Sr. IT Project Manager

Overview

The Senior IT Project Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of large-scale, complexprojects often involving multiple internal and external stakeholders through all phases of theSDLC. The Senior IT Project Manager helps set and follow clear project management standardsincluding project plans, change controls, risk management, and other project managementdocuments on given strategic initiatives. The Senior IT Project Manager assists in developingstandards, managing the enterprise IT project priority list with IT Directors, and assists in ITSteering Committee meetings if needed. This position reports to the Director of IT StrategicInitiatives.

Responsibilities

 Accountable for successful project delivery through active project management oversight. Leads cross functional teams delivering superior IT projects consisting of people,process, and technology that allows complete interaction with all impacted stakeholders,including internal business users and external providers. Develops project management plans in accordance with roadmaps which integrate therequirements and activities addressing the management of project scope, schedule, cost,quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement. Defines, documents, and tracks project milestones while developing, maintaining, andreporting on an overall integrated delivery plan with IT and Business Units. Consistent reporting on the status of the critical path, consumed slack and/or EV and ROI Rigorously manages scope to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed upon time,cost, and quality parameters. Builds an environment of trust and open information. Sharing lessons learned,perceptions, and best practices openly with the teams. Communicates clearly with internal and vendor teams in multiple diverse locations,ensuring that strategic and tactical deliverables are understood. Regularly conducts postmortems on capability delivery and ensure that the team learnsfrom mistakes as well as victories. Develops and maintains risk management plan addressing opportunities, best practices,risks, and issues or threats. Documents, monitors and manages the project risks. Assesses the impact of new orincreased risks and develop remediation’s and/or mitigation plans. Works with various teams/disciplines to ensure release readiness and qualitydeployments. Facilitates Project Steering Committee meetings and stakeholder’s meetings.

 

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities Participates in special projects, assignments, and other tasks as needed.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science,Engineering, or relevant field and at least five (5) years of relevantproject management experience required. In lieu of a degree, aminimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience to include aminimum of five (5) years project management experience will beconsidered. Particular emphasis on waterfall and iterative softwaredevelopment methodologies. Experience managing multiple complexprojects with teams of 10 or more. Experience in health planenvironment preferred.

 

Special Skills, Licenses and Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) or Educational Class BasedProject Certification preferred. Strong project management skills,including the ability to create project plans, prioritize work, and meetdeadlines. Required Proficiency in MS Office suite of applications MSProject, MS Office Suite and SharePoint. Oher applications such asVisio, Workfront and Jira are preferred, however not required. ValidCalifornia driver’s license and proof of current automobile insurancecompliant with Partnership policy are required to operate a vehicle andtravel for company business.

 

Performance Based Competencies

 

Strong planning, organizational, and leadership skills. Understandingof team dynamics and ability to foster a positive team environment.Excellent time management skills. Self-starter and self-motivated.Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to speakclearly and persuasively in all situations. Ability to effectively exercisegood judgment. Attention to detail.

 

 

Work Environment And Physical Demands

Ability to use a computer keyboard. More than 50% of work time isspent in front of a computer monitor. Must be able to lift, carry, ormove objects of varying size, weighing up to 10 lbs.

 

 

 

All HealthPlan employees are expected to:

 

• Provide the highest possible level of service to clients;
• Promote teamwork and cooperative effort among employees;
• Maintain safe practices; and
• Abide by the HealthPlan’s policies and pr