EKHP is seeking candidates for Project Manager position. This candidate will work under the direction of the chief operating officer, the project manager will manage a portfolio of four procurements for the HHSC Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) program that includes STAR Health, STAR Plus, STAR CHIP, and STAR Kids. These critical procurements are the subject of heightened public scrutiny and valued in the billions of dollars. The procurements will include advanced procurement strategies such as consensus scoring evaluation methods, as well as multi-step selection methods and service-area driven or program goal-oriented selection criteria in addition to standard criteria.

The project manager will develop a high-level timeline for the MMC portfolio, as well as a detailed timeline for each procurement. The project manager will lead meetings and report regularly to executives and the MMC committee on project status, including budget, scope, schedule, resources, issues, and risks. The project manager will be asked to use both waterfall and agile project management.

Project Manager Duties
The MCC project manager:
 Enforces MMC Committee-established project roles and responsibilities.
 Identifies and plans for needed resources.
 Completes project deliverables within time, cost, and quality constraints.
 Manages procurement timelines, including the sequence and cadence.
 In coordination with any assigned HHS employee or contractor, facilitates procurement workgroups to:
o Define the overall request for proposal template structure within the limits of Texas statute and agency standards.
o Develop the executive summary, narrative, and statement of work.
o Develop solicitation evaluation criteria.
o Develop award selection methods.
o Draft development and submission criteria.
 Develops, maintains, stores and archives project plans, artifacts, and required documentation for each procurement in the portfolio.
 Serves as the primary point of contact for project communications and status reporting.
 Coordinates stakeholder participation in project planning, execution, control, and closure, maximizing involvement during each.
 Provides strategic input, identifies and documents risk, and recommends risk-mitigation strategies.
 Performs other duties as assigned as required to complete each project.