Partnership HealthPlan of California

Sr. IT Project Manager

Job Locations US-CA-Fairfield
Job ID
2026-4109
FLSA Status
Exempt
Hiring Range
$ 118,518.94 - $ 154,074.63

Overview

The Senior IT Project Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of large-scale, complex
projects often involving multiple internal and external stakeholders through all phases of the
SDLC. The Senior IT Project Manager helps set and follow clear project management standards
including project plans, change controls, risk management, and other project management
documents on given strategic initiatives. The Senior IT Project Manager assists in developing
standards, managing the enterprise IT project priority list with IT Directors, and assists in IT
Steering Committee meetings if needed. This position reports to the Director of IT Strategic
Initiatives.

Responsibilities

 Accountable for successful project delivery through active project management oversight.
 Leads cross functional teams delivering superior IT projects consisting of people,
process, and technology that allows complete interaction with all impacted stakeholders,
including internal business users and external providers.
 Develops project management plans in accordance with roadmaps which integrate the
requirements and activities addressing the management of project scope, schedule, cost,
quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement.
 Defines, documents, and tracks project milestones while developing, maintaining, and
reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan with IT and Business Units.
 Consistent reporting on the status of the critical path, consumed slack and/or EV and ROI
 Rigorously manages scope to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed upon time,
cost, and quality parameters.
 Builds an environment of trust and open information. Sharing lessons learned,
perceptions, and best practices openly with the teams.
 Communicates clearly with internal and vendor teams in multiple diverse locations,
ensuring that strategic and tactical deliverables are understood.
 Regularly conducts postmortems on capability delivery and ensure that the team learns
from mistakes as well as victories.
 Develops and maintains risk management plan addressing opportunities, best practices,
risks, and issues or threats.
 Documents, monitors and manages the project risks. Assesses the impact of new or
increased risks and develop remediation’s and/or mitigation plans.
 Works with various teams/disciplines to ensure release readiness and quality
deployments.
 Facilitates Project Steering Committee meetings and stakeholder’s meetings.

 

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities
 Participates in special projects, assignments, and other tasks as needed.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science,
Engineering, or relevant field and at least five (5) years of relevant
project management experience required. In lieu of a degree, a
minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience to include a
minimum of five (5) years project management experience will be
considered. Particular emphasis on waterfall and iterative software
development methodologies. Experience managing multiple complex
projects with teams of 10 or more. Experience in health plan
environment preferred.

 

Special Skills, Licenses and Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) or Educational Class Based
Project Certification preferred. Strong project management skills,
including the ability to create project plans, prioritize work, and meet
deadlines. Required Proficiency in MS Office suite of applications MS
Project, MS Office Suite and SharePoint. Oher applications such as
Visio, Workfront and Jira are preferred, however not required. Valid
California driver’s license and proof of current automobile insurance
compliant with Partnership policy are required to operate a vehicle and
travel for company business.

 

Performance Based Competencies

 

Strong planning, organizational, and leadership skills. Understanding
of team dynamics and ability to foster a positive team environment.
Excellent time management skills. Self-starter and self-motivated.
Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to speak
clearly and persuasively in all situations. Ability to effectively exercise
good judgment. Attention to detail.

 

 

Work Environment And Physical Demands

Ability to use a computer keyboard. More than 50% of work time is
spent in front of a computer monitor. Must be able to lift, carry, or
move objects of varying size, weighing up to 10 lbs.

 

 

 

All HealthPlan employees are expected to:

 

  • Provide the highest possible level of service to clients;
  • Promote teamwork and cooperative effort among employees;
  • Maintain safe practices; and
  • Abide by the HealthPlan’s policies and procedures, as they may from time to time be updated.

HIRING RANGE:

 

$ 118,518.94 - $ 154,074.63

 

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE

 

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform.  The employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, or work environment change.

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