HCIS Project Manager | Capital Projects & Tech

The University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); Hybrid; USD 53,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Project Manager at The University of Iowa’s Health Care Information Systems leads PMI-based project management for capital construction initiatives across HCIS. You will plan, coordinate, and manage technology scope for small- to mid-size projects, coordinating with architects, engineers, contractors, and vendors.

Responsibilities include budget tracking, schedule management, and risk mitigation across design, construction, and activation phases, with a strong focus on stakeholder

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in information technology, architecture, engineering, construction management, construction administration, or a combination of education and experience.
• 1–3 years project management experience implementing and managing multiple small- to medium-scale programs/projects, preferably including capital construction and/or technology integration.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with a strong focus on customer service, utilizing established PMO program/project management methodology, processes, procedures, tools, and techniques.
• Experience assisting with project and technology budgets, including budget tracking, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships and consensus with architects, engineers, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to lead process improvement activities, make enhancement recommendations, and implement workflow and business process changes.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with all levels of management, technical and non-technical users, and project team members.
• Demonstrated strong project management, organizational, and facilitation skills, with the ability to simultaneously manage multiple small- to medium-scale projects.
• Proficiency in PMBOK concepts and project management principles, methodology, processes, tools, and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Plan, estimate, organize, and manage multiple small- to medium-scale projects and/or assist with larger-scale projects.
• Apply PMI methodology, standard status reporting, templates, and tools to deliver assigned projects successfully to plan.
• Serve as a functional resource supporting the connection between HCIS and Capital Management, helping translate business practice into systems and services.
• Assist with the development and tracking of technology budgets for assigned capital projects.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with architects, engineers, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders to support project scope.
• Support effective cross-functional communication between HCIS and Capital Management.
• Assist with analyzing and documenting business processes to validate project scope and support budget creation.
• Maintain SharePoint repositories and project documentation for timely resource assignment and coordination.
• Review and maintain capital project schedules and communicate issues with recommendations.
• Identify risks, assumptions, and constraints; help create contingency plans and elevate complex issues.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget tracking

Risk management

Communication

Facilitation

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/architecture/engineering

Tools

MS Project

MS Visio

MS SharePoint

MS Teams

Job description

The Project Manager at The University of Iowa’s Health Care Information Systems leads PMI-based project management for capital construction initiatives across HCIS. You will plan, coordinate, and manage technology scope for small- to mid-size projects, coordinating with architects, engineers, contractors, and vendors.

Responsibilities include budget tracking, schedule management, and risk mitigation across design, construction, and activation phases, with a strong focus on stakeholder