Project Manager - Health And Human Services

Project managers are the people in charge of a specific project or projects within a company. As the project manager, your job is to plan, budget, oversee and document all aspects of the specific project you are working on. Project managers might work by themselves or be in charge of a team to get the job done.

The Program Manager position is an Information Technology (IT) position and will be a part of the Performance Management & Analytics System (PMAS) team working in collaboration with the Office of Chief Data Architect in Health and Human Services System’s IT domain to expand competencies in Data Integration under DIR’s State Data Management Framework.

Visa Status:

• Green Card Holders and US Citizens Only

Location:

• Remote (Only within State of Texas, USA)

Compensation:

• Open(All rates commensurate with experience are welcome)

Responsibilities:

• Working with various IT and business stakeholder areas to ensure that project deliverables are compliant with state, federal, and other applicable agency standards.
• Development and publication of project management documents and deliverables in compliance with DIR Project Delivery Framework directives.
• Creation of RFPs that clearly define the services and deliverables required of a single vendor to design and implement data management solutions.
• Establishing a strategic roadmap for the project in coordination with the vendor and all divisions of HHS and federal stakeholders.
• Risk identification and coordination of resolution with project leadership.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Obtainment of matching federal funds for this initiative through the development of federally approved IAPD(s).
• Overseeing expanding HHS data integrations with departments across HHSC.
• Establishing timeline and resource requirements for successful execution of the project. Coordination with key stakeholders and sponsors to obtain approval of resources and timeline.
• Creation of project management deliverables necessary for this project.
• Collaborating with the Office of the Chief Data Architect and the Office of Data Analytics & Performance on initiatives related to PMAS Cloud Analytics.
• Management of the day-to-day operations and scrums of various projects, and oversight and coordination team established for this initiative.
• Conducting procurement exercises as necessary to acquire vendor services for assessment or to outsource the effort to a long-term vendor

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Team management through team meetings, task assignments, mentoring, facilitation, and training.
• Work experience in the information technology industry with at least 5 years of experience involvement in data management solutions (i.e., data warehouses, data lakes, etc.), data analytics/business intelligence, web-based (J2EE) development
• Progress monitoring to plan through effective use of risk management practices
• Emphasis on managing relationship weekly activities of TSS Sprint Teams with the State
• Effectively manage resources in a mixed functional and matrixed project environment
• Work experience within a Health and Human Services agency.
• Keep leadership updated on project issues and progress
• Prior experience in the Healthcare Industry.
• Tracking full project budget and entering actual costs in the project tracking tool
• Expert problem-resolution skills
• Work experience managing multi-agency or multi-IT department initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• The ability to develop, document, and execute project management plans, work plans, and quality plans
• Experience in developing clear, concise project documentation
• IT project management experience.
• Involved in the full lifecycle from analysis and planning to development and deployment
• Complete experience with the project management lifecycle (PMLC) and software development lifecycle (SDLC) required.
• Experience in building and managing IT project teams with an emphasis on the ability to motivate individuals to excel and exceed expectations.