Project Manager

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Job Title: Project Manager, Senior
Job #: 162325
Client: State of Rhode Island, Executive Office of Health & Human Services (EOHHS)
Location: Cranston, RI 100 % Onsite
Duration: 1-year contract Extensions possible
Work Week: 35 Hours

Job Summary
Work with State agencies and/or organizations to strengthen cross-system collaboration and implement integrated business solutions within an integrated health and human service system. This role is responsible for several project developments simultaneously and performs planning, coordination, stakeholder communication, risk management, monitoring, and reporting functions throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC), along with related work as required.

Supervision Received
Works under the general direction of an agency program lead or consortium, with considerable latitude for the exercise of initiative and independent judgment. Assignments are subject to review for results obtained in adherence to established policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Work with State agencies and/or organizations to strengthen cross-system collaboration and implement integrated business solutions within an integrated health and human service system.
• Be responsible for special project development authorized and delegated by an agency program lead.
• Perform research and analysis on issues affecting stakeholders of health and human service programs and solutions.
• Serve in a highly responsible communications capacity representing stakeholders in their contact with vendors and business partners.
• Perform complex program analysis and evaluation of departmental services.
• Resolve issues and prepare reports on complex matters for consideration and decision by agency business and program leads.
• Develop and maintain a continuous, coordinated liaison effort with vendors and business partners.
• Keep agency program leads informed of decisions and recommendations on system, program, and policy issues.
• Maintain frequent contact with business subject matter experts regarding decisions and recommendations on system, program, and policy issues.
• Perform related work as required.

Required Skills

• Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of project management related to developing interdepartmental programs and services within complex system applications.
• Thorough knowledge of the planning, requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance phases of the SDLC, with the ability to apply them within a large-scale integrated health and human service system.
• Ability to research and prepare reports, process flows, business requirements, and recommendations for dissemination.
• Thorough knowledge of, and ability to evaluate, the operational and system impact of stakeholders, including their demands and information needs related to departmental programs and objectives.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders.
• Related capacities and abilities.

Education and Experience

• Education: Possession of a bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience: Considerable employment in a highly responsible position involving planning, coordination, stakeholder communication, risk management, monitoring, and reporting functions throughout the software development life cycle.
• Any combination of education and experience that is substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.