Texas Health and Human Services · 12 hours ago
Project Manager IV
Austin, TX
Contract
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$6,377.50/mo - $8,300/mo
4+ years expTexas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. The Project Manager IV will lead advanced project management and procurement analysis work, ensuring that major procurement projects are delivered on time and within budget while aligning with agency methodologies.
Health Care
No H1B
Responsibilities
Provides advanced (senior-level) project management support. Project management involves the full spectrum of industry-accepted principles of project management including initiation, planning, execution, control, and closing assigned projects and subsidiary components
Coordinates multiple multi-million-dollar projects and oversees the planning, initiation and development of the project deliverables, including cost estimates and projections
Identifies potential project risks and issues, and designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them
Gathers and validates requirements for assembling Request for Offers (RFO’s), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Statements of Work (SOW),and develops Attachments and Exhibits as part of major procurements development
Interprets and converts high-level business, technical, financial, legal and other stakeholder requirements into procurement requirements at an appropriate level of detail and categorization to complete documentation according to standard templates, using clear, concrete, and concise language
Interprets new and changing business requirements to determine the impact on the solution and propose creative enhancements and changes to meet these new requirements
Develops and implements plans to communicate and explain project methodology and processes to interested groups and team members
Creates documentation procedures to capture and deal with changes in original project plan. Develops criteria for evaluating programs, proposals, and other pertinent information related to project assignments
Advises, consults and negotiates with agency customers on project activities. Ensures project management methodologies are followed and are consistent with agency, enterprise and DIR plans, standards and guidelines. Provides leadership to internal and external teams, committees across the agency and HHS enterprise to ensure projects are coordinated, efficient and meet service level objectives
Coordinates with other HHS agencies, and Department of Information Resources (DIR) to assure policies, standards, procedures, and activities and required reports conform to and are consistent with state requirements
Develops guidelines, procedures, policies, rules, and/or regulations and monitoring for compliance. Develops, reviews, and revises legislation
Oversees the preparation of management and productivity reports and studies. Oversees special investigations, research studies, and internal audits. Represents the Department by making presentations, providing information and testimony, collaborating with customers, other state agencies and federal partners. Responds to requests by legislators and other public officials
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
4 or more years' experience managing complex procurement projects
Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD) must be obtained within 6 months of hire
Preferred
Certified Associate in Project Management (CaPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
Experience working with procurement of complex solutions preferred
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in business administration, technology, healthcare or a related field is generally preferred
Benefits
100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
Defined benefit pension plan
Generous time off benefits
Numerous opportunities for career advancement
Company
Texas Health and Human Services
Texas Health and Human Services is an agency that focuses on improving health, safety and well-being.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Dr. Napoleon Broughton
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