Operational Readiness Project Manager

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

TE K AMUPENE 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 !!

T Ū RANGA 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 , p roviding clarity and confidence to a complex programme, balancing competing priorities and managing critical dependencies.

This Fixed T erm role is until March 2028 for the period of the expansion build project, o n site 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 KO E 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.

TONO ATU TO APPLY

In your CV please identify any similar roles and projects you may have worked on.

In your cover letter please expand briefly into one of th ose projects as an example of your work strength.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received and appointing the right person ASAP. Apply now.

To find out more please contact Johanna van Aalst on 03 265 0741 or [email protected]

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