Senior IT Project Manager​/BA Coordinator

Senior It Project Manager/Ba Coordinator (Open)

The Senior IT Project Manager/BA Coordinator is responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating agile and hybrid project teams with a focus on achieving business results. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing medium to large-scale Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) projects and resources, as well as strong leadership and communication skills. This is a full-time/permanent on-site role in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Not eligible to be a contracted position.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services does not sponsor or transfer non-immigrant work visas for this position or accept STEM OPT (form i-983) at any time.

Examples of Work

• Project Planning and Management
• Project Team/Team Management
• Product Owner Support
• Communication and Documentation
• Leadership
• Vendor Management

Requirements/Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  
  Bachelor's degree in project management, business administration, public administration, business information systems, or a field related to the functions of the hiring agency AND seven years of experience as a project manager/program manager with the responsibility to oversee the coordination, planning, initiation, and completion of major/long-term projects OR Five years of experience and certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) OR Seven years of experience working on complex projects.
  
  Any equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • At least 7 years of medium to large-scale project experience in a project management or similar role
  • At least 7 to 10 years of strong experience with project or program planning, resource planning, work plan development, and project management processes
  • PMP certification
  • Demonstrated prior experience with blended methodologies at the enterprise-level of an organization
  • Experience working within Medicaid & Long-Term Care Information Systems
  • Experience with a variety of software delivery life cycles (SDLC), including Waterfall and Agile (preferably Scrum).

Other:
Position is located on-site at the Nebraska State Office Building in Lincoln. No hybrid/remote work, no other office locations available.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Effective interpersonal skills including the ability to manage conflict, listening, collaborating, and team building
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
• Ability to use critical thinking to make complex decisions
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of business need with the ability to establish/maintain high levels of customer trust and confidence
• Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools:
  Project Management tools, Jira/Confluence, Workfront,  or equivalent;
  Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting at all levels including the executive level
• Full transparency and communication of project progress, risks, and vendor performance
• Ability to work creatively and analytically to solve business problems and propose solutions
• Ability to see the big picture and quickly comprehend the impact of new technologies, systems and/or teams on changes to business processes
• Ability to drive projects and take initiative to keep things progressing forward
• Ability to provide leadership to business analysts, program managers, coordinators, and collaborate with customers and develop strategies and solutions of high business value