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Job Description:
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: Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning and operational readiness for assigned projects. As a Senior or expert level, the PM may be responsible for complex, highly visible projects that require significant oversight.
Project Team/Team Management: Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, remove roadblocks to their work; leverage organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentor and develop team members; facilitate the efficient use of resources across multiple projects and monitor trends to ensure use aligns with strategic goals.
Product Owner Support: Support the Product Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and help with an effective system of project governance. May also serve in the Product Owner role at times.
Communication and Documentation: Keeping stakeholders informed, resolving issues, and maintaining project documentation utilizing project management tools
Leadership: Promotes empowerment of the team, ensuring that each team member is fully engaged in the project(s) and understands how to motivate members to make a meaningful contribution.
Vendor Management: May include the monitoring and reporting of vendor performance metrics. Drive vendors delivery against specific contract deliverables.
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 lifecycles (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, Monday.com 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
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Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits
Equal Opportunity Statement
The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in project management, business administration, public administration, business information systems, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Seven years experience as a project manager/program manager overseeing coordination, planning, initiation, and completion of major/long-term projects (or seven years working on complex projects).
- Five years of experience as a project manager plus certification as a PMP or PgMP (alternative to seven-year requirement).
- Demonstrated experience using project management tools: Jira, Confluence, Workfront, Monday.com, Microsoft Project, Visio, and Microsoft Office tools.
- Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, team mentoring, and vendor management skills.
- Experience with blended methodologies and enterprise-level project delivery (Waterfall and Agile, preferably Scrum).
- Experience working within Medicaid and Long-Term Care Information Systems (MMIS) and managing medium to large-scale MMIS projects.
- PMP certification.
- Ability to work on-site at the Nebraska State Office Building in Lincoln (no hybrid/remote work).
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Retirement Support — Retirement plan is considered excellent and a central reason total compensation feels strong. Long-term security is positioned as offsetting lower base wages.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance is described as comprehensive within a benefits package that helps balance modest hourly pay. Coverage is viewed alongside retirement as a core component of overall value.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid leave is included within the comprehensive package and contributes to perceived total compensation value. The breadth of time off helps make moderate salaries more workable.
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