Colorado Benefits Management System Project Manager

Compensation Range

$93,516.80 - $130,915.20

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Job Description Summary

Responsible for leading the planning, coordination, execution, and oversight of projects from initiation to completion for County Departments of Human Services related to the Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS), Colorado Program Eligibility and Application Kit (PEAK)-- the online application for Coloradans to apply online for cash, food, and medical assistance, and other tools used to administer public assistance programs. This role manages all phases of assigned projects—including scheduling, leading, monitoring, and reporting—while facilitating both formal and informal project teams. Uniquely positioned within Weld County, the Project Manager serves as a leader and facilitator for project-related initiatives through the Colorado Human Services Directors Association (CHSDA), representing Human Services Directors from each of Colorado's 64 counties. This role involves close collaboration with state leadership from the Colorado Department of Human Services, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and the State Office of Information Technology. Acting as the voice of county human services directors statewide, the Project Manager role ensures county interests are clearly and effectively represented.

The Project Manager plays a critical role in designing and recommending innovative business processes and methodologies to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, improve customer service, boost productivity, and support cost avoidance strategies for counties administering public assistance programs. These efforts align with CHSDA's strategic goals and program objectives related to CBMS and other eligibility determination tools. The Project Manager also contributes to initiatives aimed at improving and refining the online Colorado PEAK tool that clients use to apply for and manage benefits. Applying proven project and change management principles, the Project Manager ensures that all initiatives are well-justified, effectively executed, and clearly reported to stakeholders.

Ideal Candidate Traits:
1. Excellent communication skills, ability to bring together differing viewpoints towards a common goal.
2. Able to identify opportunities for process improvement and technological advances.
3. Autonomous, innovative and ability to organize multiple projects at the same time.

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Job Description

Project Management - 70%:

• Manage projects from start to completion. Develop detailed project plans to monitor and track progress. Maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Pull together key stakeholders to co-create integrated project plans.
• Consider diverse stakeholder perspectives when designing project plans and goals.
• Ensure successful, timely completion of milestones and outcomes.
• Manage project budgets, meet budgetary objectives, and adjust project constraints based on financial analysis.
• Evaluate the success of projects.
• Delegate assignments to proper team members to ensure tasks are completed as scheduled
• Facilitate coordination and information sharing across divisions, county departments, and outside entities. Lead inter-agency and intra-agency teams and projects.
• Attend and compile information on various meetings and workgroups related to CBMS, PEAK, and other eligibility tools.
• Prepare project reports, presentations, updates, and summaries for internal and external audiences, including CBMS Executive Steering Committee (ESC), CHSDA Executive Committee, and Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI).
• Produce deliverables on time, as many projects and data requests are time sensitive.

Research - 25%:

• Work with county program experts to research federal and state laws, regulations, and policies related to public assistance programs.
• Convene county-end users to research and streamline county feedback on proposed and/or desired changes to eligibility systems.
• Interpret complex regulatory language to understand implications for program operations and project goals, and how those regulations should be implemented into CBMS.
• Monitor updates to rules and legislation to ensure compliance with current requirements.
• Analyze the impact of regulatory changes on CHSDA initiatives and recommend necessary adjustments for CBMS projects.
• Communicate key regulatory information to project teams and stakeholders to support informed decision-making.

Other Duties as Assigned - 5%:

• Must adhere to established policies, procedures, and standards and ensure that oral and written directives, policy, and ordinances of Weld County are consistently and uniformly applied and reflect actual practice and current operating needs.
• Any one position may not inc