Project Manager- Expert

247Hire; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

247Hire is seeking a Project Manager to lead Medicaid/health IT projects, manage schedules, budgets, and risks, and coordinate with internal teams and external vendors. The role requires experience in waterfall, agile, or hybrid approaches and proficiency with MS Project and other PM tools.

You will develop comprehensive project plans, track progress, and ensure deliverables meet contract requirements while maintaining effective communication with stakeholders and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related IT field, business administration, project management, or closely related degree.
• 3-5 years of experience managing Medicaid or health IT technical projects or equivalent.
• Experience developing integrated master schedules and project budgets.
• Experience with vendor management and contract deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the project manager for all components of business operations.
• Develop comprehensive, time-sensitive project management plans (scope, requirements, acceptance criteria, risk management, communication plans, change management, schedules).
• Apply methodologies to deliver projects and monitor scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Implement formal change management processes for changes to projects.
• Manage resources and team activities, providing feedback and ensuring performance aligns with plans.
• Provide regular project reporting on progress, risks, blockers to stakeholders.
• Use domain knowledge in finance, contracts, and staffing to support projects.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Vendor coordination

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Asana

Smartsheet

Workday

Monday.com

Job description

Project Management

• Serve as the project manager for all components of business operations.
• Develop comprehensive and time-sensitive project management plans, including scope, requirements, acceptance criteria, risk management, communication plans, change management, and detailed project schedules.
• Apply appropriate project management methodologies for project delivery, ensuring effective monitoring and control of scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Implement formal change management processes for identifying, documenting, tracking, and incorporating changes to projects.
• Manage project resources and team activities, providing feedback and ensuring project performance aligns with plans.
• Provide regular project reporting, including progress, risks, and blockers, for internal and external stakeholders.
• Utilize domain knowledge in finance, contracts, and staffing to support and align projects and processes across the organization.

Stakeholder and Vendor Coordination

• Coordinate closely with internal and external partners, including internal staffing external vendors, and other state agencies.
• Provide project management oversight of vendors to ensure alignment across business operations and contractual requirements.
• Facilitate efficient coordination and planning by serving as a central point of contact across organizations.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related IT field, business administration, project management, or a closely related degree from an appropriately accredited institution, and 3-5 years of experience managing Medicaid or health IT technical projects; related work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, manage, and monitor integrated master schedules and project budgets.
• Considerable knowledge of vendor management and ensuring contract deliverables are met.
• Experience leading projects using methodologies such as waterfall, agile, or hybrid models.
• Experience using a wide variety of project management software, including Microsoft Project and other web-based platforms such as Jira, Asana, Smartsheet, Workday, or Monday.