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ESR Healthcare

Project Manager Atlanta Georgia

ESR Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383


Project Manager

- Atlanta, Georgia

Experience Level:

Associate

Experience Required:

8 Years

Education Level:

Bachelor’s degree

Job Function:

Project Management

Industry:

Logistics and Supply Chain

Pay Rate:

$70 per hour

Total Positions:

1

Relocation Assistance:

No

Job Summary:

Requires a moderate degree of PM knowledge, experience, skill & expertise. Additional skills needed: communication, problem solving, managing for results, managing conflict, creativity & critical thinking. Operates in coordination with & takes direction from both the ePMO Lead/Proj Lead to ensure:

All project activities/outputs align with strategic objectives, deliverables, schedules, business case & expectations set with Sponsors & Client senior leadership.

Support a combination of simple projects while facilitating/guiding the team to adhere to the PM discipline.

This position will drive setting the team’s cadence for planning, updates & status reviews with Sponsors. He/she supports the success of the project by applying Client’s PM principles, guidelines & standards. Travel may be required as needed.

Job Duties:

Assists Project Lead to Ensure Project Output Meets Program Expectations (~ 15% of time)

Facilitates all Project Planning & Execution of PM Activities (~ 25% of time)

Applies PM Processes/Tools Appropriate for Projects (~ 50% of time)

Identifies/Manages Interdependencies with other Projects/Initiatives (~ 10% of time)

Other Duties:

Manages project scope, schedule, initiation, start-up/design, building & deployment of projects from beginning to end.

Creates/manages PM artifacts while educating the team on their creation/proper use throughout the project such as:

Project Charter

Project Plan

RACI

Risk/Issue identification & mitigation

Status report development/updates appropriate PM artifacts, as needed.

Reviews deliverables & ensures quality.

Provides PM methodology/tools to ensure proper governance, oversight, strategic alignment & project success.

Facilitates initiation/planning of project scope (i.e. Objectives, resources, milestones, risks, communications, etc).

Reviews funding, cost plans & actual expenses to verify projects are in line with funding parameters with Project Lead.

Proficient in PM discipline with emphasis on effective use of PM soft skills essential to his/her success.

Solicits/gathers information via interviews with process owners to understand the "as-is" & "to-be" processes.

Identifies/communicates to the Project Lead skill gaps & recommends improvement opportunities.

Provides Project Lead with thorough responses to problem resolution.

Identifies business areas/stakeholders impacted by issues.

Identifies root causes to ensure problems do not reoccur.

Able to:

Communicate processes to customers trained on process changes/enhancements.

Develop/monitor process metrics to gauge health of a project & identify process improvement opportunities.

Observe a process & gather feedback/concerns from others for process improvement opportunities.

Required Qualifications:

Experience applying Stakeholder/Communication Management principles including governing bodies/Owners/Sponsors/key senior stakeholders/Project Lead/team/SMEs.

Able to plan weeks in advance to plan efforts & manage multiple projects.

Able to work full time (~40 hours per week with potential to work overtime if necessary); must be flexible to work occasional weekends, holidays & possible overnight stays depending on the assignment, as needed.

Experience/expertise with Commercial PM Software (i.e. MS Project/Office, etc) & the ability to learn Client’s Projects Website & other tools.

Experience with web-based remote meeting applications (i.e. Skype, Zoom, WebEx, etc).

Willing to travel by plane or driving personal vehicle or rental car. [Note: mileage, airfare, rental car will be reimbursed]

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree (or international comparable degree).

3 years of PM experience.

6 years as a project team member.

Experience using MS Office including MS Project/SharePoint.

Willing to travel by plane or drive personal vehicle/rental car.

Preferred Qualifications:

PM Certifications: PMI PMP, Agile, LEAN Certified/Six Sigma, etc.

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