Principal Project Management Consultant

The Employee Connect; Renton (WA); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

The Employee Connect in Renton, WA seeks a Principal Project Management Consultant to lead enterprise-wide programs with multi-million dollar scope. The role requires translating business strategy into scalable IT solutions while aligning business, IT, physician, finance, and vendor teams.

The position offers hybrid or onsite work arrangements with high visibility to senior leadership and opportunities to drive major IT transformations across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project or program management
• 5+ years delivering large, complex IT projects
• 8+ years managing programs or large teams
• 10+ years overseeing project budgets

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex programs with high transformational impact across multiple work streams
• Translate business strategy into clear requirements and gain cross-functional support
• Manage program plans: scope, schedules, resources, and status
• Monitor program financials and track performance against plan
• Oversee IT infrastructure delivery for large-scale initiatives
• Lead organizational change management including adoption and training

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Business Administration / Computer Science / MIS

Job description

Principal Project Management Consultant

Location: Renton, WA (Onsite or Hybrid)

Pay Rate: $184,500 – $278,600 per year

Position Overview

A large integrated healthcare system is seeking a Principal Project Management Consultant to lead enterprise-wide, cross-functional programs in the $15 to $50 million range. This is a senior, permanent position for a program leader who can translate business strategy into scalable IT solutions while aligning business, technology, physician, financial, and vendor teams. The role offers a hybrid or onsite arrangement and significant visibility with senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex programs with high transformational impact, driving multiple work streams from planning through completion
• Translate business strategy into clear business requirements and gain cross-functional support for objectives and priorities
• Analyze, integrate, and manage program plans covering scope, status, schedules, and resource forecasts
• Manage and monitor program financials and track overall performance against plan for time, budget, scope, and quality
• Oversee delivery of IT infrastructure and operations capabilities for large-scale business initiatives
• Oversee organizational change management, including user adoption, implementation, and training plans
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate risks across multiple interdependent projects and programs
• Build strong partnerships with senior IT, business, physician, and finance leaders and communicate difficult issues with an independent perspective
• Review vendor performance, facilitate contract negotiations, and resolve vendor invoice issues
• Mentor and coach team members, evaluate team composition, and provide individual performance feedback

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing projects or programs using project life cycle methodologies such as SDLC, process management, and organizational change
• Minimum of 5 years of experience implementing large, complex projects in a corporate environment
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading project teams
• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing project budgets
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, MIS, or a related field, with at least 10 years of IT or related business experience including 8 years managing programs; equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience navigating large enterprise structures and supporting governance bodies
• Experience applying throughput improvement methods such as Theory of Constraints
• Strong background in strategic project leadership and structuring programs for effectiveness

Screening Questions

• How many years of experience do you have managing large, complex IT programs, and what was the largest budget you managed?
• Do you have experience leading enterprise-wide programs in a healthcare or other large corporate environment?
• Are you available to work onsite or hybrid in Renton, WA?