Project Mgmt Trainee II
Full Time
Newark, NJ 07105
Posted
Job description
Horizon BCBSNJ employees must live in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut or Delaware
Job Summary:
Responsible for managing cross-functional project teams to deliver defined project outputs on time, within budget, and with quality results. This position will plan, organize, monitor, and oversee one or more projects to meet defined requirements or business specifications. Project Management Trainee II's will manage projects under direction of supervisor/mentor. Through their active management, Project Management Trainee II's will help enable the achievement of the Enterprise vision and strategic objectives.
- Lead small projects leveraging waterfall and/or agile methods.
- Determines project goals and priorities with project sponsors, project owner or
- Program owner.
- Provides performance input to team members functional managers.
- May be responsible for leading one or more projects.
- Clarifies assignments and deliverables; review quality of work and assists with
- managing integration of team members work
- Co-create a project charter with the team, including the definition of completion
- and success criteria.
- Manages and communicates a clear vision of the projects objectives, and
- motivate the project team to achieve them; create a project environment that
- enables peak performance by team members.
- Analyze risks, establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and
- responsibility for initiating mitigating action. Oversee Risk activities.
- Gather stakeholder input and rank the top project risks in terms of total impact.
- Manage relationships with project stakeholders, including internal and external
- clients and vendors, keeping them informed of progress and issues in order to
- manage expectations on all project requirements and deliverables.
- Establish clear priorities among project activities.
- Ensure adherence of PM standards, processes, and support services.
- Resolve issues related to client relations, governmental relations, project
- quality, project risk, and project safety.
- Manage vendor relations and procurement related to the project(s).
Technical: Planview, JIRA, MS-Office
Experience:
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university preferred or relevant work experience required in lieu of degree .
- Minimum 3 years professional business experience preferably in the Health Insurance industry or Bachelor's degree related to Project Management.
- At least 1 year of prior PM experience required, preferably in healthcare.
- PMP, Agile Certified Practitioner, or Certified Scrum Master required. If candidate does not have their PMP, Agile Certified Practitioner, or Certified Scrum Master then they must obtain the PMP certification within 1 year of hire.
- Prefer knowledge of health insurance industry.
- Familiar with Waterfall and Agile project delivery methods.
Knowledge: Education
- Prefer knowledge of health insurance industry.
- Familiar with Waterfall and Agile project delivery methods.
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to plan and facilitate meetings.
- Strategic, conceptual analytical thinking and decision making skills.
- Adaptability and flexibility including ability to manage deadline pressure,
- ambiguity and change.
- Good conflict resolution and negotiation skills within a context of political
- sensitivity and conflicting interests.
- Good analytical skills and the ability to present findings in a clear,
- concise manner.
- Ability to advise on complex matters to non-specialists; ability to
- communicate effectively with senior management.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- A clear vision of what determines a successful project for the customer and
- for the company.
- Personal integrity and courage to escalate issues about the project to management when necessary and to advocate for responsible solutions to project
- problems.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills; the ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience; competence in clear, concise and tactful communication with senior management, clients, peers, and staff.
- Ability to build teams and generate a spirit of cooperation while
- coordinating diverse activities and groups; people management and negotiating skills within a team environment.
- Ability to negotiate consensus amongst diverse groups and impact the
- activities of others not in own reporting structure.
- Budget management skills; ability to analyze and review financing plans and
- related budgetary information to determine the impact on a project is required.
- Strong PC skills and expertise in MS-Office suite. Prefer MS-Project andVisio.
- Ability to effectively interact with all levels of management
Travel (If Applicable):
The information above is intended to describe the general nature of
the work being performed by each incumbent assigned to this position.
This job description is not designed to be an exhaustive list of all
responsibilities, duties, and skills required of each incumbent.
Salary Range:
$75,300 - $100,800
This compensation range is specific to the job level and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. This range has been created in good faith based on information known to Horizon at the time of posting. Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. Horizon also provides a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which includes:
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Comprehensive health benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision)
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Retirement Plans
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Generous PTO
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Incentive Plans
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Wellness Programs
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Paid Volunteer Time Off
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Tuition Reimbursement
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability and any other protected class as required by federal, state or local law. Horizon will consider reasonable accommodation requests as part of the recruiting and hiring process.
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