Job Title

EPMO Senior Project Manager/UKHC

Requisition Number

RE39057

Working Title

EPMO Senior Project Manager

Department Name

H4022:Health System Administration

Work Location

Lexington, KY

Grade Level

13

Salary Range

$71,323-131,685/year

Type of Position

Staff

Position Time Status

Full-Time

Required Education

MA

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Required Related Experience

5 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification

Project Management Professional(PMP) Certification required within one year of hire.

Physical Requirements

The physical conditions of this position include: occasionally lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects up to 50lbs; occasionally standing or walking with objects up to 25lbs; regularly sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods of time with repetitive motions (such as typing). This position may require less than 10% of job-related travel.

Shift

Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm but will also include evenings, nights, and weekends per organizational needs.

Job Summary

UK HealthCare (UKHC) is seeking an experienced, Project Management (PMP), professional for a Senior Project Manager (PM) position within the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO). This position will work closely with various healthcare project teams to manage scope, cost and schedule of projects assigned; ensuring efficient, effective delivery of professional services required to support the UK Healthcare Enterprise. The individual will manage and provide guidance to project resources on a daily basis, and will work with area leadership to provide a view of not only current status, but also longer-term objectives. The Senior PM will work with diverse project teams and leads across the organization. This role requires frequent interaction, collaboration, planning, and cooperation with senior level UKHC leadership and stakeholders required to develop and deliver projects that meet Enterprise Business Objectives. This position will operate in a matrixed organization that requires excellent interpersonal skills, persuasion and influencing skills, and the ability to lead large multi-disciplinary teams through significant amount of varied work assignments. The following information represents typical skills and function required to successfully function in the Senior Project Manager role: • Develop, monitor, and control detailed Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) that can be used to develop Project Plans, Project Schedules, Resource Plans, Performance Metrics, Project Milestones, and Business Case(s). • Mentor and/or lead stakeholders and associates in the mastery of project management principles and tools. • Ensure adherence to established UKHC EPMO project methodologies. • Align projects with business strategy. • Develop, monitor, and manage Program/Project budgets. • Develop, monitor, and manage Resource Plans. • Develop, edit, and publish documentation relative to Project Delivery and Support of the end solution. • Develop project briefings, updates, status reports, etc. in a format suitable for briefing senior level UKHC leadership.

This position has been identified as supporting UK HealthCare, which receives funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ). Therefore, all individuals hired into this position must comply with the federal CMS mandate issued in March of 2022. This mandate requires all new hires to provide proof of COVID -19 vaccination or obtain an approved medical or religious exemption as a condition of employment. Start of employment cannot occur until two weeks after receiving the full COVID -19 vaccination series or upon obtaining an approved exemption. Only vaccines approved by the World Health Organization can be accepted.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record of collaborative work, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in MS Office/Project software as well as some experience with ServiceNow project management software. Must excel in strategic operations & improvement initiatives.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?

No

Preferred Education/Experience

This position requires a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and 5-8 years of project management experience in a healthcare setting preferred. Master’s Degree preferred.

Deadline to Apply

03/28/2023

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