Project Manager, Health Care and Well-being Standards

Employment Status : Regular

Regular

Time Type : Full time

Full time

BUILDING A WORLD CLASS TEAM STARTS WITH YOU

At the heart of CSA Group is a vision : making the world a better, safer, more sustainable place. It's been part of our mission for nearly one hundred years : from the first engineering standard for railway bridges developed in 1919, to more than 3,500 standards, codes & related products today.

Headquartered in Canada, with a global footprint of more than 30 labs and offices across Europe, Asia and North America, CSA Group tests, inspects and certifies a wide range of products - from every day househould items to leading edge technology-to meet exacting requirements for safety, performance and environmental impact.

Our employees take pride in making a difference in people's lives through the work that we do. We're looking for people like you to help make it happen.

Job Summary :

In this challenging and rewarding role, you will interact with leading volunteer experts within the health and well-being sectors, academia, industry, and government to facilitate the development of national standards.

The Health Care and Well-being team manages a diverse portfolio of standards that facilitate safety, quality, performance, and risk management.

This includes, but is not limited to, standards for health care facilities, technologies, and systems. Example topics include facility infrastructure, medical devices, digital health, infection prevention and control, community paramedicine, as well as accessibility for persons with disabilities and sports-related equipment.

Responsibilities :

The successful candidate will be responsible for taking projects from start to finish. Strong project management and the ability to effectively manage multiple projects is essential.

Aspects of the development process include developing new standards needs / business cases, recruiting members, managing committees, facilitating the development of technical content, technical writing / revision, planning and executing meetings, and conducting broader consultations to prepare high quality documents.

Detail, planning and process-oriented skills are critical, as is the ability to work well with people at all levels and with divergent interests.

As a compliment to developing standards, involvement in research activities to help generate knowledge to inform standards or their implementation.

Your strong diverse abilities will assist you in working with volunteer committee members and in the timely development of standards and the development and execution of business plans and proposals.

Use of various provided technologies is essential to complete your work.

Education and Experience :

A post-secondary degree in biomedical engineering, kinesiology, health sciences or other similar field.

An advanced degree (Masters) is an asset

PMP designation is an asset.

Minimum 3-5 years project management or standards development experience in a relevant field.

Knowledge of accessibility standards or experience working with organizations assisting persons with disabilities is an asset

Skills :

We require polished writing skills and reporting abilities for communicating with both internal and external stakeholders and audiences.

Public speaking and presentations skills.

Relationship-building and business development skills are important to assess and develop new opportunities.

You will need to demonstrate leadership and subject knowledge in your assigned subject areas, develop proposals, and manage budgets.

Proven ability to plan and execute projects is a must.

Facilitation skills to help promote consensus amongst volunteers experts.

Budget management to execute projects in a fiscally responsible manner.

Conflict resolution and negotiation skills will be necessary to deal with controversial issues.

Drawing on your strong technical and business skills, you will manage an assigned project portfolio and contribute to team goals.

You will be someone with the proven ability to show initiative as well as someone who is motivated, resilient, and flexible.