Project Manager, IT Project Manager

The Department of Health Care Information Services intends to hire for one position at either the Project Manager classification, requisition #, or Senior Project Manager requisition #, based on the qualifications of the successful candidate.

Position Summary:

The Project Manager provides project management support within the Project Management Office (PMO) for capital construction projects across Health Care Information Services (HCIS). This position plans, coordinates, and manages the technology scope for small- to medium-sized capital projects—such as office relocations and remodels, clinics, and laboratories—while supporting larger, more complex capital projects across the portfolio. The role spans the full project lifecycle, including the design, construction, and activation phases.

The PMO delivers project management support for the University of Iowa Health Care community through the application of the Project Management Institute (PMI) global standard methodology, delivering projects within budget, on schedule, according to scope, and in a manner that best contributes to accomplishing the University of Iowa Health Care strategic plan. This position ensures that project goals and objectives are met within established time frames, budgetary, and hospital requirements—preparing project status reports, managing resources, conducting and facilitating project meetings, monitoring schedule progress, addressing constraints, and mitigating risks and challenges in a timely manner.

Working in partnership with HCIS and Capital Management, the Project Manager helps coordinate technology requirements for capital construction projects and serves as a point of contact for architects, engineers, contractors, and vendors on technology review and validation. The position assists with the development and tracking of technology budgets, helps monitor the configuration and integration of technology solutions to meet enterprise standards, and works with a range of stakeholders—including staff-level employees, department-level leadership, hospital administration, medical and clinical staff, division leadership, and technical and non-technical users—serving as a change agent for the organization while working effectively in a professional environment.

• Types of Projects: Plan, coordinate, and manage the technology scope for small- to medium-sized capital projects of low to moderate complexity, including office relocations and remodels, clinics, and laboratories. Support larger, mission-critical capital construction projects under the direction of a Senior Project Manager while coordinating assigned projects across the portfolio.
• Project & Service Management: Plan, estimate, organize, and manage multiple small- to medium-scale projects and/or assist with larger-scale projects. Apply PMI methodology, standard status reporting, templates, and tools to deliver assigned projects successfully to plan.
• Functional Support & Liaison: Serve as a functional resource supporting the connection between HCIS and Capital Management, helping translate business practice into systems and services. Assist with the procurement, implementation, and deployment of technology solutions for capital construction projects, and help monitor system configuration and integration to meet enterprise standards, HCIS standards, and best practices.
• Budget Management: Assist with the development and tracking of technology budgets for assigned capital projects. Collaborate with HCIS staff and Capital Management to create and monitor budgets during design, track actuals against budget, and conduct budget variance analysis.
• Relationship Management: Develop and maintain positive, collaborative relationships and build consensus with architects,…