Project Management Consultant

The Ohio State University

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Management Consultant is a strategic operational project management leader who plans, coordinates, and executes complex facility, expansion, transition, and activation initiatives. Reporting to the Director of Operational Excellence, the consultant ensures operational readiness across major initiatives, from early planning and workflow development through implementation, activation, and post-implementation stabilization. The role partners with Facilities, Information Technology, Clinical Operations, support services, and administrative leaders to integrate operational needs into project planning and execution. The consultant leads multidisciplinary workstreams, facilitates decision-making, develops readiness and activation plans, identifies and mitigates operational risks, and aligns operational, facility, technology, and implementation milestones. The position leads operational planning, readiness, transition, and activation for facility expansions, renovations, relocations, and new or redesigned services. It coordinates the people, processes, technology, workflows, equipment, and other operational components needed for successful implementation. The consultant develops and manages integrated project and readiness plans; facilitates workflow design; coordinates multidisciplinary teams; identifies dependencies, risks, and barriers; and monitors milestones to ensure organizational preparedness. The role involves substantial cross-organizational collaboration and requires independence, accountability, and strategic influence. It works primarily onsite and may require travel throughout the James and Ohio State University Medical Complex. Standard hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with flexibility for project needs such as early-morning or evening stakeholder engagements.

Requirements

Master’s degree in business or a related field and at least 4 years of relevant project management experience, or a bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of relevant project management experience.
Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, active listening, and facilitation skills.
Experience managing, executing, and sustaining major change initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to initiate and complete large-scale projects.
Excellent writing skills and ability to identify effective and efficient ways to disseminate information.
Advanced experience with computer applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Projects, as well as SmartSheet and SharePoint.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, build relationships, collaborate, and build consensus in a complex environment.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and execute complex facility, expansion, transition, and activation initiatives.
Lead operational planning, readiness, transition, and activation for expansions, renovations, relocations, and new or redesigned services.
Ensure operational readiness from early planning and workflow development through implementation, activation, and post-implementation stabilization.
Lead multidisciplinary workstreams and facilitate decision-making.
Develop and manage integrated project and readiness plans, including comprehensive readiness and activation plans.
Facilitate operational workflow design.
Coordinate the people, processes, technology, workflows, equipment, and other operational components necessary for successful implementation and activation.
Identify and mitigate operational risks; identify dependencies, risks, and barriers.
Align operational, facility, technology, and implementation milestones and monitor key project milestones.
Partner with Facilities, Information Technology, Clinical Operations, support services, administrative leaders, and other project managers to coordinate planning and execution.
Maintain clear ownership of the operational components of projects.
Travel as needed throughout the James and Ohio State University Medical Complex and accommodate project-specific stakeholder engagements.