Associate Project Manager

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH); Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is seeking an Associate Project Manager to provide project management support for designated initiatives. You will initiate, plan, develop, execute, and monitor project timelines, assess issues, and report performance to sponsors.

Strong proficiency with project management tools, facilitation, and cross-functional collaboration is essential. As a member of the Design and Construction team, you will work with executives and staff across the organization to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in healthcare, technology, business, education, project management or related field.
• 2–4 years of project management, facilities management, or construction management experience preferred.
• Experience with project management tools, techniques, and methodologies.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multi-disciplinary projects.
• Healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides support and consultation to executives, directors, managers, supervisors, and peers for strategic initiatives as assigned.
• Assists leadership with strategy and project initiation, planning and execution.
• Collaborates with leaders and teams on process improvement strategies and project management methodologies.
• Successfully manages change on an organizational level through stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Conducts qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Applies project management processes and methodologies with a proven track record of project management success.
• Partners effectively with leaders and staff at all levels.
• Provides consultation to leadership and peers in effective project management.
• Facilitates work meetings.
• Leads through influence and collaboration.
• Addresses and manages conflict among teams or stakeholders to resolution.
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Maintains attention to detail and follow-through.
• Tracks and manages multiple, complex projects and priorities.
• Demonstrates competencies in project management including: chartering, planning with WBS and Gantt charts, QA planning, risk identification and mitigation, resource management, budget tracking, change control.
• Understands the big picture and translates it into specific actions, tasks, and measures to achieve desired outcomes.
• Develops data tracking tools, analyzes data, interprets results, and creates graphical representations of findings.
• Works with senior leaders and managers in consulting roles for strategy deployment.
• Utilizes Lean tools and critical thinking principles.
• Displays flexibility and creative problem-solving.
• Listens to and understands the needs of others.
• Maintains a commitment to service excellence.
• Proficient with Outlook, MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Visio, and SharePoint; may use other PM software.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Cross-functional teams

Project management

Lean methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare, Technology, Business, Education, Project Management, or related field

Tools

MS Project

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Visio

Teams

Job description

Overview

The Associate Project Manager will provide project management support to assigned projects within the organization. The APM initiates, plans, develops, executes, and manages project timelines, conducts problem assessments, ensures efficient project implementation, and reports on project performance in conjunction with project sponsors. Expertise in the use of project management tools, facilitation, group processes and critical thinking is essential. The APM works to ensure maximum effectiveness of resources, quality, change, integration, cost, and scope management using effective communications techniques. As a member of the Design and Construction team, the APM works across the organization through workgroups and cross-functional teams. The APM identifies opportunities for efficiency, effectiveness and process innovation while analyzing relevant project daa and implementing process improvements.

Overview

The Associate Project Manager will provide project management support to assigned projects within the organization. The APM initiates, plans, develops, executes, and manages project timelines, conducts problem assessments, ensures efficient project implementation, and reports on project performance in conjunction with project sponsors. Expertise in the use of project management tools, facilitation, group processes and critical thinking is essential. The APM works to ensure maximum effectiveness of resources, quality, change, integration, cost, and scope management using effective communications techniques. As a member of the Design and Construction team, the APM works across the organization through workgroups and cross-functional teams. The APM identifies opportunities for efficiency, effectiveness and process innovation while analyzing relevant project daa and implementing process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provides support and consultation to executives, directors, managers, supervisors, and peers for strategic initiatives as assigned.


• Assists leadership with strategy and project initiation, planning and execution.


• Collaborates with leaders and teams on process improvement strategies and project management methodologies.


• Successfully manages change on an organizational level through stakeholder engagement.


• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Conducts qualitative and quantitative analysis.


• Applies project management processes and methodologies with a proven track record of project management success.


• Partners effectively with leaders and staff at all levels.


• Provides consultation to leadership and peers in effective project management.


• Facilitates work meetings.


• Leads through influence and collaboration.


• Addresses and manages conflict among teams or stakeholders to resolution.


• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills.


• Maintains attention to detail and follow-through.


• Tracks and manages multiple, complex projects and priorities.


• Demonstrates competencies in project management including:


• Project chartering


• Project planning with detailed work breakdown structures and Gantt charts


• Quality assurance planning


• Risk identification and mitigation


• Resource management


• Budget tracking


• Change control


• Understands the big picture and translates it into specific actions, tasks, and measures to achieve desired outcomes.


• Develops data tracking tools, collates and analyzes data, interprets results, and creates graphical representations of findings.


• Works confidently with senior leaders and managers in a consulting role through strategy development and deployment planning.


• Utilizes knowledge of Lean tools and critical thinking principles.


• Demonstrates flexibility and creative problem-solving.


• Listens to and understands the needs of others.


• Maintains a commitment to service excellence.


• Utilizes Outlook, MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Visio, and SharePoint proficiently.


• May utilize other project management software as needed.


• Performs other related duties, tasks, and responsibilities as required or assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare, Technology, Business, Education, Project Management, or related field, or an equivalent level of professional experience required.

Experience

• Two (2) to four (4) years of Project Management, Facilities Management, and/or Construction Management experience.


• Proven track record of successfully leading teams and implementing change initiatives required.


• Experience with project management tools, techniques, and methodologies required.


• Experience managing teams from cross-functional departments and disciplines required.


• Experience leading complex and concurrent projects with various size teams preferred.


• Experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

Required Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Proven ability to lead teams and implement organizational change initiatives.


• Knowledge and application of project management tools, techniques, and methodologies.


• Ability to manage cross-functional teams and multidisciplinary projects.


• Ability to lead complex and concurrent projects successfully.


• Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.


• Ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.


• Knowledge of facilities management and construction management principles preferred.


• Ability to manage priorities, timelines, budgets, and project deliverables effectively.