Project Manager - Strategic Support

Family Health Centers of San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Family Health Centers of San Diego is seeking a Project Manager, Strategic Support to lead cross‑functional initiatives across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong project management background with experience in stakeholder coordination and the use of project management tools such as Smartsheet.

This role offers a salary range of $80,000 to $120,000, along with competitive benefits including a retirement plan, medical and dental insurance, and wellness programs. Commitment to community medicine is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of progressive project‑management experience.
• Experience managing cross‑functional projects involving multiple departments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans, timelines, and implementation schedules.
• Facilitate project meetings and prepare agendas and action items.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reports using project-management software.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Coordination

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field

Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Job description

Project Manager, Strategic Support

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is seeking a Project Manager, Strategic Support to lead cross‑functional initiatives across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Project Planning and Execution – Develop, maintain, and update project plans, timelines, workplans, charters, trackers, risk logs, decision logs, and implementation schedules. Coordinate activities across operations, facilities, IT, HR, finance, compliance, clinical leadership, and executive administration. Translate executive direction into milestones, owners, and deliverables; track dependencies, risks, and decisions; and monitor progress, escalating issues as needed.
• Stakeholder Coordination – Facilitate project meetings, workgroups, and cross‑functional planning sessions; prepare agendas, minutes, action items, and follow‑up summaries; clarify scope, roles, responsibilities, and operational requirements with department leaders and subject matter experts; build relationships to support accountability and momentum; and assist with change‑management activities.
• Reporting and Project Management Systems – Build and maintain dashboards, reports, trackers, and templates using platforms such as Smartsheet or similar. Use project‑management software to monitor timelines, task completion, resource needs, and status. Produce concise executive‑level updates and maintain organized project documentation.
• Operational and Strategic Support – Support strategic initiatives, new site planning, program launches, operational improvement, construction or facility projects, regulatory readiness, and other enterprise priorities. Define scope, success measures, operational impacts, staffing, regulatory requirements, implementation steps, and sustainability plans; apply process‑improvement methodologies; and identify opportunities to improve workflows and communication.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, health care administration, public administration, project management, or a related field.
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Minimum of four years of progressive project‑management experience.
• Experience managing cross‑functional projects involving multiple departments, stakeholders, timelines, and deliverables.
• Experience using commercially available project‑management solutions such as Smartsheet, Monday.com, Microsoft Project, Asana, Wrike, or comparable platforms.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Advanced working knowledge of at least one project‑management platform, preferably Smartsheet.
• Travel between sites and other locations required; must have a car, a valid California driver’s license, proof of minimum car insurance, and an acceptable driving record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in health care administration, business administration, public administration, project management, or a related field.
• Experience in a federally qualified health center, ambulatory care organization, hospital system, health plan, or safety‑net health care environment.
• Experience supporting executive leadership or enterprise‑level strategic initiatives.
• Experience with Smartsheet or other enterprise project‑management solutions, including dashboards, automations, forms, Gantt charts, and workspace administration.
• Experience with process‑improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, Scrum, or DMAIC.
• Experience supporting regulatory, operational readiness, construction, facilities, clinical program, or technology implementation projects.
• Experience creating business requirements documents, SOPs, workflows, charters, and implementation checklists.

Rewards

• Salary range: $80,000.00 – $120,000.00.
• Competitive benefits: retirement plan with employer match; paid time off; extended sick leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, vision, FSA, and life insurance; employee discounts and wellness programs.

Commitment to Community Medicine

The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to community medicine and delivering culturally competent care to the medically underserved.

Equal Employment Opportunity

FHCSD provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants, prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.