Position: Project Manager III

Company: Confidential Health Plan

Location: Must reside in one of these 3 states Only (North Dakota, Utah, & Idaho). If you reside in on of these 3 state the work is then remote.

Employment Type: Full Time, Contract to Hire, W2

Primary Focus:

• Large-Scale Project Delivery
• Portfolio Management
• Stakeholder Leadership
• Risk Management
• Budget and Resource Management

Candidate will focus on Arkansas Affiliation project with an emphasis in the provider space: contracting, credentialing, provider data, and Availability/portal capabilities.

Overview

The Project Manager III will lead large-scale projects or multiple concurrent projects from inception through successful close-out. This individual will have end-to-end accountability for ensuring project objectives remain aligned with business strategy and that agreed requirements are delivered on schedule, within budget, and at the expected level of quality. This is a senior project leadership position requiring considerably more than schedule administration and status reporting.

The Project Manager III will develop project plans and estimates, establish milestones and measures, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage scope and resources, control costs, proactively identify risks and issues, facilitate decisions, and maintain alignment among business sponsors, customers, leadership, and project teams. The individual will apply company-approved project management methodology and Enterprise Program Management Office policies and standards while adapting execution to the needs of each project.

The Project Manager III must be capable of managing large-scale initiatives exceeding $1 million and teams of 10 or more while also effectively managing multiple concurrent priorities.

Purpose:

Lead significant business initiatives from initial definition through successful implementation and close-out. Your leadership will directly influence whether complex projects achieve their intended business objectives while meeting commitments around scope, schedule, cost, quality, and customer requirements.

Expand your influence beyond individual project administration by leading large-scale and concurrent initiatives, working directly with business sponsors and organizational leadership, managing multidisciplinary teams, and helping strengthen enterprise project-management practices. The role also provides the opportunity to mentor other project managers and influence the broader organization's project-management capability.

Objectives

1. Establish Control and Alignment Across Large-Scale and Concurrent Projects.
2. Deliver Projects to Agreed Scope, Schedule, Budget, Quality, and Business Requirements.
3. Proactively Manage Risk, Issues, Change, and Resource Constraints.
4. Strengthen Stakeholder Confidence and Project Management Capability.

Requirements

The successful candidate should demonstrate a progressive portfolio of project-management accomplishments with at least five years of project and/or program management experience, including leadership of large-scale and concurrent initiatives. Experience should include responsibility for projects greater than $1 million and teams of 10 or more, consistent with the requirements provided in the JD.

Candidates should demonstrate actual accomplishments involving project planning, budgeting, change management, client management, resource allocation, risk management, scope control, schedule management, issue resolution, and stakeholder communication. Familiarity with the PMI Guide and PMBOK is required. A Project Management certificate is strongly preferred, and PMP certification is a strong plus.

Definition of Success

Within the first 90 days, the Project Manager III has established credibility with sponsors, stakeholders, and project teams and has reliable control and visibility over assigned initiatives. Projects have clearly defined objectives, realistic plans, accountable owners, visible dependencies, appropriate performance measures, and disciplined risk and issue management.