Senior Project Manager Jobs

Our client is seeking to hire an IT Project Manager to join our collaborative Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) team. The IT Project Manager will be responsible for managing projects across various workstreams from operations to technical solutions, instituting standards and compliance, policy development, and audit support. The PM will work closely with internal MMIS business and technical leads, external technical teams, and vendor consultants to ensure that all project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are documented and on track. This person will serve as the primary contact for projects, risk mitigations, policy development, and documenting impediments.

Requirements

Detailed List of Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the initiation, planning, and implementation of the project (s) and ensure technical feasibility in collaboration with teams.
• Manage relationships between internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Prepare and distribute weekly project status reports on progress against planned, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Lead and develop project plans and track to completion managing risks, issues, and constraints
• Define business and technical priorities toward developing project requirements and policies.
• Institute appropriate controls to manage project scope and track changes through periodic reviews and/or evaluations.
• Coordinate with internal and external parties for the execution of projects according to requirements.
• Effectively communicate with business teams, technical staff, and leadership across multiple disciplines to convey technical concepts in simple business terms.
• Effectively manage more than one project simultaneously.
• Adhere to EOHHS project management methodology, policy, and procedures, as well as quality assurance standards.
• Manage and monitor systems operations and resources to research, track problems, and resolve and/or implement.
• Coordinate with Business Analysts, SQA, Development, and other teams and peer managers to ensure timely and precise operations and projects.
• Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting and stability of project and operations and oriented work efforts.
• Prepare systems or program documentation including but not limited to, data flow diagrams, flow charts, file layout, input/output documentation, and project narratives.
• Develop project plans estimating the time, equipment, and staff requirements for current or proposed systems and projects, ensuring all projects are delivered on time within the stipulated scope and budget.
• Lead activities to support routine operations invoice management, budget tracking, and reporting.
• Oversee the development of MMIS policies through collaboration with various teams to identify policy needs and create drafts for leadership approval.
• Monitor results against established timelines, deliverables, tasks, and associated technical specifications to mitigate project delay or failure.

QUALIFICATIONS: Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; presentation and policy writing skills
• Methodical and detail-orientated to support invoice management, budget tracking, and reporting.
• Proven conflict management and managerial skills; decision-making and negotiation skills
• Two (2) years of related experience in a supervisory capacity managing a small to medium sized team in a large IT enterprise environment.
• Broad knowledge of cloud computing and/or infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with ORACLE software and databases, SQL, and Oracle SQL Developer
• Proven experience with Agile and Waterfall Methodologies, with experience in Jira desired
• Strong interpersonal, presentation skills, and documentation skills
• Broad knowledge of analysis and design standards
• Creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Five (5) years of experience in IT project management with a capability of managing complex, cross-functional IT projects; experience working in a Project Portfolio Management environment a plus
• Exceptional time management skills, with the ability to effectively delegate and multi-task.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to independently analyze document findings and recommend solutions.
• Advanced experience in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Project)
• Strong ability to follow through on tasks to completion.
• Ability to collaboratively work with technical and non-technical staff, as well as upper management.

Education and Certifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or other related field, or equivalent work experience