurkovich Family Pavilion procurement is complete and the project is being delivered under the Alliance Project Delivery Model with partners HDR Architecture and Graham Construction. The project is currently in the Alliance Development Phase developing the project proposal forsubmission to Government in 2026.

Phase 3: Renovations to the South Tower and Ilich Pavilion

Phase 4: Demolition of the North Tower and North Tower Powerplant.

It is expected to take 10 years to complete all project phases.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead transformational delivery: Oversee planning procurement design construction and commissioning of a major hospital redevelopment.
• Champion collaborative delivery: Lead high-performing teams through IPD or Alliance models emphasizing partnership transparency and shared success.
• Strategic facility planning: Co-develop long-range facility strategies and site-specific master plans aligned with VCHs goals and community priorities.
• Procurement and contract oversight: Direct procurement strategy evaluation negotiation and contract management to ensure fair transparent value-based outcomes.
• Risk governance and compliance: Implement rigorous risk-management frameworks and ensure adherence to health safety environmental and accreditation standards.
• Clinical and operational integration: Align facility design with care-delivery models; ensure seamless operational readiness and patient safety during transition.
• Financial stewardship: Oversee capital and operating budgets maintaining fiscal discipline transparency and alignment with public-sector standards.
• Strategic asset management: Contribute to long-term capital investment strategies lifecycle planning and asset optimization across VCHs facility portfolio.
• Innovation and sustainability: Advance evidence-based design LEAN principles and sustainability goals to create adaptable resilient inclusive environments.
• People leadership: Build a culture of excellence inclusion and psychological safety; support mentor and empower multidisciplinary project teams.
• Knowledge leadership: Integrate emerging technologies and best practices to continuously enhance capital planning and project delivery.
• Partner and community engagement: Foster trusted relationships with government clinical and community partners to ensure projects reflect shared values.

Technical & Governance Accountabilities

• Business-plan execution: Ensure the effective and timely discharge of VCHs project responsibilities as outlined in approved business plans funding agreements and governance frameworks.
• Scope and quality control: Approve scope revisions within delegated signing authority; ensure robust project-management plans and reporting processes are in place.
• Specifications and technology integration: Direct development of building equipment and digital-technology specifications to ensure full clinical and operational integration.
• Feasibility and planning studies: Lead preparation of feasibility analyses project charters and implementation plans supporting capital-project approvals and readiness.
• Matrix coordination: Promote synergy and accountability across Alliance Leadership team project-management clinical-planning equipment-planning and results-management functions to avoid duplication.
• Performance and human-resources management: Oversee recruitment performance evaluation and professional development for assigned staff in accordance with VCH policies.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will bring strategic foresight operational excellence and a commitment to collaboration and integrity. They will demonstrate inclusive leadership strong relationship-building skills and the ability to navigate complex multi-stakeholder environments.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Proven success delivering complex major capital projects (>$250M or similar size/complexity) using Integrated Project Delivery Alliance Design-Build P3 or Construction Management models.
• 1015 years of progressive senior leadership experience in large complex organizations ideally in health care or public infrastructure.
• Demonstrated expertise in governance partner engagement fiscal oversight and risk management.
• An inclusive partnership-oriented leadership approach that fosters collaboration across executive clinical and community teams.
• Masters degree in Business Administration Engineering or a related discipline.
  
  

Why Work for VCH

At VCH purpose guides everything we do. We care for people our patients our teams and our communities. We lead with compassion work together across disciplines and always aim to make a difference where it matters most.

Impact here goes beyond buildings and projects. It lives in every patient story every idea that becomes innovation and every community made stronger through our work.

Joining this project means:

• Creating lasting impact: Help shape a hospital that will serve one of BCs most diverse and growing regions.
• Working together: Collaborate with dedicated leaders designers and clinical partners who share a common goal.
• Making a difference: Influence how care is delivered and how people experience healing.
• Building for the future: Create sustainable inclusive spaces that reflect the communities we serve.

Big vision. Shared purpose. Real impact. Thats what it means to lead at VCH.

Shared Values

You care for everyone:

• Youre compassionate empathetic and sensitive to the needs of others.
• You are respectful treating people as equals and valuing others perspectives and differences.
• You are appreciative of others efforts and give them praise when its due.

You are always learning:

• You are open minded always receptive to different perspectives and ways of doing things.
• You are curious and ask questions to find a deeper understanding.
• You share your expertise and mentor others by sharing your knowledge and experience.

You strive for better results:

• You are accountable and take responsibility for what you say what you do and who you engage in achieving better results.
• Youre a solution finder empowered to solve the challenges we face in healthcare.

You take ownership for growth and development and personal development always seek feedback and opportunities to improve how we do things.

As per Ministry of Health policy all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

If you have any questions please reach out to Harleen Dastur-Randhawa Manager Talent Acquisition at .

This position will remain open until January 19th 2026 at 5:00 pm.

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.