DHCF DCAS Project Manager

Collaboredge Inc.•Washington, DC

4d•$75 - $90•Onsite

About The Position

DHCF is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the PMO of the DCAS program and execute the project management lifecycle. The role involves helping the team meet critical milestones, proactively identifying obstacles and solutions, championing change, and working with business leaders and partners across Operations, Quality, and Technical Operations. The Project Manager is responsible for planning and executing projects while maintaining high quality and compliance standards, including compliance with CMS and FNS requirements. The position leads portfolio and project management processes, oversees scope, schedules, reporting, dependencies, issues, risks, and communications, and coordinates business and technology partners to deliver and approve project artifacts. It also supports business readiness, change assessment, training, process updates, project controls, corrective action plans, and the measurement of portfolio benefits and performance. The Project Manager represents projects in executive and governance meetings, directs day-to-day assigned work, and leads other project managers on highly complex projects to ensure successful delivery from start to finish. The role also formulates systems scope and objectives based on user needs and business and industry requirements; analyzes business and user needs; documents requirements and translates them into system specifications; and advises on complex systems projects, considering the business implications of technology. The position is onsite. Only candidates local to the DMV area will be considered.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related field, or equivalent experience.
16 or more years of business analysis experience.
16 or more years of requirements gathering and documentation experience.
16 or more years of MS Office and PowerPoint experience.
16 or more years of Software Development Lifecycle experience.
10 years of experience adapting to shifting demands, ambiguity, changing priorities, and rapid change.
10 years demonstrating critical thinking, sound judgment, attention to detail, and strong organizational skills.
10 years of experience working across multiple dynamic organizations and driving stakeholders toward a shared mission.
10 years of experience with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
10 years demonstrating the ability to work as a team player, respond quickly, contribute individually, coordinate, adapt to change in complex environments, and stay task- and goal-driven.
10 years of strong interpersonal skills and resourcefulness.
4 years of healthcare industry experience, specifically with current health reform laws and prior state or federal projects involving LTC programs or healthcare operations.
16 years of proven ability to complete projects according to scope, budget, and timeline.
A current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly desired.
Must be local to the DMV area.
Must complete a national criminal background check before starting; any criminal activity on the background check will eliminate the candidate from consideration.

Nice To Haves

Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of the project portfolio process and integrate and align project management processes.
Own PMO processes for program scope and schedule, project status reporting, executive leadership reporting, dependency management, issue and risk management, and project communications.
Build working relationships across the organization and communicate effectively with cross-functional groups.
Foster open communication, engagement, and ownership within the team.
Ensure business and technology partner deliverables, including requirements, functional and technical design documents, and test plans, are produced and approved according to project schedules.
Drive project workstreams by developing, executing, tracking, and monitoring plans; resolving blockers; and maintaining alignment with program priorities.
Coordinate with business leaders, project leaders, and external stakeholders to assess readiness for change.
Ensure compliance with CMS and FNS requirements and applicable team and organizational processes.
Coordinate stakeholder communications, manage expectations, highlight and resolve issues, and support a positive experience with the PMO team.
Represent projects in executive-level presentations, governance meetings, and inter-departmental meetings.
Maintain project schedules and incorporate task-specific schedules into the integrated master schedule.
Implement business readiness, including necessary training and business process updates.
Identify project goals and benefits in alignment with business goals and objectives.
Lead periodic reviews of the project portfolio, realized business benefits, key performance indicators, and gaps.
Identify, develop, and quantify corrective action plans and ensure effective project controls are in place to monitor project or program performance.
Work with business partners and the program management team to develop LTC practices, policies, guidelines, and operational processes.
Communicate effectively at all organizational levels, present information, respond to questions and complex inquiries, influence leadership, and facilitate work at functional and strategic levels.
Monitor and direct day-to-day assigned operations to ensure policies and procedures are followed and contract and client goals, objectives, services, and projects are delivered effectively and efficiently.
Drive execution discipline across teams, ensuring deviations from standards and metric targets have clear action plans and follow-up.
Develop project schedules, cross-functional deliverables, and detailed timelines; identify and manage priorities and cross-project dependencies.
Lead other project managers on highly complex projects and ensure project success from start to finish.
Formulate and define systems scope and objectives based on user needs and understanding of business systems and industry requirements.
Devise or modify procedures to solve complex problems, accounting for computer equipment capacity and limitations, operation time, and desired results.
Analyze business and user needs, document requirements, and translate them into system requirements specifications.
Provide consultation on complex projects and contribute at a specialist level across systems analysis phases, considering the business implications of technology.