IT Construction Project Manager

Socket.dev; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO health plan

No copay preventive care

Paid time off

TRS retirement program

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Tuition reimbursement

PSLF eligible employer

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas seeks an IT Construction Project Manager to plan, coordinate, and close technology projects across the academic, research, clinical, and hospital enterprise.

You will serve as the primary liaison among IT, facilities, design and construction, clinical operations, research administration, consultants, and contractors to ensure solutions are delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with healthcare regulations; healthcare/academic medical center

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: 3 years managing a medium-size IT project with Bachelor's degree or 7 years with High School.
• Healthcare or academic medical center experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, implement, and close technology-related components of projects.
• Define life cycle phases, milestones, inputs, tools, and outputs.
• Document requirements, scope, objectives, and risks for projects.
• Define roles and responsibilities for project teams.
• Develop risk management plans and perform quality checks.
• Create detailed schedules and monitor progress.
• Manage changes, issues, and escalation processes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma

Job description

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

The IT Construction Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing, and closing technology-related components of new construction, renovation, expansion, and relocation projects across the academic, research, clinical, and hospital enterprise. This position ensures that all information technology infrastructure, telecommunications, audiovisual systems, clinical technologies, security systems, and end-user computing requirements are effectively integrated into the design and construction process. The IT Construction Project Manager serves as the primary liaison between Information Technology, Facilities Planning & Development, Design & Construction, Clinical Operations, Research Administration, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders to ensure technology solutions are delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with institutional standards and healthcare regulations. Our ideal candidatehas previous experience in a healthcare or academic medical center environment.

BENEFITS

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education Bachelor's Degree or High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience 3 years managing a medium size information technology related project with Bachelor's degree or 7 years experience managing medium to large scale information technology related projects with High School.

JOB DUTIES

• Project life cycles and milestones- Determine and document life cycle phases and milestones including all inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs for all assigned projects and if necessary, identify any additional project phases that fall outside of the standard best practice foundation of initiation/planning/implementation/closing.
• Stabilize project components- Document requirements, scope, objectives, goals, milestones, benefits, deliverables, resources, systems, constraints, standards of performance, risks, and success criteria for all assigned projects and strive to stabilize every aspect impacting the established life cycle iteration.
• Organization, systems, and roles- For each assigned project, define and document roles and responsibilities with clearly communicated accountabilities.
• Quality assurance- Define standards and processes for meeting commitments at practical project phase checkpoints with a continuous emphasis on improvement.
• Planning- Determine project boundaries and establish goals and objectives that align with the business case from the perspective of the sponsor. Create detailed schedules to sequence activities or mediate sprints that include accurate durations and resource requirements. Evaluate personnel needs to establish the basis for project team selection, training and or recruitment. Write and determine frequency for both project status and project progress reports. Systematically define and mitigate risks through an appropriate and approved risk management plan. Establish minimum performance requirements for the project team and perform quality checks to assess the health of assigned projects.
• Tracking and variance analysis- Develop a methodology for each project to identify and resolve schedule slips, cost overruns, scope creep, and new risks that deviate from the predefined baselines established during the planning process.
• Corrective action decisions- Manage tradeoffs with stakeholders and sponsors when variances are identified to bring projects back into alignment with the primary constraint and/or institutional objectives.
• Escalation and issue management- Define formal processes for each project to identify issues, assign resources to close issues, and escape resolution of issues in the event they are not addressed in a timely manner.
• Work authorization and change control- Develop strict processes and criteria for each assigned project to request, document, and approve/reject changes encountered during project execution.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

EEO

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.