Senior Project Manager

nc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 105,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid vacation and sick leave

Parental leave

Job summary

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) seeks a Senior Project Manager in the Digital Foundation unit to lead high-visibility enterprise IT initiatives across the organization. You will drive projects from initiation through closure, handling scope, schedule, budgets, risks, and governance for cross-divisional efforts, including major platform implementations.

This onsite role in Raleigh, NC reports to the Office of the Secretary and is funded in part by federal funds.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success delivering high visibility projects from initiation through close-out while controlling scope, schedule, and budget.
• Facilitating project meetings, executive steering committees and governance councils, including agenda, materials, meeting minutes, and status dashboard for senior leadership.
• Knowledge of DHHS organizational structures and interdependencies across business, technical, legal, contracts, and security functions.
• Experience with contract structures and procurement processes, vendor relationships, and risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-visibility enterprise IT initiatives across DHHS, driving projects from initiation to closure.
• Manage scope, schedule, budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications.
• Oversee cross-divisional technology efforts, including enterprise platform implementations and governance programs.

Skills

Project leadership

Governance facilitation

DHHS knowledge

Vendor management

Job description

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

Description of Work

The Digital Foundation unit is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead high visibility enterprise IT initiatives that support shared platforms and services across DHHS. In this role, you will drive projects from initiation through closure. You will manager scope, scheduled, budgets, risks, and stakeholder communications from cross-divisional technology efforts such as enterprise platform implementations (e.g., ServiceNow, Salesforce, and Microsoft), governance program roll-outs, and emerging technology initiatives.

This Position Is Funded In Part Through Federal Funds.

This Position Is Required To Report Onsite In Raleigh, NC For Its Duties.

Internal Posting- This Is An Internal Posting Open Only For Current North Carolina Department Of Health And Human Services Employees, And Eligible RIF Candidates From North Carolina State Government, or Current Temporary Employees.

The Posting Will Close At 11:59 P.M. The Night Before The End Date.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Salary Grade Range: $105,341.00 - $184,345.00

Recruitment Range: $115,000.00 - $125,000.00

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.

The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:

• Demonstrated success delivering high visibility projects from initiation through close-out while controlling scope, schedule, and budget.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating project meetings, executive steering committees and governance councils, including agenda, materials, meeting minutes, and status dashboard preparation for senior leadership.
• Knowledge of DHHS organizational structures and interdependencies across business, technical legal, contracts, and security functions
• Demonstrated knowledge of contract structures and procurement processes with skill managing vendor relationships, contractual and procurement roadblocks, and risks.

About the Office of the Secretary

The Office of the Secretary serves as the executive leadership arm of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), guiding the Department's mission to improve the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians. Through strategic oversight and collaborative leadership, the Secretary's Office supports the effective coordination of over a dozen core divisions, ensuring that agency-wide priorities are aligned, resources are used responsibly, and services are delivered with equity and impact.

About the NC DHHS Information Technology Division

In collaboration with our partners, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) protects the health and safety of all North Carolinians and provides essential health and human services. The IT division (ITD) is one of the divisions that report to the Operational Excellence portfolio. The ITD division comprises four sections: Implementation and Operations, Strategy and Workforce, Enterprise Technology, and Vendor and Finance. ITD offers the following services but not limited to implementations, operations, project/portfolio management, infrastructure, consulting, business division liaison, digital transformation, IT strategy, enterprise technology, IT contract and vendor management, and data office services.

Compensation and Benefits

The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave. In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees. Visit the website for State Benefits.

Supplemental Contact Information

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer that embraces an Employment First philosophy, which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws, and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job. For more information about DHHS: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/ .

DHHS uses the Merit-Based R