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Enterprise Project Manager
@ peopleCare Communities
Waterloo, Ontario
Overview
peopleCare Communities is hiring an Enterprise Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional projects, focusing primarily on new home openings from planning through opening. The role requires five or more years of project management experience, with healthcare or long-term care experience required and Ontario LTC experience strongly preferred. The position is permanent and in person at peopleCare homes and/or the Leadership Support Office, with occasional travel across Ontario.
Responsibilities:
- Lead cross-functional enterprise projects from planning through close-out
- Coordinate new home opening readiness across departments
- Maintain risk, issue and decision registers
- Prepare executive and steering committee dashboards and updates
- Build relationships with home leaders, vendors and partners
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in business, health administration or project management
- Five or more years of complex project management experience
- Healthcare or long-term care experience required
- Ontario LTC experience strongly preferred
- PMP and/or MBA considered an asset
- Valid Ontario driver's licence
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Valid Ontario driver's licence, Vulnerable Sector Check |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Business Administration, Health Administration, Project Management, Healthcare Management |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Tuition support, Wellness |
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peopleCare Communities
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Full company description
peopleCare is a Canadian, family owned and mission-driven leading operator of senior living communities, with strong values and a 57-year history of service. Our vision is to change the world of senior living by designing vibrant communities where people are supported to live and work with purpose and vitality. Our communities may include long-term care, retirement and independent living, assisted living and memory care. We create meaningful experiences, and deliver clinical best practices, engaging programs and integrated services that meet the changing needs of Ontario’s older adults. peopleCare’s innovation focus and leadership has earned Accreditation Canada Exemplary Status, Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum designation, and the single largest research grant from the Ontario Centres of Excellence, which funded our award-winning Clinical Pharmacy Model, a first-of-its-kind for long-term care in Canada.
- LinkedIn followers
- 5,551
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 376
- Reported office locations
- 595 Parkside Drive, Suite 2, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 0C7, CA
- 42 Elliot Street, Cambridge, Ontario N1R 2J2, CA
- 750 Gibralter Road, Delhi, Ontario N4B 3B3, CA
- 704 Eagle St N, Cambridge, Ontario N3H 4T3, CA
- 369 Frederick St, Kitchener, Ontario N2H 2P1, CA
- 1242 Oakcrossing Road, London, Ontario N6H 0G2, CA
- 199 Thompson Street, Meaford, Ontario N4L 0B3, CA
- 32 William Street North, Tavistock, Ontario N0B 2R0, CA
- 1238 Oakcrossing Road, London, Ontario N6H 0K2, CA
- Business categories
- Hospital
- Health Care
- Medical
- Other recorded names
- peopleCare Communities
- peoplecare communities
- Specialties
- Long Term Care
- Nursing Home Care
- Retirement Homes
- Consulting
- and Management Consulting
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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peopleCare is a Canadian, family owned and mission-driven leading operator of senior living communities, with strong values and a 57-year history of service. Our vision is to change the world of senior living by designing vibrant communities where people are supported to live and work with purpose and vitality. Our communities may include long-term care, retirement and independent living, assisted living and memory…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1968 |
| Specialties | Long Term CareNursing Home CareRetirement HomesConsultingand Management Consulting |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 49 |
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WHO ARE WE?
peopleCare Communities is a long-term care and retirement living organization that has operated throughout Ontario for over 50 years. In 2025, we were named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the twelfth year in a row. This award recognizes top companies across Canada for overall performance, sustained growth, strategy, innovation capabilities, culture, commitment, and leadership. We are also accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest award possible through Accreditation Canada’s Qmentum program.
WHAT WE OFFER
• Employer Paid Benefits
• Employer Matched RPP
• Employee Wellness Program
• Education Assistance Program
THE ROLE
The Enterprise Project Manager leads and coordinates complex, cross-functional projects that advance peopleCare's organizational priorities. The role will focus primarily on new home openings, coordinating operational readiness from early planning through opening while ensuring functional workstreams, milestones, risks, and readiness indicators remain aligned and visible to leadership. The Project Manager will lead through influence, establish project governance and integrated plans, facilitate issue resolution and escalation, and consolidate reporting across Clinical, Operations, People & Culture, Finance, Technology, Facilities, Communications, Development, Construction, and home leadership.
