Operational Readiness Project Manager

Operational Readiness Project Manager

Forté Health | Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ

Posted a month ago

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Description

We are committed to redefining patient centred care for our patients, our people and our planet.


TE KAMUPENE THE COMPANY


Forté Health is a modern private surgical hospital in central Christchurch, providing high-quality short-stay and day-stay services including in orthopaedic, gynaecology, ORL, urology, maxillo-facial and general elective surgical procedures.


We’re a collaborative team passionate about excellence in patient care and sustainable healthcare.


Proudly we are New Zealand’s first net Carbon Zero hospital


Forte Health offer an attractive remuneration package including:



  • Five weeks annual leave

  • Free staff morning tea and lunches provided daily

  • Annual Shoe Allowance

  • Subsidised on site car parking

  • Transport subsidy

  • A choice of health subsidies, Health Insurance Contribution or Wellbeing reimbursement

  • Holidays over Christmas/New Year


Oho Mai ra I nga tangata o te rohe nei


Kei nga maunga whakahii, kia kama


Kia mataara!!


TŪRANGA THE ROLE


We are excited about our hospital expansion project, and we know you will be too.


As the Operational Readiness Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in bringing Forté Health's hospital expansion to life. This role works across the organisation aligning project activities, planning and stakeholder engagement to ready the organisation for a smooth transition into the expanded facility.


This is a role for the experts, providing clarity and confidence to a complex programme, balancing competing priorities and managing critical dependencies.


This Fixed Term role is until March 2028 for the period of the expansion build project, onsite Monday- Friday


Key responsibilities;



  • Advance and maintain the operational readiness programme, including milestones, dependencies and critical path activities.

  • Coordinate readiness activities across clinical, operational, technology, procurement and facilities workstreams.

  • Monitor progress, identify risks and constraints, and drive actions to keep the programme on schedule.

  • Ensure continuity of clinical operations through effective transition, cutover and implementation planning.


KO KOE ABOUT YOU


You are a project or programme professional with experience delivering operational readiness, transition and commissioning activities within large-scale or complex environments.


You describe yourself in the following ways;



  • Highly organised and commercially astute

  • Expert-level Microsoft Project capability

  • Confident communicator from frontline teams through to senior leaders and Boards

  • You translate complexity into everyday language & clear reporting


All internal and external stakeholders are a pleasure to deal with, and we know that you will enjoy not just working with them but making this project a success for them, and our future Patients.


To find out more please contact Johanna van Aalst on or


Applicants must be a NZ resident or have a current work permit


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