Senior IT Project Manager

The Senior IT Project Manager leads information technology strategies by managing staff; researching and implementing technological strategic solutions for project that are large in scope and risk. Provides value to the organization by creating clear expectations, faster execution, fewer issues, better decisions and a higher customer satisfaction

Additional Information

Department: IT PMO
Hours per week: 40, eligible for benefits
Shift: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm. Work hours may vary depending on the need of the department. Depending on project 'go live' needs, this position may have some weekend/holiday/on-call requirements.

*This role is considered hybrid, but will require regular work onsite for projects

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technology solutions and applications. Understands interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs. Demonstrates a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
• Develops comprehensive project plans that merge customer requirements with company goals and coordinate various managers and technical personnel during all project phases, from initial development through implementation. Manages operational workflow changes in conjunction with the technology solutions and applications implementation
• Manages the vendor selection process; develops, negotiates, implements and monitors contracts, ensuring conformance to approved plans and contract specifications.
• Manage acquisition of resources and materials as needed before and during projects by talking with customers, team members, managers, and in-house accountants and negotiating price and payment agreements with vendors.
• Develops, implements, and monitors project budgets that are complex in nature; allocates resources and tracks and approves expenditures; prepares reports detailing the status of the project budget and compliance to any requirements as specified by funding sources.
• Coordinates the work of consultants and team members who have been assigned responsibility for various portions of a project; establishes work plan responsibilities and scope of authority; ensures technical proficiency and productivity of project staff and arranges for training as necessary.
• Facilitates planning meetings with stakeholders and team members to discuss the project plan, including the fit-gap analysis and proposed budget; plans and conducts project meetings; develops, maintains, and presents a communication plan and related project status reports for key stakeholders.
• Reviews and analyzes project changes requests and makes recommendations related to the execution of these requests. Plans and conducts Change Management strategies and plans that maximize employee adoption and usage and minimize resistance.
• Accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action. Conducts risk and cost/benefit analyses, manages risk associated with projects, and devises strategies to deal with unexpected crises and unresolved risks.
• Inspects projects for quality assurance. Performs project closure activities including release of contract and permanent team members from the project, and completing lessons learned and project implementation review of best practices.
• Performs lead work over lower level project management team members by developing or modifying work plans, assigning and distributing work, providing work instruction, resolving problems encountered during daily operations, and providing input for the performance enhancement plan.
  

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, computer science, or a directly related field.
Experience: Five years of project management or business/project analyst experience.
Equivalency: In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, one year of professional experience will serve as an equivalency to one year of education.

Preferred Qualifications
Previous healthcare project management experience
Previous Biomed experience in a hospital setting

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $109,636.42 to $164,454.63

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.