Associate Project Manager

Epic connects every hospital and clinic, so records follow patients across the system. Since 1998, the system has grown to cover most of Illinois.

About the role

We need an Associate Project Manager. This is a contract position based in Joliet, Illinois. We use Smartsheet for schedules and Jira for the technical work. MS Project experience is fine too. The work is on site and cannot be done remotely.

What you'll do

• Close projects with lessons learned and a clean handoff to operations.
• Manage project budgets and forecast spend to completion.
• Report status to sponsors and steering committees.
• Handle change requests and their effect on scope, time and cost.
• Define scope, schedule, budget and resources with project sponsors.
• Track risks, issues and decisions in an RAID log.
• Oversee vendor statements of work and deliverables.

Qualifications

• Organized, with a habit of following up.
• Experience managing budgets and multiple projects at once.
• Strong written status reporting.
• Able to travel up to 15%.
• Proficient in Smartsheet, MS Project or a similar tool.
• Working knowledge of waterfall and Agile methods.
• Comfortable running meetings with senior stakeholders.

The base pay range for this position is $74,000-$91,000 annually. Actual pay depends on experience, skills and location.

Benefits

• Flexible spending account.

Apply with your resume. A cover letter is optional.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Duration: 9 months. Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Joliet Memorial Hospital.