Senior 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.

The Senior Project Manager provides advanced project management leadership within the Project Management Office (PMO) for capital construction projects across Health Care Information Services (HCIS). Serving as the primary liaison between HCIS and Capital Management, this position independently manages and coordinates the entire technology scope for a portfolio of concurrent capital projects—ranging from office relocations and remodels, clinics, and laboratories to full inpatient unit renovations and major medical center construction.

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.

As the functional expert bridging HCIS and Capital Management, the Senior Project Manager translates business practice into systems and services and serves as the single point of contact for architects, engineers, contractors, and vendors on technology review and validation. The position develops and manages technology budgets across the capital project portfolio (exceeding $20M), monitors the configuration and integration of technology solutions to meet or exceed 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 welcoming and respectful environment.

Types of Projects:
Independently manage and coordinate the technology scope for a portfolio of concurrent capital projects of varying size and complexity, including office relocations and remodels, clinics, laboratories, and full inpatient unit renovations. Lead a select number of large-scale, mission-critical capital construction projects while simultaneously coordinating the remaining small- to medium-sized projects across the portfolio.

• Project & Service Management: Plan, estimate, staff, organize, and manage multiple large-scale and/or interdependent projects and services across multiple functional areas that carry organization-wide implications. Apply PMI methodology, standard status reporting, templates, and tools to lead projects requiring considerable resources and high levels of functional integration.
• Functional Expertise & Liaison: Serve as the functional expert and single point of contact bridging HCIS and Capital Management, translating business practice into systems and services. Manage the procurement, implementation, and deployment of technology solutions for capital construction projects, and monitor system configuration and integration to meet or exceed enterprise standards, HCIS standards, and best practices.
• Budget Management: Develop and manage the technology budget for the full portfolio of concurrent…