Reports to: Vice President, Quality, Research and Strategic Partnerships
Work Type: This is a permanent position. The role is in person, with working location taking place at our Homes and/or the Leadership Support Office.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Leadership & Governance
• Lead assigned enterprise projects from initiation and planning through implementation, opening, and close-out, with new home openings as the primary focus.
• Develop and maintain project charters, integrated work plans, schedules, milestones, decision logs, governance structures, and communication routines.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams, clarify responsibilities and dependencies, track commitments, and hold functional leads accountable for agreed deliverables and timelines.
• Lead project and steering committee meetings, document decisions and actions, and escalate material issues or decisions to the Vice President, Quality, Research and Strategic Partnerships and appropriate governance bodies.
• Support other enterprise priorities and projects assigned by peopleCare leadership
New Home Openings
• Coordinate new home opening readiness from early planning through opening, aligning construction milestones with operational, clinical, workforce, technology, financial, facilities, communications, licensing, and admissions requirements.
• Maintain an integrated readiness plan covering leadership recruitment, workforce onboarding and training, clinical readiness, policies and workflows, systems, equipment and supplies, licensing/inspections, emergency preparedness, communications, and occupancy ramp-up.
• Lead the Pre-Opening Steering Committee and coordinate opening-related support structures, including transition and admission support activities, as required.
• Establish readiness milestones, evidence requirements, and sign-off expectations, and coordinate the transition of open items and residual risks to home and LSO owners at opening.
Risk, KPI & Leadership Reporting
• Maintain current risk, issue, dependency, decision, and action registers with clear owners, mitigation actions, due dates, and escalation thresholds.
• Identify emerging operational, workforce, clinical, technology, regulatory, schedule, financial, and reputational risks; coordinate mitigation and escalate issues that threaten project outcomes.
• Consolidate functional reporting into concise project dashboards and readiness scorecards, including milestone status, risk closure, hiring/onboarding, training,
clinical and operational readiness, systems, licensing, facilities, admissions, and resource status.
• Prepare regular executive and steering committee updates that clearly identify progress, exceptions, decisions required, upcoming priorities, and areas requiring organizational support.
• Monitor project budget and resource status in partnership with Finance and functional owners; provide recommendations and escalation without delegated financial approval authority.
Stakeholder, Change & Continuous Improvement
• Build effective working relationships with home leaders, LSO functions, project sponsors, vendors, consultants, and external partners, and facilitate resolution where priorities or responsibilities conflict.
• Capture lessons learned and recurring issues, lead project retrospectives, and translate learning into improved templates, dashboards, governance routines, and the New Home Opening and Stabilization Playbook.
• Maintain organized, accurate, and accessible project documentation in accordance with peopleCare standards and confidentiality requirements.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, Project Management, Healthcare Management, or a related field; an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum five years of project management experience leading complex, crossfunctional projects; healthcare or long-term care sector experience is required, with Ontario LTC experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with new facility openings, operational readiness, occupancy planning, organizational transformation, or large-scale implementations is a strong asset.
• PMP designation and/or MBA is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated experience developing integrated schedules, project dashboards, risk registers, KPI reporting, governance structures, and executive-level updates, with the ability to influence and hold stakeholders accountable without direct authority.
• Strong knowledge of the Ontario long-term care environment, including applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, inspections, resident safety expectations, and operational standards.
• Strong facilitation, communication, relationship-building, judgement, problemsolving, negotiation, organizational, and time-management skills; ability to manage multiple priorities and sensitive information with discretion.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 and project-management/ reporting platforms such as Monday.com, Microsoft Project, Power BI, or comparable tools.
• Valid Ontario driver's licence and reliable transportation, with the ability to travel occasionally to peopleCare homes and project sites across Ontario, including occasional overnight travel.
• Successful completion of required Vulnerable Sector Check, occupational-health, immunization, TB screening, and other requirements applicable to working in peopleCare homes
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