Wayne Walker

Background

About Wayne Walker

As a cross-functional leader, I specialize in optimizing strategic planning and stakeholder engagement in the healthcare sector, driving complex large-scale initiatives. From strengthening program governance and orchestrating multi-year capital projects to enhancing operations and services as a strategic partner to internal and external stakeholders at all levels.I’m the Executive Director, Capital Planning, Mental Health & Addictions Master Planning at the Government of Prince Edward Island. I’m currently leading the complete project life cycle and all aspects of a 5-year $180M capital project in close coordination with the Minister, Deputy Minister, CEO of HPEI, and other senior stakeholders. MY STORYLeveraging my passion for improving the health and wellness of citizens, my early career included becoming a Certified Addiction Counsellor ll and driving programs and projects in the mental health/substance abuse divisions at The Hospital for Sick Children where I was clinical leader for Psychiatry/Adolescent Medicine. I quickly branched out, extending the range of my expertise to include spearheading a $400M, 21-story infrastructure project for the Peter Gilgan Centre for Research & Learning. The facility is the largest research health center in the world devoted to children's health research, comprised of 17 floors of lab space grouped into 6 specialized neighborhoods each spanning 2 - 3 floors.In 2016, I became the Director of Capital & Facilities Planning for Grand River Hospital, one of Ontario's largest community hospitals. I delivered an annual equipment capital plan in the scope of $40M, established the hospital’s first PMO and drove a $2M Master Plan/Program for 1.6M sq. ft. I was involved in the annual strategic capital planning as the liaison with the LHIN and MOHLTC.I joined the Confederation Centre of the Arts as its COO in 2018, managing strategic operational planning and center operations. There, I advanced project planning and finance capabilities, opened doors for funding and new revenue streams, improved cost-efficiency, and enhanced services.I entered my current role in 2019, in my role, I’ve improved capital project costs, project decision-making governance, efficiency, and regulatory compliance. KEY TALENTS• Leadership• Strategic Planning• Operational Planning• Program & Project Management• Stakeholder Engagement & Management• Government Relations• Risk Management• Metrics Definition• Budget Planning & Management• Project Management Office (PMO) Development• Contract Negotiation & Management