Senior Project Manager/Planner

Are you passionate about helping Veterans and looking for a challenging yet rewarding career? Concourse may be the place for you.

Concourse is currently pursuing an opportunity to support the VA Long Beach Healthcare System as part of an initiative led by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to expand services for Veterans. Positions are contingent upon contract award.

We invest in our team through leadership support, ongoing training, and mentorship—equipping our employees with the skills and expertise needed to support critical Veteran-focused initiatives.

Positions Description:

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER/PLANNER

PURPOSE: Provides client interface and overall leadership of the program covering a wide variety of project types and complexities. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for ensuring high quality products and services that are delivered according to the agreed schedule and budget of the applicable task/delivery order. This individual will ensure that projects under the program are delivered on time, within scope and within budget. May be responsible to review projects across program for consistency with program objectives. May assist with or advise on development of new programs.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors with 10+ years of experience.
• Must be familiar with Patient Centered Care culture in healthcare.
• Must have experience working with commercial or hospital systems in master or strategic planning.
• Must have experience leading and managing teams.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook) is required.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Microsoft Project, and Revit are beneficial but not required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop project charter. Plan mobilization of project. Develop plans of action and milestones. Write formal report summarizing findings for assessment of current state of hospital support, laydown, and space. Provide responses to calls and emails from VALB PM for tasks and requests for information (RFIs). Attend VALB Clinical Planning Meetings. Write a formal report of findings on what VALB's priorities should be over the next 15years.Read through VALB Master Plan and document areas/priorities that may have changed based on Current State of Hospital Report. Participate in scoping sessions for future planning requirements to determine what changes will be made. Based on the hospital service inputs and draft plan of action, finalize the plan of action for the best way to achieve the objectives. Summarize the recommended projects and large space moves over the next 15 years. Present recommended changes to the VALB Master Plan to leadership. Assess the scope and impact of the Deep Dive. Lead the working groups to help PMs develop the plan for the Deep Dive. Based on the requirements, identify what key areas may require subject matter expertise to complete the project properly (Deep Dives). Ensure that we have identified SMEs along with availability. For each Deep Dive, provide monthly progress updates which include formal documentation of work done and verbal updates. Put together visualization products and briefs for varying levels of leadership, including VALB Executive Leadership, VISN (Veteran’s Integrated Service Network), national VA leadership, non-government organizations, and political leadership. Integrate with VALB Public Affairs and develop a short- and long-term communications strategy to properly publicize projects. Review assessments and recommendations in accordance with Federal Regulations and Standards and verify compliance.

PROGRAM ANALYST

PURPOSE: Execution of data related project tasks for projects under the direction of the Program Manager. Provides effective leadership and management to basic projects, ensuring quality performance by the project team. Works with spreadsheet software or relational databases to organize data and may provide graphic design support for projects, including development of deliverables, organizational charts, training materials, and other visual aids. Examine large data sets to identify trends, develop charts, and create visual presentations to help organizations make strategic decisions. Communicates highly technical information to numerous audiences, including senior management, the user community, and less experienced staff.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors with 2+ years of experience with data analytics, and minimum of 1 year experience with project management.
• Knowledge of data mining/data warehouse processes, data modeling, R or SAS, SQL, statistical analysis, database management and reporting, and data analysis.
• Knowledge of computer aided design programs, like AutoCAD, Bluebeam, or equivalent.
• Experience using geographic information systems (GIS) like ArcGIS.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Attend weekly Space Management Team (SMT) meetings. Participate in Working Groups with Hospital Services. Conduct database research of VA databases for information on patient projections. Collaborate with VALB Informatics. Provide data analytics support, which consists of analyzing data and building supporting products. Translate space requirements into project plans (turn the space and facility requirements into a list of projects that need to be completed over the next 15 years). Provide support to Space Management site survey of the function, purpose, and ownership of spaces across the VALB campus. Assist the Space Management Team in the planning and execution of space moves due to renovations, construction, or user requests. Review assessments and recommendations in accordance with Federal Regulations and Standards and verify compliance.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $112,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• project management or planning: 10 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Long Beach, CA 90822 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person