Project Manager

About the Position:
The Project Manager will report to the GIC Chief of Staff and will lead short and long-term business and information technology projects at the GIC to ensure the projects are strategically aligned with the agency's mission and the Governor's priorities, closely coordinated with the agency's operations, high quality, non-duplicative, and measurable. The Project Manager will work closely with all departments and agency leadership to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and in scope.

Detailed Statement of Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the implementation of various high priority projects initiated by GIC leadership.

• Develop or improve policies, procedures, and tools to initiate projects, track deliverables, assess efficacy, and propose recommendations; work with staff across the GIC, its members, plan providers, and other partners to monitor and support the implementation of projects and initiatives.

• Participate in the development of strategic plans; promote the utilization of technical services to resolve business problems; manage user expectations.

• Manage projects of varying size and complexity; may oversee multiple projects to ensure proper management.

• Create and maintain project plans; ensure that users and project team members roles and responsibilities are defined; coordinate and monitor activities to ensure project is completed on time and within budget

• Ensures that user requirements, deliverables and approvals are defined and documented.

• Communicate project status; promote use of PMI best practices; ensure the delivery of a product that meets user requirements.

• Ensure that user requirements, deliverables and required approvals are defined and documented.

• Identify issues related to project implementation in a timely manner and resolve them or escalate them to the Chief of Staff when appropriate.

• Communicate project status, and draft reports, presentations, memos, briefings and other communications for GIC leadership.

• Respond to requests from the Chief of Staff or other GIC leadership in a timely manner.

• Lead, or participate in, other initiatives as assigned by the GIC Chief of Staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant experience in project management, including leading complex projects with multiple stakeholders.

• Significant experience in the Commonwealth's IT capital funding process and subsequent project management and reporting requirements

• Significant experience with Agile methodology, practices, and tools

• Qualification in a recognized project management certification program, such as the Project Management Institute (PMI), or equivalent

• Strong writing and public speaking ability; ability to present data clearly in graphic and textual form.

• Ability to meet assigned deadlines on a regular basis.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with GIC colleagues and with external stakeholders.

• Strong computer skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must have at least (A) five (5) years of full-time or, equivalent part-time, professional, professional internship, administrative, supervisory, or managerial experience in business administration, business management, public administration, public management, clinical administration or clinical management or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and substitutions below.

Substitutions:

I. A certificate in a relevant or related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.

II. A Bachelor's degree in a related field may be substituted for two (2) years of the required experience.

III. A Graduate degree in a related field may be substituted for three (3) years of the required experience.

IV. A Doctorate degree in a related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the required experience.

An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Client-provided location(s): Boston, MA

Job ID: Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts-260001B1

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-02-25T18:37:11