The Role
Support Yellow Brick project teams under the Project Lead: facilitate meetings, track work/hours/expenses, ensure deliverables meet standards, identify risks and solutions, research best practices, develop tools/processes, and maintain client relationships while complying with policies.
Summary Generated by Built In
If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply. This is on a work as needed basis and work schedules may vary. This position may be filled anywhere in the United States.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Under the direction of the Project Lead for all assigned projects, the Project Specialist II provides support to the Yellow Brick project team and assists with preparation and facilitation of key project activities. This role provides relevant experience and expertise to the project.
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Provide relevant knowledge, experience, and expertise to Yellow Brick core team and clients.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for specialty services/service lines and other industry standards.
- Identify project risks/concerns, recommend solutions, and work with the project team to mitigate them.
- Ensure project deliverables adhere to Yellow Brick standards and are completed within the project’s expected timeframe.
- Facilitate and manage meetings and workgroups and contribute to the development of project deliverables.
- Track project work, hours, and expenses and provide a summary of work completed for the monthly summary.
- Conduct research and provide recommendations for implementation at Yellow Brick to leadership.
- Identify best practices in the industry and share them with the team.
- Develop or improve tools, processes, and methodologies for Yellow Brick projects.
- Continuously seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and client relationships.
- Maintain confidentiality with Yellow Brick and CannonDesign property, tools, methods, and company information.
- Adhere to all Yellow Brick, CannonDesign, and client policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent expertise and experience in the industry preferred.
- 3 or more years of industry experience preferred.
- Experience with large projects within the healthcare industry preferred.
- Familiarity with regulatory agencies and industry standards such as AIA, ACHE, ASHE, TJC, CDPH, HCAi, CMS, and AAMI preferred.
- Proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Smartsheet.
- Knowledge of Visio and Access.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively as a leader, team player, and independently.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with clients and team members.
- Ability to prioritize job duties, assignments, and deliverables in a fast-paced work environment.
- Ability to remain in a stationary position for up to 90% of the workday.
- Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to travel up to 75% of the time.
- Willingness to work irregular hours on occasion.
The salary range for this position is $75.00 to $100.00 hourly. This salary range is the range we believe is the anticipated range of possible base compensation at the timing of the posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the anticipated salary range for the position. Based on the position status, employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances. We have paid time off, flex-time schedules, remote work options and a 401k plan and employee perk programs. For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits. Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.
ABOUT OUR FIRM
As part of CannonDesign’s industry-leading consulting family, Yellow Brick is dedicated to healthcare consulting. We specialize in operations planning, project management, behavioral health, licensing and regulatory preparedness, and activation planning services. At Yellow Brick, our mission is to deliver unparalleled project management expertise to the healthcare industry, and we accomplish this by partnering with our clients to ensure a seamless Day one.
ABOUT WORKING HERE
- We are a start-up culture in an established firm: nimble, energetic, innovative and fun.
- We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
- We are committed to ensuring our practice provides equal opportunities for all employees, as we strive to connect with communities around us and focus on the future of design. We support equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts that benefit all employees through the leadership of our DEI Council, our Employee Resource Groups which are open to everyone, and other community initiatives.
- We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.
Please note that candidates can only apply to our positions on our company Careers site. It's not uncommon for scammers to create positions that look legitimate on other sites; never enter your information or apply for CannonDesign positions on any platform. Should an issue arise that you feel we should be aware of, please contact us. Please provide your resume and portfolio when applying.
As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.
CannonDesign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CannonDesign is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from any and all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. It is therefore the firm’s policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment against any applicant, CannonDesign employee, vendor, contractor, or client on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. It is also CannonDesign’s policy to prohibit any and all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, or participated in a firm or agency investigation into such complaints.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent expertise and experience in the industry
- 3 or more years of industry experience
- Experience with large projects within the healthcare industry
- Familiarity with regulatory agencies and standards (AIA, ACHE, ASHE, TJC, CDPH, HCAi, CMS, AAMI)
- Proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Smartsheet
- Knowledge of Visio and Access
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively as a leader, team player, and independently
- Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with clients and team members
- Ability to prioritize duties and deliverables in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to remain stationary for up to 90% of the workday
- Ability to lift up to 20 pounds
- Ability to travel up to 75% of the time
- Willingness to work irregular hours on occasion
- Maintain confidentiality and adhere to company policies and mandatory training
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The Company
What We Do
As an integrated design firm, we do a lot of things. But at our core, we help people continuously flourish. We leverage the heart, passion and intelligence of our more than 1,000 creative thinkers to develop solutions for some of the greatest challenges facing our clients and society. Whether designing for equity in education, accessible healthcare, inclusive communities, new scientific discoveries or the “next big idea” in business, we partner with organizations to help them improve human life. We do this through a design approach we created called Living-Centered Design. Our approach realizes that to create a world where people continuously flourish, we must address the complex interdependencies that exist between people, businesses, communities, society and the environment. Learn more at cannondesign.com/livingcentereddesign.
