Project Manager

Role: Project Manager

Location: Local candidates preferred (Austin, TX Onsite)

Job Description:

Project managers are the people in charge of a specific project or projects within a company. As the project manager, your job is to plan, budget, oversee and document all aspects of the specific project you are working on. Project managers might work by themselves or be in charge of a team to get the job done. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required and should be noted on the resume. Proof of certification may be requested.

Required:

Overall, 12 years of experience required.

Experience with Texas Health and Human Services programs.

Required certification in Project Management by a recognized project management organization.

3 years Knowledge of Texas Medicaid programs.

Scrum Master certification preferred.

7 Required Experience in managing large-scale IT projects, including system integration, resource management, procurement transition, and vendor management.
7 Required Experience with Medicaid Enterprise Systems, including Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS).
7 Required Ability to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions; to develop and evaluate policies and procedures; to prepare reports.
7 Required Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines.
7 Required Experience with Medicaid business operations.
7 Required Experience overseeing the planning and execution of major projects, including facilitation and documentation of high-level critical path dependencies across multiple projects.
7 Required Experience successfully leading meetings and facilitating discussions between multiple stakeholder groups, including vendors.
7 Required Expertise using Microsoft Office products: Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook.
7 Required Ability to establish project goals and objectives that support the state and HHS strategic plans as well as federal directives.
7 Required Proven ability to work successfully with technical and non-technical groups and manage multiple responsibilities.
7 Required Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and coordination skills.
7 Required Experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals and independently perform a variety of complicated tasks; a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
7 Required Oral and written communication skills.
2 Preferred Experience with provider enrolment systems.