Company name
Humana Inc.
Location
Bridgeport, CT, United States
Employment Type
Full-Time
Industry
Manager, Project Management, Operations
Posted on
Jan 28, 2021
Profile
Description
The Project Manager 2 manages all aspects of a project, from start to finish, so that it is completed on time and within budget. The Project Manager 2 work assignments are varied and frequently require interpretation and independent determination of the appropriate courses of action.
Responsibilities
The Project Manager 2 designs, communicates, and implements an operational plan for completing the project; monitors progress and performance against the project plan; takes action to resolve operational problems and minimize delays.
Identifies, develops, and gathers the resources to complete the project.
Prepares designs and work specifications; develops project schedules, budgets and forecasts; and selecting materials, equipment, project staff, and external contractors.
Communicates with other operational areas in the organization to secure specialized resources and contributions for the project.
Conducts meetings and prepare reports to communicate the status of the project.
Sets priorities, allocates tasks, and coordinates project staff to meet project targets and milestones.
Understands department, segment, and organizational strategy and operating objectives, including their linkages to related areas.
Makes decisions regarding own work methods, occasionally in ambiguous situations, and requires minimal direction and receives guidance where needed.
Follows established guidelines/procedures.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Ability to manage stakeholders and hold them accountable for deliverables.
Three (3) - Five (5) years of experience managing cross functional medium to large scale projects in a fast paced environment.
Comfortable working on new projects with limited knowledge/expertise of the content and be able to learn quickly in order to effectively manage the implementation.
Proficiency in facilitating meetings and communicating effectively with project stakeholders up to and including senior level leadership.
Must have the ability to provide a high-speed DSL or cable modem for a home office (Satellite and Wireless Internet service is NOT allowed for this role). A minimum standard speed for optimal performance of 10x1 (10mbs download x 1mbs upload) is required.
Must have a separate room with a locked door that can be used as a home office, to ensure you have absolute and continuous privacy while you work.
Preferred Qualifications
Six Sigma and / or Project Management Institute certification.
Strong communication, presentation and leadership skills.
Advanced MS Office experience (MS Project, Visio, Excel) .
Flexible and adaptable dealing with ambiguous situations.
Prior experience in the health solutions industry.
Additional Information
Work Days/Hours : Mon - Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Travel: 10 - 15% (Travel is suspended at this time, due to business travel restrictions)
Interview Format
As part of our hiring process, we will be using an exciting interviewing technology provided by Modern Hire/Montage, a third-party vendor. This technology provides our team of recruiters and hiring managers an enhanced method for decision-making.
If you are selected to move forward from your application prescreen, you will receive correspondence inviting you to participate in a pre-recorded Voice Interview and/or an SMS Text Messaging interview. If participating in a pre-recorded interview, you will respond to a set of interview questions via your phone. You should anticipate this interview to take approximately 10-15 minutes.
If participating in a SMS Text interview, you will be asked a series of questions to which you will be using your cell phone to answer the questions provided. Expect this type of interview to last anywhere from 5-10 minutes. Your recorded interview(s) via text and/or pre-recorded voice will be reviewed and you will subsequently be informed if you will be moving forward to next round of interviews.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Company info
Humana Inc.
Website : http://www.humana.com