Associate Project Manager

Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island; Smithfield (RI); Vor Ort; USD 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island is seeking an Associate Project Manager to coordinate and manage projects from inception through release, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery. The role requires strong leadership, communication and analytical skills across cross-functional teams.

You will prepare status reports for the Executive Leadership Team, maintain project plans, and drive risk mitigation while collaborating with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• 1+ year of project management experience.
• Experience with system implementations.
• PMP or other PM credentials preferred.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Aufgaben

• Manage projects from inception to release or full life cycle.
• Lead and record project meetings.
• Coordinate multiple complex projects to meet deadlines and budget.
• Develop detailed project plans and resource allocations.
• Maintain project reporting dashboard and periodic management reports.
• Identify risks and mitigation plans (RAID).

Kenntnisse

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Time management

Collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

PM certification (PMP)

Tools

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Jobbeschreibung

The Associate Project Manager is responsible for the coordination, management and completion of projects and oversees all aspects of projects, sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of projects. This role requires an individual with leadership, communication and analytical skills.The Associate Project Manager will prepare reports for management regarding status of projects. This position requires a wide degree of creativity and latitude. Keys to success for this position are based on the incumbent’s ability to work successfully with project team members while still ensuring that projects are completed with quality and within allotted schedule.Duties and ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:Manage projects from inception to release or full project life cycleFacilitate, lead and record team project meetingsManage multiple projects of significant complexity, ensuring that all projects are delivered on time and on budget and that issues are advanced to managementImplement detailed project plans and resource allocations using the company’s Project Management Methodology as well as project management software.Keep the project management reporting dashboard updated with appropriate informationPrepare and compile periodic progress reports for the Executive Leadership Team.Provide weekly status reports on each project assignedKeep detailed work plans updated with status and resource changesFollow up on all actions. Identifies risk areas and problems that could inhibit successful project completion and develop mitigation processes (RAID)Develops and implements detailed project plans including delineated project tasks, resource requirements, interdependencies and schedulesApplies analytical skills to make critical decisions and recommendations to solve project related problemsOther duties as assignedCorporate Compliance Responsibility - As an essential function, responsible for complying with Neighborhood’s Corporate Compliance Program, Standards of Business Conduct, applicable contracts, laws, rules and regulations, policies and procedures as it applies to individual job duties, the department, and the Company. This position must exercise due diligence to prevent, detect and report unlawful and/or unethical conduct by fellow co-workers, professional affiliates and/or agentsRequired:Bachelor’s Degree, and/or years of relevant work experience and background to equate to the degreeMinimum of (1) year Project Management experienceExperience with system implementationsExcellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work across the organization and to interact, influence and negotiate effectively at all levels of managementDemonstrated ability to manage and take ownership of multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.Confident team builderAdept in problem solving and resolving conflict with effective negotiation skillsStrong knowledge of MS Office (Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio and Outlook) and SharePointDemonstrated ability to establish detailed project plans with accurate resource and time estimatesStrong communication skills, both verbal and writtenMust have outstanding time management and organizational skillsAbility to work cooperatively with a large group of team members from cross-functional business areasExperienced in demonstrating leadership, influence and collaboration in a matrix-managed environment.Experience in creating Ad-hoc presentations or project reportsAbility to work under pressure and targeted deadlines, among regularly occurring projects and shifting tasksPreferred:PMP; Project Management Professional credentialThree (3+) years’ experience in IT DepartmentExperience Managing Technical ProjectsExperience in demonstrating leadership, influence and collaboration in a matrix-managed environmentNeighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.