Project Manager Operations

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); Hybrid; USD 49,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill is seeking an experienced Project Manager to direct and manage complex projects from inception to completion. You will define scope, goals, and deliverables aligned with UNC Health’s strategy, and oversee plans, budgets, quality audits, and communications.

Join a large NC health system with a strong emphasis on collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration or related field or equivalency.
• If Master's degree, requires two (2) years of professional experience in project management related work.
• If an Associate's degree, requires nine (9) years of professional experience in project management related work.
• If a high school diploma, requires thirteen (13) years of professional experience in project management related work.

Responsibilities

• Develops project plans, goals, and budgets identifying resources needed, develops schedules and methods for measuring results while maintaining optimum working relationships with all departmental units.
• Responsible for program and project assignments working independently or collaboratively as appropriate to accomplish the assigned work. Identify issues and assist in developing strategies to address them prior to issues becoming critical. Keep senior management informed of project(s) status and any potential problems or political concerns.
• Organizes/manages all phases of the projects to achieve schedule, cost and performance objectives, while maintaining the scope of the projects.
• Prepares requests for proposals and conducts all necessary meetings to facilitate selection of project services and products. Assembles project team members assigns individual responsibilities and monitors project performance.
• Plans and oversees the preparation and dissemination of project communications. Communicates with top-level management, project sponsors, and functional area managers/directors regarding status of specific projects. Produces project reports for the project sponsors and senior management.
• Performs strategic analysis for the projects and develops objective means or status reports for assessing the status of the projects that are consitent with standard skills of project managers.
• Coordinates effort and manages relationships with vendors and contractors necessary for any projects

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Health Administration or related field

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:
Direct and manage project development from beginning to end and seeing that it is completed successfully within the given deadline and budget. Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. Develop full-scale project plans, financial plans, quality audit follow ups, and associated communications documents. In general this person is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of multiple, simultaneous projects ensuring consistency with UNCHCS strategy, commitments and goals.

Responsibilities

1. Develops project plans, goals, and budgets identifies resources needed, develops schedules and methods for measuring results while maintaining optimum working relationships with all departmental units.
2. Responsible for program and project assignments working independently or collaboratively as appropriate to accomplish the assigned work. Identify issues and assist in developing strategies to address them prior to issues becoming critical. Keep senior management informed of project(s) status and any potential problems or political concerns.
3. Organizes/manages all phases of the projects to achieve schedule, cost and performance objectives, while maintaining the scope of the projects.
4. Prepares requests for proposals and conducts all necessary meetings to facilitate selection of project services and products. Assembles project team members assigns individual responsibilities and monitors project performance.
5. Plans and oversees the preparation and dissemination of project communications. Communicates with top-level management, project sponsors, and functional area managers/directors regarding status of specific projects. Produces project reports for the project sponsors and senior management.
6. Performs strategic analysis for the projects and develops objective means or status reports for assessing the status of the projects that are consitent with standard skills of project managers.
7. Coordinates effort and manages relationships with vendors and contractors necessary for any projects

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration or related field or equivalency.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• No licensure or certification required.

Professional Experience Requirements:

• If Master's degree, requires two (2) years of professional experience in project management related work.
• If a Bachelor's degree, requires five (5) years of professional experience in project management related work.
• If an Associate's degree, requires nine (9) years of professional experience in project management related work.
• If a high school diploma, requires thirteen (13) years of professional experience in project management related work.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of project management techniques and tools required.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians

Organization Unit: UNCFP Operations

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$35.87 - $51.57 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.