ALTEK Information Technology, Inc. is currently recruiting for:

Sr. Project Manager - Healthcare Mandates Implementation

Title:  Sr. Project Manager - Healthcare Mandates Implementation
Location:  Owings Mills, MD
Duration:  6 Months

Responsibilities:
* Manages projects, develops and directs technical and business project teams through all phases and activities of the project life-cycle process associated with
major information technology systems projects that are essential to departmental missions and affect Client operations on a long-term and continuing basis.
* Determines Project goals and priorities with management, program manager and/or project sponsors.
* Supports requirements of the enterprise program manager to provide necessary information and support for successful program delivery.
* Creates all project planning documentation and follows all Client Defined processes.
* Manages and communicates a clear vision of the projects objectives, and motivates the cross functional project team to achieve them.
* Creates a project environment that enables peak performance by the entire team.
* Establish and publish clear priorities among project activities and team members. Coordinates team activities to meet project milestones.
* Directs and leads project teams comprised of subject matter experts, technical specialists, and support staff to produce a business plan in accordance with the
strategic plan, operating budget, capital planning procedures and agency guidance.
* Prepares, implements, monitors, and updates the project plan. Coordinates with the business owner and upper level management to ensure the actions are
consistent with the approved plan.
* Identifies standards or requirements for change management. Participates in change control (for example, reviewing configuration change requests).
* Identifies, documents, tracks and communicates project issues and risks. Manages issues and risks to resolution.
* Develops or implements information systems security and entitlement requirements and plans.
* Ensures appropriate product-related training and documentation are developed and made available to customer service areas so they can respond to customer
inquiries.
* Manages resource assignment and tracking to the project plan and project schedule in coordination with the line of business resource managers.
* Negotiates the performance of activities with team members and their managers in a matrix environment.
* Coaches team members to clarify assignments and deliverables; mentors others in project management practices; reviews quality of work and manages the integration of team
members’ work.
* Prepares weekly status reports for each project.
* Manages the Project Budget with overall budget accountability for up to $4 million per year.
* Collaborates with the finance department and various functional managers to ensure project budgets are properly estimated and controlled; provides overall
financial recommendations, and develops controls and measurements to monitor progress.
* Provides Finance with monthly accruals and forecasts by the due date established by Finance using the tools developed by Finance.
* Maintains current statements of work for all contractors; track and approve contractor invoices in a timely manner.
* Provides regular updates to project sponsor and stakeholders on the status of the budget.
* Documents reasons for budget excess or shortfall.
* Manages project budgets for both expense and capital against the original project budget.
* Creates Executive Summaries for all contractor resources required to complete a project.

Requirements:
* This position requires a four-year degree in Business, CIS/MIS or equivalent experience of 3 - 5 years of related IT project management experience in a large
scale, cross functional, multi-system environment. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.

Out of the 3 - 5 years required, at least 2 years in a combination of the following:
Progressive broad-based information systems Project Management experience (which could include consulting) with state-of-the-art hardware and software
systems is desirable; knowledge and implementation experience in new computing architectures and networked computing structures. Experience with Facets
and/or NASCO systems a plus.
* Experience as project manager in execution of multiple related development projects simultaneously. Must have working knowledge of Systems development
lifecycle and the Project Management Lifecycle.

***For immediate consideration PLEASE apply directly to this posting with your most up-to-date resume with (8816-PM) in subject line of your email***

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