Principal Project Management Consultant

Kaiser Permanente

$184K — $238K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years managing projects using methodologies like SDLC
  • 5+ years implementing complex projects in corporate settings
  • 5+ years leading project teams
  • 10+ years managing project budgets
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS or related field, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Drive execution of multiple work streams by identifying needs and developing policies
  • Promote self-leadership and soliciting performance feedback from team members
  • Oversee delivery of IT infrastructure for large-scale programs
  • Analyze and integrate complex project plans including scope and resources
  • Monitor program performance to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery
  • Manage organizational change activities, including user adoption and training
  • Cultivate stakeholder relationships to ensure project success

Benefits

  • Flexible work location with options for remote work
  • Opportunity for professional growth and mentoring
  • Supportive organizational culture promoting diversity and equity
  • Access to resources for continuous learning and skills development
  • Engagement in innovative projects that integrate technology and business solutions
Full Job Description
Description:
Job Summary:
This senior level employee is primarily responsible for determining program budgets, creating project management methodology based on expertise, managing overall pursuits and projects, leading departmental or cross-functional teams.
Essential Responsibilities:
  • Drives the execution of multiple work streams by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and updating new procedures and policies; gaining cross-functional support for objectives and priorities; translating business strategy into actionable business requirements; obtaining and distributing resources; setting standards and measuring progress; removing obstacles that impact performance; guiding performance and developing contingency plans accordingly; solving highly complex issues; and influencing the completion of project tasks by others.
  • Practices self-leadership and promotes learning in others by soliciting and acting on performance feedback; building collaborative, cross-functional relationships; communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; providing feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership; influencing, mentoring, and coaching team members; fostering open dialogue amongst team members; evaluating and responding to the strengths and weaknesses of self and unit members; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
  • Oversees the delivery of IT infrastructure and operations capabilities for large-scale programs for assigned business initiatives from planning to completion.
  • Analyzes, integrates, and manages complex project/program plans which include scope, status, schedules, and resource forecasts.
  • Manages and monitors the program financials of large and complex projects/programs.
  • Monitors overall program performance (e.g., on time, on budget, within scope, up to quality standards) against plan and makes adjustments as needed.
  • Oversees project/program activities related to organizational change management (e.g., development and execution of user adoption, implementation, and training plans) as defined by the project.
  • Promotes, refines, and oversees adherence to established processes and policies (e.g. SDLC including domain standards, Kaiser standards).
  • Assists in the establishment and management of proper project management practices in regard to allocation of resources, schedules and task assignments.
  • Drives the completion of the work of multiple program teams.
  • Evaluates internal and/or external resources and provides feedback on team composition based on the alignment of team member skills and project/program demands.
  • Creates and communicates a clear vision of project/program goals and objectives to the team.
  • Delivers individual performance feedback to team members.
  • Manages, monitors and mitigates risks across multiple, interdependent projects or programs by analyzing and identifying trigger events.
  • Monitors the compliance of project/program plans by ensuring team members follow policies and procedures.
  • Ensures the alignment, buy-in, engagement and support of diverse project stakeholders by building and maintaining relationships as well as communicating appropriately with internal customers, third party vendors, and business leadership.
  • Ensures success of project by identifying and working closely with the right stakeholders based on their level of influence and decision making.
  • Determines program goals, influences the prioritization of deliverables, coordinates all business processes (e.g. project change management, communication) and facilitates decisions necessary for program delivery by partnering with program sponsors and/or review boards.
  • Communicates tough issues to stakeholders and keeps an independent opinion.
  • Reviews vendor performance to provide direction for service improvements or revisions to strategy.
  • Facilitates contract negotiations with service vendors, and reviews and resolves issues with vendor invoices.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)
  • Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Business Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Cross-Group Collaboration
  • Decision Making
  • Dependability
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
  • Drives Results
  • Facilitation Skills
  • Health Care Industry
  • Influencing Others
  • Integrity
  • Learning Agility
  • Organizational Savvy
  • Problem Solving
  • Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
  • Teamwork
  • Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)
  • Analytical Skills
  • Business Acumen
  • Business Planning
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Client Focus
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Cross Department Coordination
  • Debugging and Troubleshooting
  • Delegation
  • Demonstrating Personal Flexibility
  • Financial Acumen
  • Getting Work Done Through Others
  • Innovative Mindset
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • MS Project
  • Managing Diverse Relationships
  • Mentoring and Coaching
  • Microsoft Office
  • Negotiation
  • Organizational Skills
  • Prioritization
  • Project Estimation
  • Project Management
  • Relationship Building
  • Vendor Management

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Minimum ten (10) years experience managing projects or programs using project life cycle methodologies (e.g., SDLC, process management, organizational change).
  • Minimum five (5) years experience implementing large, complex projects in a corporate environment.
  • Minimum five (5) years experience leading project teams.
  • Minimum ten (10) years experience managing project budgets.
  • Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS or related field and Minimum ten (10) years of IT or related business experience, including Minimum eight (8) years experience managing programs. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Three (3) years experience working on projects or programs requiring the integration of cross-functional technology and/or business solutions.
  • Five (5) years experience working with an IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework.


Primary Location: California,Pleasanton,Pleasanton Tech Cntr Building A
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Flexible
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-IT-01|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: KPIT ADMIN - KPD Exp Design - 9601
Pay Range: $184500 - $238700 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.
Travel: No
Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.

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