Manager Client Project Management

Highmark Health

$95K — $115K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Healthcare, Business, Information Technology, or relevant experience.
  • 7 years of experience in Project Delivery.
  • 7 years of Client Relationship Management experience.
  • 3 years of preferred Team Leadership and Management experience.
  • Strong project management and financial planning skills.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily operations and manage team performance.
  • Assign project managers to specific tasks and ensure clarity on project requirements.
  • Facilitate resource allocation and resolve scheduling conflicts across teams.
  • Monitor project statuses, especially problematic ones, and engage in resolution processes.
  • Approve budget monitoring and change controls before stakeholder review.
  • Conduct lessons learned sessions for project closure and ensure documentation.
  • Engage regularly with stakeholders on critical project issues and escalate when necessary.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional development and mentoring.
  • Involvement in significant project leadership roles.
  • Engagement with a diverse, cross-functional team.
  • Flexible travel requirements between 25% to 50% of the time.
Full Job Description
JOB SUMMARY

This job will be expected to provide leadership oversight to a group of project managers within a value stream. The incumbent's focus will be to support the individual project managers in the delivery of the projects within their domain. The incumbent will be expected to have a clear understanding of the projects being managed by their team and ensure that all delivery management processes are being followed correctly. Will provide training and mentoring to the development of the project managers to improve their skills. In the event where a project would require additional leadership support the manager is expected to step in and remove obstacles and support stakeholder management.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Perform management responsibilities to include, but are not limited to: involved in hiring and termination decisions, coaching and development, rewards and recognition, performance management and staff productivity. Plan, organize, staff, direct and control the day-to-day operations of the department; develop and implement policies and programs as necessary; may have budgetary responsibility and authority.
  • Manages the assignment of project managers to specific requests for work. Ensures that the project manager has proper information about impacted domains and reviews outputs to ensure that they are completed successfully.
  • Supports delivery owner in allocation of resources from across the matrixed organization. Resolves conflicts in scheduling that may require cross domain coordination or excitations. Reviewing work plans and breakdowns to ensure that all required activities are being addressed. Review project budget and allocations to ensure correct delivery of the project. Reviews risk identification to ensure that all appropriate risks are identified for the project. Review communication plans and stakeholder identification to ensure completeness.
  • Reviews communication and status and engages in go to green plans for all yellow or red projects. Support issue resolution through engagement of their experience and involvement of other teams.
  • Validate that all project budget and time tracking progress has been completed correctly and timely. Engage and help to address any project with budget variances. Review and approve all change controls before presentation to stakeholders.
  • Facilitate lessons learned activities for projects that are closing out. Ensure that all project artifacts are documented and archived.
  • Actively engage in all Yellow / Red projects to resolve open issues. Be prepared to accept and manage escalations for projects in their domains. Have regular meetings with the stakeholders for critical projects. Ensure that any issues for project are properly escalated to senior leadership.
  • Other duties as assigned or requested.


EDUCATION

Required
  • Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare, Business, Information Technology or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree.


Substitutions
  • None


Preferred
  • None


EXPERIENCE

Required
  • 7 years of Project Delivery Experience
  • 7 years of Client Relationship Management


Preferred
  • 3 years of Team Leadership and Management


LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS

Required
  • None


Preferred
  • PMI - Project Management Professional


SKILLS
  • Project Management
  • Financial Planning and Management
  • Strong Communication Skills
  • Problem Management and Resolution
  • Working in a Matrixed Organization
  • Client Expectations Management


Language (Other than English)

None

Travel Required

25% - 50%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office-Based

Teaches / trains others regularly

Rarely

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Occasionally

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

Yes

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Rarely

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Never

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

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