Lead Project Manager -South Bay Job in Woodland Hills, California US
Lead Project Manager -South Bay
The Lead Project Manager in the Kaiser Permanente Information Technology (KP-IT) National Facilities Services Business Information Office (BIO) is responsible for IT capital construction projects in the Northern Program in Southern California. The Lead Project Manager is accountable for meeting financial and schedule commitments for all assigned IT capital construction projects and to communicate effectively with team members from KP-IT and Kaiser Permanente National Facilities Services (NFS). Additionally the KPIT Lead Project Manager is accountable to ensure that IT services are delivered according to scope, schedule and budget. This is a position for a Lead Project Manager in the NFS Business Information Office (BIO) joining our IT Capital Project Delivery group in SCAL. The IT Capital Project Delivery group within the NFS BIO partners with Kaiser Permanente's National Facilities Service (NFS) to support the build out of Kaiser Facilities - everything from remodels to major hospital construction. The Capital Project Delivery group assumes end-to-end accountability to ensure delivery of IT solutions and services that provide the highest value in support of capital construction projects. Essential Functions: Exhibit leadership to motivate, set achievable objectives, maintain a positive outlook, take responsibility, make decisions and provide constructive feedback Build, track and monitor project plan(s) using either MS Project or NIKU Workbench to ensure that the project is on schedule and budget and that it remains so Ensure project data is accurate and available for review by management and ensure that management is proactively informed of potential problems so that they can be resolved before they become insurmountable Utilize a proactive change control process Use negotiation skills to achieve successful project outcomes around issues, scope, schedule, costs/budget and resources Manage the project funding/budget process Matrix manage project managers and teams from other KP-IT groups who supply resources and services to the project Consistently support compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures. Manages complex projects or multiple projects of moderate complexity. - Total managed project budget up to $10 million. - Project complexity includes multiple sites and up to 10 interdependent work tracks. - Project Integration Management, including converts business cases to business plans. - Manages coordination across multiple stakeholders from both IT and Business to ensure project objectives are met. - Understands and consistently meets project stakeholder expectations within scope of project role by responding promptly to client/stakeholderinquiries. - Demonstrates knowledge and use of change management process. - Responsible for accurate time reporting for project work they are leading. - Responsible for measuring and reporting on budget metric for assigned scope. - May provide quality reviews and guidance for projects. - Directs or may develop the quality/testing strategies for the project. Provides best practice recommendations and trade-off scenarios for consideration. - Establishes coordination across projects to ensure adequate resources are available and delivery commitments are met. - Oversees transition of project team members to new projects. - Responsible for tracking and reporting accurate project and deliverable status for assigned scope of work. - Capable of developing communication presentations with minimal guidance. - May assist in the development or provide guidance to project managers in development of risk plans, qualitative/quantitative risk assessments. - Evaluates business cases for vendor requirements. - Contributes to RFP development and technical specifications. - Demonstrates understanding of and applies knowledge in all phases of the project delivery life cycle. - Accountable for coordination ofcollection and validation of business requirements. - May determine the impact of current/existing technologies on the project. - Negotiates with application release manager to include changes in a release. Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: - B.S. degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Management Information Systems or equivalent experience. - Required is 8 years of information technology experience that includes a broad understanding of both IT infrastructure and application projects through professional services consulting and/or project/program management. - 6 years of progressive experience as a program/project manager that includes managing implementations of large, complex projects with multi-million dollar budgets. - Demonstrated strong customer focus and client relationship building skills - Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills Preferred Qualifications: - Capital Construction experience is preferred - Healthcare experience is a plus - Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute.