Project Manager III

CareSource•Dayton, OH

4d•$94,100 - $164,800

About The Position

The Project Manager III manages medium- to high-complexity projects within programs and high-complexity standalone projects. The role is accountable for successful project delivery, lifecycle milestone approvals, project closure, and adherence to EPMO standards, governance, tools, and processes. The Project Manager develops and maintains project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, stakeholder communications, and project documentation, while monitoring project status, metrics, risks, issues, scope, schedule, and budget.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
At least five years of Project Management experience.
Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Project, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Teams, and Outlook.
Experience working with project management software.
Excellent analysis and reporting skills.
Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
Excellent critical listening and thinking skills.
Ability to interact effectively with all levels of management within and outside the organization.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Customer-service orientation.
Ability to lead a project team of 20 or more core members and multiple vendors proactively and effectively.
Experience managing a project with a budget of up to $3.5 million.
Ability to prioritize work and team assignments to deliver projects on time, on budget, and in line with stakeholder expectations.
Demonstrated sense of urgency.
Extensive understanding of project management processes, techniques, tools, and the development lifecycle; Agile experience is ideally suited.
Sit or stand for extended periods in a general office environment may be required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a related field.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with the healthcare payer industry and knowledge of Medicaid and Medicare.

Responsibilities

Ensure successful project delivery and completion and approval of milestone deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
Assist with continuous improvement of project management practices, processes, and tools.
Ensure project closure activities are completed.
Lead stakeholders in refining the project charter, when applicable.
Collaborate with business owners and IT contacts to identify and assign business and IT resources.
Develop the project resource plan, including forecasts of EPMO FTEs and contractors.
Develop and maintain the project schedule and WBS.
Schedule project audits and ensure compliance with EPMO governance audit requirements.
Develop and maintain the project budget, when applicable; capture and consolidate EPMO, IT, and business estimates.
Assess, manage, and control impacts of changes to project scope, schedule, and budget.
Escalate issues to the Business Owner, Program Manager, and EPMO Leadership, as applicable.
Maintain the project stakeholder matrix and drive cross-functional communication between affected business and IT areas.
Work with Talent Development and Communications to develop project communication and training plans.
Mentor junior Project Managers or Project Coordinators.
Schedule and facilitate project meetings, including weekly status and stakeholder meetings; represent the project in program or Portfolio Governance meetings.
Capture and report meeting notes, decisions, and action items.
Track and report project status against plan to stakeholders at all levels; track, compile, and report project metrics and budget.
Implement mitigation strategies and contingency plans, and communicate or escalate them to stakeholders.
Maintain the project RAID and identify, log, assign, and manage risks and issues.
Maintain the project SharePoint site and document repository.
Produce detailed reports, business decision documents, meeting minutes, and notifications for assigned projects.
Develop the project operations and support plan.
Perform other job duties as requested.