Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager CalHHS

Location: Sacramento, CA (Local candidates preferred or willing to travel periodically)
Work Type: Contract

Job Overview

CalHHS is seeking an experienced Project Manager to provide leadership and oversight for multiple initiatives across the agency. This role requires hands-on management of large-scale State of California IT projects and experience working in a collaborative policy environment . Candidates with Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL) experience will have strong alignment with client requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale IT projects ($10M+) for California state agencies or departments.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and risk, ensuring successful delivery.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions, public sector presentations, and collaborative decision-making.
• Conduct policy-driven meetings and focus groups for fact-finding, risk assessment, and agreement building.
• Apply Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL) processes to ensure compliance with state governance and approval requirements.
• Provide status reporting, documentation, and recommendations to senior management.

Minimum Qualifications (MQs)

• 3+ years FTE project management experience in a lead capacity on large-scale State of California IT projects within the past 10 years.
• 3+ years FTE experience in a collaborative policy environment, including:
  • Leading stakeholder discussions
  • Delivering public sector presentations
  • Facilitating IT or policy-driven focus groups and meetings
• PMP Certification is required.
• Strong State of CA public sector experience .
• PAL (Project Approval Lifecycle) experience is highly desirable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple initiatives simultaneously at various project stages.
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.

Additional Information

• Local candidates preferred , but remote candidates willing to travel periodically to Sacramento may be considered.
• Opportunities for referrals of qualified professionals are welcome.

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