Director, Capital Delivery (Healthcare Planning and Initiatives)

Infrastructure Ontario (IO), an Ontario crown corporation, provides a wide range of services to support the Ontario government’s initiative to modernize and maximize the value of public infrastructure and realty. IO has been recognized domestically and internationally for the way it does business and the success it has had with its major projects, real estate services, infrastructure lending, commercial projects, and development mandate.

IO delivers some of the most complex, ambitious commercial and land development solutions for the Province and continues to evolve and expand its capabilities to maximize its public impact and deliver on its vision of creating a connected, modern and competitive Ontario. Position Purpose: The Director, Capital Delivery (Healthcare planning and Initiatives) is responsible for leading a portfolio of complex healthcare infrastructure projects through pre-planning, planning, and project development, leading to procurement, transaction and implementation phases.

Working closely with healthcare organizations, government partners, consultants, advisors, and industry stakeholders, the Director is accountable for overseeing project development activities in early planning, managing due diligence and initial delivery model selections, navigating governance and approvals, and ensuring projects are effectively positioned for successful delivery.

The role also provides leadership to project teams and serves as a key advisor on healthcare infrastructure investments and capital planning initiatives.

What You Will Do

Lead a portfolio of healthcare infrastructure projects through early planning and project development mainly, with opportunities to proceed further to procurement, and transaction phases. Provide strategic oversight for business case development, capital planning activities, governance reviews, procurement processes, and transaction execution.

Manage and support multidisciplinary teams responsible for project planning, financial analysis, commercial strategy, procurement management, stakeholder engagement, and project development activities. Collaborate with healthcare organizations, government ministries, consultants, legal advisors, financial advisors, and technical advisors to advance projects through key approval and procurement milestones.

Lead the development, evaluation, and implementation of business cases, based on a good understanding of procurement documents, project agreements, transaction strategies, and commercial frameworks. Provide strategic advice on project governance, procurement approaches, commercial structures, risk allocation, and transaction strategies working closely with the commercial management team.

Identify and manage project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and facilitate resolution of complex commercial, financial, operational, and stakeholder-related issues. Lead negotiations related to procurement processes, commercial agreements, consultant engagements, and transaction activities. Prepare executive briefing materials, recommendations, reports, and presentations for senior leadership and governance bodies.

Establish and maintain effective relationships with healthcare partners, government representatives, consultants, advisors, and industry participants. Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to the development of best practices related to healthcare capital planning, procurement, and transaction management.

Mentor and provide guidance to project staff and external partners fostering professional development and supporting successful project outcomes.

Who You Are

You bring significant experience leading complex healthcare, infrastructure, advisory, procurement, project development, or capital planning initiatives within the public or broader infrastructure sector. You are recognized for your ability to navigate complexity, build strong relationships, provide strategic advice, and advance major capital initiatives through planning, procurement, and transaction phases.

You have demonstrated experience in: Healthcare infrastructure planning, project development, and capital investment initiatives. Familiarity with Ministry of Health capital development process is a plus. Business case development, strategic planning, and investment decision support for large-scale capital projects or programs.

Procurement strategy development, transaction management, and commercial structuring of complex infrastructure projects. Managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and governance requirements. Negotiating and administering commercial agreements, procurement documentation, and consultant engagements.

Identifying and mitigating strategic, financial, commercial, and operational risks throughout project development. Building productive relationships with healthcare organizations, government ministries, consultants, advisors, and industry participants. Leading, developing and collaborating with high-performing teams in environments characterized by complexity, ambiguity, and change.

What We Offer

Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve. A defined contribution pension plan, where IO contributes the equivalent of 5% of a full-time employee’s annual salary, with an option for IO to match an additional 5% contribution made by the employee.

IO also offers a Group Retirement Savings Plan and Group Tax Free Savings Account, designed to help IO colleagues plan and save for their future. A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision, out-of-country care, paramedical services, and more. A pregnancy and parental leave program that offers expecting, eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 31 weeks, and our parental leave program offers eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 15 weeks.

Access to our $1000 Healthcare Spending Account to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program and a Lifestyle Account that expands the eligibility of health and wellness options and can include coverage for gym memberships and fitness equipment, nutrition counselling or financial planning. Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being.

IO will also cover the costs associated with up to two membership and license fees per year for eligible colleagues if directly related to the employee’s role. Access to a suite of virtual healthcare options to support non-urgent medical needs. A convenient, central location at 1 Dundas St West, easily accessible by public transit.

We offer a competitive salary range of $161,900 to $191,000 (PM5 level), pay will align with skills, knowledge and experience of the candidate. This posting will close on November 19, 2026 at 11:59 pm . Interviews will occur on a rolling basis until the role is filled. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, knowledge and experience.

This posting is for a current active vacancy. We are actively recruiting to fill this position. After reviewing the qualifications listed above, we want you to know that we understand you may not meet all the qualifications described, but still encourage you to apply, as you may have other relevant expertise and experience that you can bring to the role.

At Infrastructure Ontario, we strive to create a culture that encourages a diverse equitable and inclusive environment that fosters belonging. We believe that experience comes in many forms and through learning from each others’ differences and perspectives gives us strength. We are committed to enhancing our culture and encourage applications from all walks of life.

Let us know if you would benefit from any accommodations for the selection process, by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team. Candidates of any race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, religion, place of origin or any other community are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience will be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

At Infrastructure Ontario, we use AI in our applicant tracking system to improve the efficiency and fairness of recruitment. Your application will be reviewed by both AI and our hiring team for a thorough evaluation. Please note that final hiring decisions are made solely by our experienced hiring team.