Senior Project Manager

Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation/holidays

Health plan

Pension plan

Flex spending

Well Wisconsin Wellness program

Employee assistance

Job summary

Wisconsin Department of Health Services seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead complex initiatives across divisions, ensuring tight coordination of scope, schedule, and budget. The role requires adapting best-practice methodologies and guiding teams to successful outcomes.

You will report to the Division of Enterprise Services, work remotely up to five days per week, and join a program with strong governance. A probationary period is included and requirements include PMP certification.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple, concurrent projects with multi-year durations and budgets.
• Ability to apply hybrid and predictive project management methodologies.
• Proven track record delivering complex initiatives from initiation to close.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate project management activities for DHS priority initiatives.
• Provide analysis and advice to customers, managers, and staff on improvements.
• Advise DES leadership and DHS leaders on department-wide priorities.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder communication

Vendor management

KPI evaluation

Education

PMI PMP certification

Job description

The Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Enterprise Services (DES), Bureau of Information Technology Services (BITS), is recruiting for a Senior Project Manager.

This position has the ability to work remotely up to 5 days per week but will be required to report to the 201 E. Washington Ave office in downtown Madison on occasion to complete training and certain tasks, or due to operational need.

As an employee of the state of Wisconsin, you'll have access to an amazing benefits package, including:

• 3.5 weeks of vacation, 9 paid holidays and ample sick time; limitations may apply for leave time usage in the first six months.
• Top rated health plan options starting at $47/month for single plans and $117/month for family plans, after 2 months of state service.
• Exceptional pension plan with a 7.2% employer match in 2026 with lifetime retirement payment. Plus, a tax advantaged supplemental retirement savings plan which allows you to save money directly from your paycheck for retirement. Use this Total Rewards Calculator to see the total value of our competitive benefits package!
• Several flex spending accounts: medical, dependent care, commuter, parking and High-Deductible Health Savings.
• Well Wisconsin Wellness Program
• A free and confidential employee assistance program that offers employees and their immediate family dependents a variety of tools, resources, and professional consultation services to support their health, goals, and overall well-being.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program employer.

Position Summary

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing and coordinating project management activities related to DHS priority initiatives and projects utilizing best practice project management methodology and tools. You will be responsible for performing complex analysis and providing advice to customers, managers, and staff in the area of business process improvement. This position also provides advice and assistance to the DES leadership, and to other division administrators and DHS leaders on issues of department-wide importance and/or of priority to specific divisions

Salary Information

The starting pay is between $51.39 and $59.28 per hour (approximately between $106,900 and $123,300 per year), depending on qualifications, plus excellent benefits. A 12-month probationary period is required.

Pay for current or former employees is based on the rules that apply to compensation for the applicable transaction. This position is classified as an IS Business Automation Consultant Administrator and is in pay schedule/range 07/32.

Job Details

All applicants who may be appointed to this position will be required to allow DHS to conduct a background check to determine whether the circumstances of any conviction may be related to the job being filled.

Employees must have access to secure high-speed internet for remote work option. Mileage reimbursement to the employee’s headquarter location is not provided.Remote work flexibility will be discussed in more detail during the interview process.

For positions that allow remote working flexibility, working outside of Wisconsin or in bordering cities will not be allowed except in extremely limited circumstances due to the need to report to an office location in Wisconsin on short notice.

DHS does not sponsor work visas for this position, thus, in compliance with federal law, selected candidates will be required to verify eligibility to work in the United States by completing the required I-9 form upon hire.DHS is not an E-Verify employer nor a STEM-OPT eligible employer.

Qualifications

Minimally qualified applicants will have all the following:

• Experience managing multiple, concurrent, medium sized ($250K budget with duration of 1 year or longer) projects within the following workstreams: business, vendor, organizational change management, and technology.
• Experience delivering projects using adaptive, hybrid, and predictive project management methodologies including stage gate governance.
• Experience serving as a project manager to at least 3 large ($1M budget, 18-month duration) projects through the entire project management life cycle from initiation to close out.
• Experience evaluating project success at completion using key performance indicators (KPIs) against initial project goals or desired outcomes.

In addition, highly qualified applicants will also have one or more of the following:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience using the critical path method in project delivery.
• Experience performing both project maager and business analyst functions in multiple projects.
• Experience recovering and completing at least two medium projects ($250K budget with duration of 1 year or longer) that are off track in scope, timeline, or budget baselines.

DHS is an Equal Opportunity and Aff-irmative Action employer.

Veterans are encouraged to apply. For complete information on Veterans’ hiring programs with the WI Department of Veteran’s Affairs, click here.

Deadline to Apply

The deadline to apply is August 10 th at 11:59pm.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to allow ample time to finalize their applications keeping in mind that technical assistance is not available after 4:30 PM on the deadline date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.