Enterprise Project Management Office Lead-1

Enterprise Project Management Office Lead-1

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This position is responsible for leading large scale, complex projects, programs, or process improvement initiatives utilizing change management, project management and LEAN principles and techniques. Work comprises all stages of the project lifecycle, process improvement, program, and change management frameworks. Under minimal supervision, this position acts as a liaison between internal and external partners, contractors, and stakeholders to facilitate collaboration, consensus building and help ensure accountability, as well as maintain technical project reports, records and documentation. This is an expert level position that also coaches and mentors staff and assists with supervisory responsibilities.

Estimated Hiring Range:

$113,940.00 - $139,260.00

Bonus Target:

Bonus - SIP Target, 5% Annual

Current CareOregon Employees: Please use the internal Workday site to submit an application for this job.

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Essential Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

This position focuses on one of the following areas:

Project Management

• Apply expert skills in leading stakeholders; act as a resource to project team members.
• Monitor and regularly communicate project status to Sponsors, Business Owners and other stakeholders, helping to ensure progress toward completion.
• Make formal and informal presentations and reports, providing updates and other relevant information on the status of projects.
• Represent the organization regarding project status and alignment with strategic plans; facilitate and work effectively to develop consensus within divergent groups and/or groups with divergent viewpoints.

Program Management

• Define program structure, processes, tools, and procedures.
• Apply expert skills in managing stakeholders and resources involved in the projects and program.
• Ensure deliverables are aligned across the projects and program.
• Act as a resource to program team members.
• Monitor and regularly communicate status to Sponsors, Business Leads and other stakeholders, helping to ensure progress toward completion.

Process Improvement

• Facilitate the coordination and integration of process improvement approaches into the leadership system and business unit daily work.
• Manage the training program for EPMO staff and CareOregon leaders in support of the leadership system and other process improvement initiatives.
• Communicate with all departments, staff, and leadership to ensure understanding across the organization. 
• Implement and refine PI approach using systematic feedback from the users.
• Participate in the development and delivery of training curriculum.

Planning and Development

• Develop project, program and change management plans that outline components, communications, milestones, priorities, needs and resources.
• Organize, facilitate, and participate in meetings of stakeholder groups to identify needs and build consensus and collaboration.
• Work collaboratively in analyzing business needs to identify potential technical solutions and process impacts to inform business case and project proposals and project plans.

Quality Assurance

• Identify potential difficulties and/or barriers to project goals and take steps to mitigate or avoid them. 
• Ensure compliance with all applicable standards, policies, laws, rules, and regulations outlined in the project plan.

Implementation

• Employ advanced change management techniques to facilitate the adoption of the project.
• Track program and/or large-scale project costs and identify variances from project plans.
• Develop and recommend operational processes and/or process improvements including supporting information systems.

Documentation and Evaluation

• Maintain appropriate records, information, documentation, and reports.
• At the time of project completion, close files, and review records to ensure documentation is appropriate and complete.
• Facilitate the evaluation of progress and challenges following implementation, identifying potential system or process improvement opportunities.
• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance for implementation, configuration and on-going support of internal systems, technology, and analytics.

Administration

• Actively participate in business unit planning and performance metrics.
• Recommend and draft policies, communications, and procedures for de