Principal Project Management Consultant
About The Position
This senior-level employee leads large, enterprise-wide, cross-functional programs with complex scope and high transformational impact, typically valued at $15–50 million. The role drives strategic initiatives across markets by translating business needs into scalable IT solutions and aligning business, IT, and vendor teams. It builds partnerships with senior IT, business, physician, and financial leaders to accelerate delivery through disciplined execution and continuous improvement. The position is primarily responsible for determining program budgets, creating project management methodology based on expertise, managing overall pursuits and projects, and leading departmental or cross-functional teams. It oversees delivery of IT infrastructure and operations capabilities for large-scale business initiatives from planning through completion, and manages program scope, schedules, resources, financials, performance, risks, organizational change, and stakeholder engagement. The role also supports effective governance, vendor performance, contract negotiations, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Minimum ten years of experience managing projects or programs using project life cycle methodologies, such as SDLC, process management, or organizational change.
- Minimum five years of experience implementing large, complex projects in a corporate environment.
- Minimum five years of experience leading project teams.
- Minimum ten years of experience managing project budgets.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS, or a related field, and at least ten years of IT or related business experience, including at least eight years managing programs. Additional equivalent work experience may substitute for the degree requirement.
Nice To Haves
- Strong knowledge of Kaiser IT and business processes and ability to navigate enterprise structures.
- Experience applying Rules of Flow and/or Theory of Constraints to improve throughput.
- Experience applying Strategic Project Leadership (SPL).
- Experience supporting governance bodies and structuring programs for effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Drive execution of multiple work streams by identifying customer and operational needs, developing procedures and policies, translating business strategy into actionable requirements, securing and distributing resources, setting standards, measuring progress, removing obstacles, solving complex issues, and influencing completion of project tasks.
- Practice self-leadership and promote learning by soliciting and acting on performance feedback, building cross-functional relationships, communicating advice, adapting to competing demands, providing feedback, mentoring and coaching team members, fostering open dialogue, and learning from change and feedback.
- Oversee delivery of IT infrastructure and operations capabilities for large-scale programs from planning to completion.
- Analyze, integrate, and manage complex project and program plans covering scope, status, schedules, and resource forecasts.
- Manage and monitor financials for large and complex projects and programs.
- Monitor program performance against time, budget, scope, and quality plans, and make adjustments as needed.
- Oversee organizational change management activities, including user adoption, implementation, and training plans as defined by the project.
- Promote, refine, and oversee adherence to established processes and policies, including SDLC, domain standards, and Kaiser standards.
- Assist in establishing and managing project management practices for resource allocation, schedules, and task assignments.
- Drive completion of work across multiple program teams.
- Evaluate internal and external resources and provide feedback on team composition based on member skills and project demands.
- Create and communicate a clear vision of project and program goals and objectives.
- Deliver individual performance feedback to team members.
- Manage, monitor, and mitigate risks across multiple interdependent projects and programs by analyzing and identifying trigger events.
- Monitor compliance with project and program plans, policies, and procedures.
- Build and maintain stakeholder relationships and ensure alignment, buy-in, engagement, and support through appropriate communication with internal customers, third-party vendors, and business leadership.
- Identify and work closely with stakeholders according to their influence and decision-making authority.
- Determine program goals, influence prioritization of deliverables, coordinate business processes such as project change management and communications, and facilitate delivery decisions with program sponsors and review boards.
- Communicate difficult issues to stakeholders while maintaining an independent opinion.
- Review vendor performance and provide direction for service improvements or strategy revisions.
- Facilitate contract negotiations with service vendors and review and resolve vendor invoice issues.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
