Senior Project Director
*This is a remote position
Description:
- The client is seeking a Project Director to support and manage the day-to-day activities in planning and administering the statewide effort of the Transitions to Community Living Initiative TCLI as mandated by the US Dept. of Justice and State of NC Voluntary Settlement Agreement dated August 23, 2012.
- This role serves at a senior level as a member of the leadership team and is responsible for leading and providing project management for the entire program.
- Job responsibilities include the following:
- Manage the day-to-day implementation of all sections of the settlement depending upon the scope and complexity of the work and as delegated by the Special Advisor on ADA
- Serve in the capacity of the Special Advisor on ADA in their absence
- Direct other managerial professional and support staff in the delivery of services in the assigned units and program areas of the client as their duties pertain to the Olmstead Plan and TCLI Settlement and act with full delegated authority
- Develop goals and objectives collaboratively with team leads from the various divisions within the client and among external partners involved in the TCLI
- Transition team requirements as outlined in the TCLI Settlement
- Work within a complex matrix of resources including both personnel and monetary and pre-determined requirements to fulfill the settlement agreement
- Provide day to day leadership in developing and maintaining involvement and cooperation with both the public and private sector components of the delivery system
- This position requires a valid driver’s license and travel throughout the 100 counties in the State and occasional overnight travel.
- The person must demonstrate an extensive track record managing projects delivering large projects within a complex matrix organization.
- Must have excellent communications skills must be well organized and exhibit excellent follow-up and follow-through skills.
Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership in managing a large-scale complex project using best practices.
- Knowledge and competency in the project schedule building process including techniques for estimation developing contingency.
- Manage the critical day-to-day operational elements of assigned project including project goals/objectives, financials scope, quality schedule resourcing vendor management dependencies risks status reporting stakeholder engagement business readiness/organizational change management value realization necessary to deliver specified requirements objectives and value.
- Document the project charter roles tasks and measures of success.
- Provide leadership by facilitating project definition planning budgeting scheduling and resource planning to accomplish project objectives while managing applicable scope quality time and cost constraints.
- Provide leadership and support for both project team and business partners while working cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes and ensure appropriate and professional communication among stakeholders.
- Manage projects throughout the project lifecycle. Evaluate progress and quality manage issue resolution process and take corrective action as necessary.
- Ensure adherence to the clients’ IT Division Project Management Office and other applicable state/federal policies and procedures.
- Develop quality business relationships so that client needs can be anticipated and addressed.
- Proactively develop innovative approaches risk mitigation strategies and quality control.
- Actively engage in development or oversight of the development of all documentation for project.
- The position requires the ability to work well in a team environment as well as skills to facilitate communication team focus influence service-oriented problem-solving analytic thinking planning personal development and decisiveness.
- Using these attributes the candidate will communicate individual roles and project/program expectations for both internal and external teams develop detailed project plans and schedules provide work direction and leadership to assigned projects or programs including sub projects and at times individual project members including scheduling assignment of work and review of project efforts using a strong blend of Project Management business analysis and technical experience.
- This position also monitors and audits project or program milestones and critical dates to identify potential jeopardy of project schedule and identifies ways to resolve schedule issues provides required project status reporting assesses variances from the project plan gathers metrics and develops and implements changes as necessary to ensure that the project remains within specified scope and is within time cost and quality objectives.
Required Skills/Knowledge/Experience:
- At least 7 years of project management experience, preferably with large, complex automation implementation efforts in an Agile development framework, Required 7 Years
- Proven ability to collect data from multiple sources such as performance measures to develop goals, Highly desired 7 Years
- Experience establishing clear goals and objectives, setting deadlines, managing multiple concurrent projects and directing others in completing the wo, Highly desired 7 Years
- Objective decision-making ability based on strategic objectives priority, business performance analysis and resource availability., Required 7 Years
- Hands on experience managing project risk, cost, schedule, quality, testing, and communications, Required
- Solid work experience with project management tools (e.g. Microsoft Project), Required 7 Years
- Hands on experience managing application acceptance testing., Required 5 Years
- Demonstrated proficiency at making decisions and leading others in the adoption and implementation of those decisions, Required
- Experience with MS Office., Required
- PMP certification and/or advanced degree in Business, Public Health or Mental Health, Highly desired
- Demonstrated presentation and training skills., Required
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills., Required
- Solid work experience managing implementation projects in the healthcare arena working with multiple statkeholders, Highly desired 7 Years
- Ability to troubleshoot/resolve quality control issues through changing processes, Highly desired 5 Years
- Solid work experience managing projects implementing healthcare systems including applicable data transmission and interface requirements, Required 7 Years
- Proven ability to anticipate probable outcomes and be proactive in any needed adjustments and ability to review and amend methodology and procedures, Highly desired
- General knowledge of ADA and the Olmstead Decision, Required
- Advanced degree in Business, Public Health or Mental Health, Required
- Extensive experience around business policy and procedures , Required
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