Texas Health and Human Services · 5 hours ago
Project Manager IV
Austin, TX
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$6,377.50/mo - $10,785.83/mo
5+ years expTexas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. The Project Manager IV role involves leading multi-agency or enterprise-level projects within Information Technology, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget while adhering to accepted project management methodologies.
Health Care
No H1B
Responsibilities
Provides leadership and expertise in project management. Project management involves the full spectrum of industry-accepted principles of project management including initiation, planning, execution, control, and closing assigned projects and subsidiary components. These activities include, but are not limited to, defining and managing scope and customer expectations; work breakdown structures; detailed Microsoft project schedules; resource plans; project plans; communications plans; budgets and cost tracking; presentations and briefings; metrics reporting; risk / issues and associated mitigation activities; quality control; change management processes; customer acceptance; lessons learned; and archiving project documentation. Coordinates various levels of projects including multi-million-dollar projects and oversees the planning and initiation of the project deliverables, including cost estimates and projections. Identifies potential project risks and difficulties, and designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them. Directs, develops, and evaluates projects utilizing accepted project management methodologies. (30%)
Monitors and manages projects to completion. Compiles and distributes project information, status reports, and project budget expenditures. Manages project cost to ensure project completion within budget. Monitors and manages project quality to ensure project deliverables are acceptable and fulfill the terms of the project contract or specifications. Obtains authorization and commitment and demonstrates business need and project feasibility. Reviews and recommends proposals and bids to management. (20%)
Manages and develops staff in project management. Develops and implements plans to communicate and explain project methodology and processes to interested groups and team members. Creates documentation procedures to capture and deal with changes in original project plan. Develops criteria for evaluating programs, proposals, and other pertinent information related to project assignments. (15%)
Advises, consults and negotiates with agency customers on project activities. Ensures project management methodologies are followed and are consistent with agency, enterprise and DIR plans, standards and guidelines. Provides leadership to internal and external teams / committees across the agency and HHS enterprise to ensure projects are coordinated, efficient and meet service level objectives. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of other HHS agencies IT-related projects and negotiates sharing of resources to achieve objectives across agencies. (15%)
Coordinates with other HHS agencies, and DIR to assure policies, standards, procedures, and activities and required reports conform to and are consistent with state requirements. Develops guidelines, procedures, policies, rules, and/or regulations and monitoring for compliance. Develops, reviews, and revises legislation. Oversees the preparation of management and productivity reports and studies. Oversees special investigations, research studies, and internal audits. Represents the Department by making presentations, providing information and testimony, collaborating with customers, other state agencies and federal partners. Responds to requests by legislators and other public officials. (15%)
Other duties as assigned. (Note: For DSHS positions this includes but is not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location.) (5%)
Qualification
Required
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in business administration is preferred
4 or more years' experience in DevOps environment and in handling operational tasks
4 or more years' experience with technology applications and systems preferred
5 years of technology project management or implementations preferred
Knowledge of effective management principles
Knowledge in project management theories and practices applicable to mid-to-large-sized scope projects
Knowledge of project management theories of systems and procedures used to evaluate a third-party vendor's performance
Knowledge of related state and federal laws, regulations, policies, rules and requirements
Knowledge of process improvement or quality assurance systems
Knowledge of Texas legislative process and public accountability systems
Knowledge of strategic planning, budget management and human resource management
Knowledge of the principles of leadership and how to effectively interact with various leadership styles
Knowledge of cost monitoring during the transition phase of the contract and financial contract cost analysis
Skill in communication and public speaking
Skill in managing multiple and competing priorities
Skill in identifying problems, evaluating alternatives, and implementing solutions
Skill in working collaboratively and cooperatively with diverse groups
Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions
Ability to analyze complex information
Ability to develop plans to address identified issues
Ability to demonstrate negotiation and facilitation skills
Ability to communicate orally and in writing
Ability to plan, assign, and/or supervise the work of others
Ability to think creatively and support creative thinking in others
Ability to establish goals and objectives
Ability to effectively manage, motivate and build effective work teams
Ability to make timely and effective decisions
Ability to interpret data and develop effective operating procedures
Ability to organize and present information effectively, both orally and in writing
Ability to comprehensively and accurately evaluate reports
Preferred
Any prior government experience is preferred
Benefits
100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
Defined benefit pension plan
Generous time off benefits
Numerous opportunities for career advancement
Company
Texas Health and Human Services
Texas Health and Human Services is an agency that focuses on improving health, safety and well-being.
10001+ employees
Funding
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