Manager, IT Project Management, Plymouth, MN - Full-time / Part-time

Key responsibilities:

Overall accountability for project execution for assigned projects within UnitedHealth Group IT Network Services.

Manage a group of Network Services project managers and oversee their project deliverables.

Schedule PM resources.

Perform annual PM reviews.

Drive deliverables to meet project deadlines / milestones.

Track and update project plans and documentation.

Identify and report issues with the project. Mitigate identified issues.

Engage resources (management, service vendors, business segment leads, etc.) for project assignments.

Represent UnitedHealth Group IT and Network Services to Corporate Real Estate as project team member, and to customer. Attend all project and customer meetings.

Single point of contact for all project IT vendors/providers.

Manage all IT aspects of Corporate Real Estate Projects. Responsible for voice, data, cable infrastructure ? or any other technology issue related to Real Estate projects.

Determine requirements through interface with customer, corporate real estate and adherence to corporate standards.

Create and submit engagement documentation for voice/data network, cabling, and server infrastructure.

Interface with construction trades as necessary to ensure MDF/IDF construction to UHG design standards.

Document weekly status reports including project progress, key milestones, tasks accomplished, etc. Host weekly status call with project team.

Work within UnitedHealth Group IT processes for equipment and services procurement.

Perform UnitedHealth Group ITs change management procedures to create, submit, and coordinate various change requests associated with UnitedHealth Group IT Network Services current and future projects.

Work with UnitedHealth Group IT data / voice engineers to determine equipment and circuit equipment specifications.

Work with supply chain management for equipment and circuit orders.

Coordinate voice/data network equipment, servers, printers, and cable installation to ensure project deadlines are met, adhering to published lead times and standards.

Work with UHG IT Merger and Acquisition team to deploy enterprise networks and acquisition assimilation.

Coordinate and consolidate various remote site activities, i.e. site surveys, vendor scheduling, site contact reviews, and follow-up coordination for installation of infrastructure related activities (racks, power, cabling, circuits, etc).

Document and validate operational readiness hand-off to monitoring and management teams.

Required Qualifications

4  or more years project management experience in data network deployment.

Hands on experience with large network rollout deployment activities.

Background in fundamental voice and data network technologies (e.g., LAN/WAN, network routing protocols, IPT, IVR).

Demonstrated success leading complex network initiatives in a matrixed organization.

Demonstrated strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.

Experience with acquisition integration


Preferred Qualifications

Experience in working with real estate projects and contractors

Experience with VOIP installations and deployments.

Experience with wireless LAN installations and deployments.

Willingness to take ownership and be accountable for delivery of services to the business partner.

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Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do

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