Sr Project Manager, Disaster Preparedness & Business Continuity
Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
Job Summary
The Senior Project Manager of Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity is an enterprise level project leader responsible for the end-to-end delivery of complex, high-impact emergency preparedness, response, and resilience initiatives across Harris Health. This role has accountability for scope, schedule, quality, budget, and stakeholder alignment for strategic emergency management projects in a highly matrixed healthcare environment.
This position requires demonstrated success leading large, cross-functional initiatives involving executive leadership, clinical operations, facilities, security, supply chain, and external response partners. The Senior Project Manager applies advanced project management methodologies to ensure organizational readiness, regulatory compliance, and continuity of operations during planned events and emergency incidents.
The role provides routine, data-driven reporting and decision support to senior and executive leadership and serves as a key partner in advancing the system's emergency management and operational resilience strategy.
Minimum Qualifications
Degrees / Work Experience
Master's Degree (And) Four (4) Years Work Experience in project management
(Or)
Bachelor's Degree (And) Six (6) Years Work Experience in project management
(Or)
High School Diploma Or GED (And) Ten (10) Years Work Experience in project management
Licenses & Certifications:
Project Mgmt Professional Preferred
Communication Skills:
Above Average Verbal Communication (Heavy Public Contact)
Exceptional Verbal (Public Speaking)
Writing/Correspondence
Writing/Reports
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Analytical Abilities Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret, evaluate, and extract key insights from data, contracts or other fact-based data resources
Statistical Knowledge and Abilities The capacity to understand, apply, and interpret statistical concepts, methods, and data analyses to inform decisions, identify patterns, and support evidence-based conclusions.
Work Schedule:
Flexible
Eligible for Telecommute Potential for occasional telecommute/ work from home time
Travel Travel to and from various Harris Health facilities
Other Requirements:
Strong Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Texas & Houston healthcare market knowledge preferred
Demonstrated ability to manage enterprise wide, complex, high impact projects
MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel