Program Manager III - Facilities Projects

Kaiser Permanente•Hyattsville, MD

38d

About The Position

Manages small-to-medium sized projects/programs or components with multiple workstreams and strategic business goals across departments, functions, or regions with responsibility and accountability for achieving program outcomes from initiation to close-out in an extended or open-ended time frame. Leads the work of project/program teams by coordinating and monitoring internal and/or external resources. Monitors and identifies project/program risks, issues, and trigger events by executing mitigation plans and strategies. Monitors compliance of project/program activities by ensuring project/program plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Ensures the alignment, buy-in, coordination, and support of diverse stakeholders. Assists with reviews of vendor performance levels, ensures service level agreements are met, and supports contract negotiations with vendors.

Requirements

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
Applied Data Analysis
Change Management
Conflict Resolution
Financial Acumen
Managing Diverse Relationships
Project Management Tools
Quality Assurance Process
Risk Assessment
Service Focus
Strategic Program Management
Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and minimum three (3) years project management experience OR Minimum six (6) years experience in project management or a directly related field.

Nice To Haves

One (1) years healthcare experience.
One (1) years experience working in a unionized environment.
One (1) years experience managing vendor contracts and relationships.
Completion of a project management educational training or certification program.
One (1) years experience working with project management software.
One (1) years experience working with collaboration software (e.g., Sharepoint, MS Teams, etc.).

Responsibilities

Pursues effective relationships with others by proactively providing resources, information, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members.
Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides mentoring to team members.
Pursues self-development; creates plans and takes action to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; influences others through technical explanations and examples.
Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; helps others adapt to new tasks and processes.
Supports and responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome.
Completes work assignments autonomously by applying up-to-date expertise in subject area to generate creative solutions; ensures all procedures and policies are followed; leverages an understanding of data and resources to support projects or initiatives.
Collaborates cross-functionally to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information.
Supports, identifies, and monitors priorities, deadlines, and expectations.
Identifies, speaks up, and implements ways to address improvement opportunities for team.
Manages small-to-medium sized projects/programs or components with multiple workstreams and strategic business goals across departments, functions, or regions with responsibility and accountability for achieving program outcomes from initiation to close-out in an extended or open ended time frame.
Develops, analyzes, and executes less complex project/program plans which include scope identification and management, schedule, inter-dependencies, and resource forecast.
Manages project/program financials for small-to-medium size programs.
Monitors project/program performance to ensure initiatives effectively deliver maximum long term value or benefit to the organization, and makes adjustments as needed in an uncertain environment where scope may be fluid.
Manages project/program activities related to organizational change management (e.g., development and execution of user adoption, implementation, and training plans) as defined by the program.
Allocates resources, establishes schedules, and makes task assignments.
Leads the work of project/program team members.
Requests and coordinates internal and/ or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and program demands.
Promotes program vision and objectives with project/program team.
Monitors and identifies project/program risks, issues, and trigger events by executing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate.
Monitors adherence of project/program activities to policies and procedures by ensuring plans and team members follow KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures.
Ensures the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders by building rapport with stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and management; and clarifying accountability and authority across stakeholders.
Identifies and works closely with key stakeholders.
Ensures all appropriate stakeholders are represented and included.
Provides insight to key stakeholders and project/program sponsors by developing goals, setting the prioritization of deliverables, discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. program change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for program delivery.
Communicates tough issues to stakeholders while maintaining an independent opinion, providing recommendations, delivering presentations, and providing reports to stakeholders.
Assists with reviews of vendor performance levels and ensures service level agreements are met.
Supports the contract negotiation process with vendors and reviews project/program invoices submitted by vendors for accuracy.