HIT Proj Manager

• Manages the execution of information technology projects and ensure adherence to budget, schedule and scope. Establishes targets, benchmarks, and success criteria for project delivery and plans, organizes, controls and evaluates projects from concept phase to implementation. Ensures effective utilization of all project resources, people and equipment, through all phases of the project to achieve project goals and to ensure project remains fiscally on target.
• Develops project plans including information such as project objectives, requirements, scheduling, funding, staffing, risk management, and change management. Continuous tracking of deliverables to project objectives. Captures, seeks to eliminate, and monitors risk throughout the project. Initiates and facilitates risk identification, establishes mitigation plans and manages their execution when triggered. Manages changes in project scope, schedule, and budget using established change control processes.
• Monitors and reviews progress towards project milestones and deliverables, continually evaluating the quality of work. Confers with project team members and ownership to identify and resolve problems leveraging project management expertise and best practices.
• Sets and continually manages project expectations with all project stakeholders. Establishes a clear Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed (RACI) matrix, escalation path, and holds team members accountable.
• Establishes and executes a timely project communication plans, all project stakeholders abreast of project variances and deviations to plan. Produces routine status reports and executive reports as needed showing progress towards project timelines and budget and holds regular status meetings with project team. Leads the daily work efforts of the project, assigning duties and responsibilities to project team members. Acts as a resource to other project team members regarding project management methodologies.
• Maintains documented processes, techniques, and tools that are part of project management methodology, and identifies and implements changes based on best practices. Keeps abreast of the latest strategies and trends and implements changes to increase productivity, as needed.
• Evaluates project post implementation and conducts lessons learned sessions to evaluate project results according to project plan and ensuring expected benefits and quality standards are obtained, and key insights are captured. Also contribute lessons learned to the Organization’s Process Assets (OPA’s) and knowledge base.
• Collaborates with Information Technology teams to ensure solution compliance with approved enterprise technical direction and architectural practices.
• Holds vendors/vendor resources accountable to meet agreed upon deliverables.
• Ensures accurate, complete and well-planned changes into production, following all change guidelines. Contributes toward achieving department performance Key Responsibility Areas (KRA) goals.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• None Required.

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent knowledge) in Information Technology or related field.

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 3 years of experience in project management in Information Technology with a proven record of successful project delivery.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Demonstrated leadership abilities to include project management and coordinating/motivating staff toward common goals. Ability to establish goals, milestones and priorities, and to instruct, guide, assign, advise and mentor project teams.
• Proven ability for risk identification, assessment and contingency planning.
• Proficient in the use of project management methodologies and processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with demonstrated ability to concisely communicate and present complex concepts.
• Proven ability to influence without authority.
• Highly motivated, organized, self-starter with a focus on delivery of key project objectives.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively and professionally with all levels.
• Strong facilitation and persuasion skills with ability to influence others.
• Excellent organizational, planning, prioritization and time management skills.
• Proven critical thinking and problem-solving skills with ability to facilitate creative long-term solutions.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Position may require travel which may result in exposure to road and weather hazards.
• Exposed to normal office environment.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.