Project Manager

Job Description:

The Project Manager plays a critical role in driving successful project outcomes by partnering closely with operational leaders to bring strategic initiatives to life. This position is responsible for assembling and leading cross-functional project teams, ensuring all aspects of planning, execution, and delivery are aligned with organizational goals.
With a strong focus on collaboration and results, the Project Manager oversees project timelines, proactively identifies and mitigates risks, and effectively manages stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle. This role requires expertise in project planning, resource coordination, and delivering high-impact results that support operational excellence and organizational success.

We are committed to offering flexible work options where approved and stated in the job posting. However, we are currently not considering candidates who reside or plan to reside in the following states: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington.

Work Schedule

• Core business hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Remote Position

Essential Functions

• Coordinates with the Program Manager to align project work, timelines, and deliverables when the project is part of a broader program
• Oversees all aspects of Project Life Cycle, including initiating, planning, executing & delivering, and closing activities, applying a structured, end-to-end project management approach across all phases of the project to support project success.
• Engage stakeholders, facilitate communication, and manage expectations to ensure alignment and support for project success
• Develops and rigorously manages comprehensive project plans including defined scope, objectives, schedule, milestones, deliverables, risks and issues.  Utilizes structured project management artifacts (e.g., project charter, work breakdown structure, timelines, risk and issue tracking tools) to ensure alignment, visibility, and effective execution.
• Creates, maintains, and leverages project management documentation and artifacts appropriate to each phase of the project lifecycle, including project charters, kick-off materials, stakeholder registers, work breakdown structures, communication plans, RAID logs (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), action and change logs, timelines, lessons learned, and project closeout documentation
• Tracks progress, provide regular status updates, and communicate key risks, decisions, and outcomes to stakeholders using consistent reporting practices and tools.
• Validates financial forecasts and expected benefits and reconciles resources and other project expenses, tracking actual value to expected results.
• Leads formal project closeout activities, including validation of deliverables, stakeholder alignment, lessons learned capture, and project sign-off to ensure successful handoff and organizational learning.
• Responsible to adhere to the Intermountain-designated governance and processes that include a structured approach applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to a project to meet the project’s objectives.
• Ensures that all projects have gone through designated governance approval and prioritization processes.
• May provide project supervisory oversight of the work for one or more Associate Project Managers and/or Project Managers, keeping the caregivers’ direct leader appraised of work performance.
• Project Manager may be assigned to a specific service area and serve as domain-specific specialist to deliver projects that support Health System Optimization and Enterprise Shared Services priorities.
• Uses critical thinking to adapt project management approaches, tools, and documentation to meet the unique needs of each project while maintaining alignment, structure, and effective control.

Skills

• Structured project management practices, including lifecycle management, documentation, and artifact-based execution
• Project Management tools and artifacts (e.g., schedules, WBS, RAID logs, communication plans, status reporting tools)
• People Management
• Business
• Finance
• Customer and stakeholder satisfaction
• Budgeting and reporting
• Communication
• Organization and prioritization
• Leading project teams
• Accountability

Qualifications

• Demonstrated project management experience overseeing multiple projects simultaneously is required. 2+ years of project management experience is preferred.
• Proven ability to earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders; mobilize and motivate teams; set directio