IT Project Mgr / Coventry Health / Downers Grove, IL

Coventry Health/Downers Grove, ILJob Title: IT Project Mgr
Posting Location: IL - Downers Grove
Location: IL - Downers Grove, MO - St. Louis (Maryville Centre)
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Requisition Number: 149622
External Description:
IT Project Manager

GENERAL SUMMARY
Performs in a consultative style to provide a solution that meets the
requirements of the customer?s specifications and the submitted project
proposal. Projects assigned are complex, have large cross divisional impact, are
broad in scope, and are typically related to core business processes. Leads
multiple projects simultaneously. Each project team typically consists of 8-15
employees. Leads all aspects of the project, including scope, cost/benefit
analysis, written proposal, budgets, and schedule.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leads the review of project scope, budget, and schedule for compliance with
customer specifications. Identifies and presents non-conforming issues to
project sponsor and assists in resolution.
- Leads the project scope change management process. Identifies potential risks
to the completion of the project, including resources, costs, and systems.
Recommends appropriate solutions.
- Leads project team meetings to gather project status information as well as to
provide information and guidance to the project team members. Acts as the
primary customer contact between the project team and the customer. Mediates and
resolves project team conflicts.
- Leads appropriate and timely written communications with all project team
members, department managers, customers, and IT management throughout the life
of the project, through effective use of project status reports, team meeting
notes, project gantt charts, risk registers, issue logs, cost data, etc.
- Leads projects ensuring they adhere to the established project methodologies,
standards, tools, processes, policies, and procedures. Ensures project
management methods are used during initiation, phase-gating, and closure.
- Leads and controls financial budget allocated for project.
- Negotiates with the appropriate department managers for assignment of
personnel to the project team.
- Leads the timely execution of major milestone approvals with customer.
Prepares necessary paperwork to document approvals.
- Facilitates and follows through on all procurement requests for the
acquisition of required hardware, software, and services, including delivery
requirements and schedules.
- Ensures documentation package is complete, meets the requirements of the
customer, and has been delivered to the appropriate personnel.
- Leads the review and approval of all significant project related information
prior to release to the customer.
- Leads the coordination of training logistics with customer.
- Leads the ?Lessons Learned? review. Identifies team members who should attend
and facilitates the meeting.
- Evaluates staff by providing feedback to team members? functional managers.
- Conducts quality assurance for tasks and deliverables.
- Facilitates staff development and motivation by performing in a coaching role.
- Performs other duties as required.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS
- Bachelor?s degree or equivalent experience.
- Previous (3-5 years) experience in managing a wide variety of IT projects
including experience in leading technical staff, team members, and vendors.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
- Experience in documentation, presentation tools, and project management tools
required.
- Knowledge of business processes and systems to understand the impact of
project decisions on business objectives.
- Experience in health care or related industry preferred
- Excellent skills in critical thinking and analysis, meeting facilitation,
verbal and written communications, and interpersonal interactions (e.g.,
partnering, conflict management, consulting, etc.).
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Nearest Major Market: Chicago
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