SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Memorial Health; Springfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Health in Springfield, IL is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead complex, multi-year initiatives within the PMO. You will guide project scope, schedule, cost, and risk while coaching a growing team of project managers.

The role emphasizes governance, change management, and alignment with safety, quality, integrity, and stewardship standards. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5 years related experience in lieu of degree.
• PMP required or completed within one year of hire.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred.
• 4–5 years PM experience on medium to large projects.
• Proficient with PM tools and MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead medium to large, complex projects (Tier 1–3).
• Coach and mentor new project managers.
• Ensure PMO initiatives standardize and centralize functions.
• Manage scope, schedule, cost, and risk; ensure governance.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Collaboration

Communication

Initiative

Innovation

Project Management

Team Leadership

Leadership

Education

BS in Business/CS/PM/OD

Tools

Microsoft Office

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Visio

Job description

Focused on the Future of Care We're looking for talented, passionate healthcare professionals to join the team at Memorial Health as we build the future of healthcare. If you're ready to be part of a transformative organization that puts people first, take a look at what we have to offer.

Position Type

Hybrid

Job Description Summary

Responsible for the direction, implementation, and completion of projects while maintaining alignment with key organizational strategies. Proactively coaches and develops new (and less experienced) project managers to their fullest potential, providing mentoring, training and peer coaching support as needed. Ensures the vision, values, and strategic plan are cascaded throughout the organization to achieve desired business outcomes. Embodies the Memorial Health System Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Quality, Integrity and Stewardship that support our mission, vision and values.

Location

Springfield, IL

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Computer Science, Project Management, Organizational Development, or required. In lieu of degree, five years of related experience will be considered.

Licensure/Certification/Registry

• Professional in Project Management (PMP) required or completed within one year of hire.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification preferred.

Experience

• At least four or five years of experience in structured, formal project management required.
• Ability to lead medium to large, complex (Tier 1 through 3 projects), challenging, or time-sensitive projects.
• Proven experience using project management tools.
• Demonstrated technical project management experience.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Analytical Thinking: Ability to understand a situation, issues or problem by breaking it into smaller pieces, or tracking its implications in a step by step way.
• Collaboration: Ability to work cooperatively and inclusively with other individuals and/or teams not formally lead; working together as opposed to working separately or competitively.
• Communication: Ability to use written and spoken communication in formal and informal situations to convey meaning, build shared understanding, and productively move agendas forward.
• Initiative: Ability to identify a problem, obstacle or opportunity and then take action in light of identification to address current or future problems or opportunities.
• Innovation: Ability to approach one’s work and the organization in new and breakthrough ways, including applying complex concepts, developing creative new solutions, or adapting previous solutions in promising ways.
• Project Management: Ability to plan, execute and oversee a multi-year project involving significant resources, scope and impact to meet unique goals and objectives.
• Talent Development: Ability to build the breadth and depth of the organization’s human capability and professionalism, including supporting top performing people and taking a personal interest in coaching and mentoring high-potential leaders.
• Team Leadership: Ability to lead groups of people toward shared visions and goals, from forming a team that possesses balanced capabilities, to setting its mission, values and norms, and holding team members accountable individually and as a group for results.
• Demonstrated successful management of a project team effort. This includes participating in project scoping, cost planning/budgeting of the project, identification of requirements and stakeholders. In addition, experience with risk / issue identification and mitigation planning is required.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate all processes related to project management activities including creating project documentation and schedule, directing and managing project work, monitoring and controlling project activities and value, and conducting thorough closure and handoff to operations.
• Demonstrated ability to Lead Tier One, Two and Three projects ranging in length duration. In addition, experience leading programs is preferred.
• Must have strong analysis, planning, and organizational skills as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required. Experience with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Project Web Application, and Visio preferred.
• Data modeling and/or workflow process mapping experience preferred.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

1. Embodies the Memorial Health System Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Quality, Integrity and Stewardship that support our mission, vision and values:
   • SAFETY: Prevent Harm - I will put safety first in everything I do. I will speak up, without fear, on matters of patient and colleague safety. I will take action to create an environment of zero harm.
   • QUALITY: Improve Outcomes - I will continually advance my knowledge and skills. I will seek out continuous improvement opportunities. I will deliver evidence-based care that leads to excellence in outcomes.
   • INTEGRITY: Show respect and Compassion - I will respect others and show compassion. I will behave honesty and ethically. I will be accountable for my attitude, actions and health.
   • STEWARDSHIP: Reduce Waste - I will use resources wisely and maintain financial stability. I will work together to coordinate care and services across the health system. I will promote healthier communities.
2. Regarding specific projects, manages the communication, planning, monitoring/controlling, team building and design aspects to ensure successful completion of large, complex project objectives. Evaluates project activities for effectiveness and goal achievement.
   • Ensures initiatives under PMO are strategically focused on standardization or centralization of MHS functions or functional areas.
   • Manage change to the project scope, schedule, cost and resource needs to keep the project plan on track, updated and reflective of approved changes utilizing the approved change management plan.
   • Identifies opportunities for improvement to existing project management methods.
   • As necessary, collaborates with Quality, Decision Sciences, Innovation, and/or Transformation Division colleagues to enhance project outcomes.
   • Continuously identify, monitor, and advise System Director, Integration and Project Management on PMO project risks. Create and execute risk mitigation plans.
3. Supports a culture and infrastructure within MHS that enables structured approaches to project-related decision-making and prioritization of strategic initiatives when assigning resources.
4. Applies a governance framework for decision making to monitor and control the lifecycle of projects in the areas of meetings, reporting, risk and issue management, assurance, and project management control processes.
5. Manages large amounts of sensitive, confidential information concerning personnel, financial, strategic, and business information contained in minutes, letters and other documents, as well as through meetings, discussions and interventions.
6. Develops and maintains productive relationships with System Leadership Team, leaders, and colleagues to aid in MHS goal and objective accomplishment.
7. Serves as active mentor to new and developing team members, formally and informally. Demonstrates qualities of an organization leader as well as a department contributor. Takes the initiative to recognize where to offer support to colleagues through mentorship, coaching or peer support. Participates in interview process (and coordinates as needed) for all potential candidates for the department. Works with department leadership to coordinate onboarding of new colleagues as well as train and lead new and less experienced colleagues as required.
8. Maintains professional affiliations as appropriate. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in education programs, current literature, in-service meetings/seminars and workshops.
9. Performs other related work as required or requested.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Pay Transparency

$40.80 - $63.24 Additional compensation in the form(s) of participation in our annual incentive program are dependent on role. Pay is based on factors such as work experience, education, certification(s), training, skills, and competencies related to the role.

• Memorial Health also offers a comprehensive benefits plan, which includes paid time off, 401(k) match, and health/ dental/ vision insurance options.

All benefits can be found at https://jobs.memorial.health/about/benefits/

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete this application or participate in the hiring process, please contact [e-mail]. Requests will be handled confidentially.

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