Project Manager

Benchmark Senior Living (“Benchmark”) was founded in 1997 by Tom Grape, CEO. It is the largest provider of senior housing in New England. Benchmark is a leading service provider in several key areas including independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and short stay programs. With a choice of lifestyles and differing levels of care, the company can tailor its products and services and/or living arrangements to suit the needs of each resident. Our purpose is to transform lives through human connection. We take great pride in the quality of services that we provide, as well as the trust that families place in us. Benchmark currently operates 64 communities in seven states, and we are based in Waltham, MA.

Benchmark seeks a dynamic, entrepreneurial individual to join its expanding Project Management team as Project Manager (PM). This individual will help to oversee the conception, implementation, and analysis of critical internal projects. The PM will drive projects through the full project cycle, managing multi-disciplinary teams across the Benchmark organization. This role is hybird, working two days in the Corporate Office and three days remote.

The PM understands multiple project management methodologies, industry best practices, and when to apply them appropriately. The PM can deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations and move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant details.

The PM will apply problem solving and leadership skills to a range of activities and facilitate and manage projects from planning to project delivery. This position requires strong relationship-building skills and a comfort working with all levels in an organization. In addition, strong analytical skills and a proven track record of consistent project completions are a must.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build strong relationships with cross-functional teams and help implement complex projects which change or enhance business strategy, processes, and systems
• Manage the delivery of multiple enterprise-wide projects within the scope, schedule, and budget
• Analyze project progress, scope, timelines, and costs to ensure the project team adheres to the project goals and requirements
• Support other project-related processes from requirements definition through deployment
• Keep stakeholders informed throughout the project lifecycle and escalate/problem-solve risks and issues as necessary
• Maintain project dashboards and project artifacts in Smartsheet
• Lead project team meetings including review of project dashboards, action plans, and progress towards meetings project milestones

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrated ability to execute and drive projects to completion
• Expert ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects across functional areas
• Strong proficiency with project management practices, tools, and methodologies and when to apply them
• Experience with using project management software to manage complex project timelines and resources
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills and the ability to multitask
• Outstanding communication, influencing, and presentation skills
• Ability to interact with personnel of all levels and facilitate project decisions
• Strong proficiency with IT-related projects and a full understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Demonstrated experience with leading an implementation with a 3rd party vendor
• Experience with implementing enterprise-wide systems such as Electronic Health Records (EHR) and/or Health Resources Information System (HRIS) preferred

Benefits:
To learn more about our pay and benefits, please apply today!

Benefits available include:

• Medical, dental and vision
• Group critical illness insurance, Hospital Confinement Insurance and Accident Insurance
• 401(k) and employer match
• Life Insurance
• Paid time off and health and wellness
• Long term disability
• AT&T Cell Phone Discount
• Culture Compensation
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Department Head Bonus Plan
• Pet Insurance, Working Advantage, Sitter City and Much More!

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/LICENSURE- CERTIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree required
• PMP preferred
• 4+ years as a project manager