Senior Project Manager

As a Senior Project Manager at Cook Children's, you will be an independent contributing IT professional within the Project Management family. The Senior Project Manager plays a critical role in the coordination and completion of a variety of IT projects within the Cook Children's Health Care System. The Senior Project Manager will work closely with other IT teams and operational stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered completely within scope and on time. The Senior Project Manager must have excellent organization and communication skills and have experience in working with team members of different groups to achieve quality results in a timely manner. The Senior Project Manager will be expected to manage and own projects that are high visibility, larger, more complex, and potentially more sensitive in nature.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborate interdepartmentally to understand project scope, requirements, and success criteria
• Ensure a common understanding by setting expectations in accordance with the Project Plan, in order to align the stakeholders and team members.
• Utilizing PMO Playbook and PMBOK best practices and process/knowledge areas to effectively manage and complete projects
• Managing the development or direct creation of standard project artifacts and their updates as necessary (Project Charter, Project Resourcing/Staffing, WBS/Project Schedule, Requirements documentation, status reporting, presentations, communication plan, risk/issue registry, lessons learned, close out documentation, and others as required)
• Scope management and project change management
• PPM/Project Management tool updates for assigned projects
• Managing risks/issues and escalating as necessary
• Guide and direct project team members to ensure compliance with set standards, procedures, and guidelines
• Evaluate the progress of a project to detect limitations or faults to seek solutions
• Successfully manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Stakeholder management
• Project portfolio management
• Assist in the mentorship and development of more junior project managers
• Assist in internal PMO process improvement initiatives
• Assist in annual budgeting and portfolio planning activities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Position requires 10 years or more of direct experience
• 5 or more years working within a PMO
• Healthcare provider experience strongly preferred
• Experience with software systems' implementation lifecycle
• Experience in Waterfall project management methodology or Agile methodology experience is required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers, and other subject matter experts
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, prioritize work, manage time and respond effectively to a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to exercise sound political and environmental judgment as appropriate to support successful project implementation. Demonstrated knowledge and skills in assessing and mitigating risks through risk planning.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification

• PMP Certification required
• CSM Certification is a plus