Senior Federal Project Manager

96401BRJob Title:Senior Federal Project ManagerBusiness Unit:CGS Strategy & TechnologyJob Description:As a Senior Federal Project Manager, you will plan and direct the work of the project team and cross-functional support teams for one or more deployment projects. You will be accountable for the development and maintenance of detailed project plans, schedules and estimates, providing analytical and operational guidance to the project team, and ensuring client satisfaction for assigned projects. In this role, you will allow you to review and approve project team work to ensure adherence to compliance, scope, quality and productivity expectations and implement additional processes or reviews as needed to address systemic or recurring issues. You will assess and report on identified and anticipated project risks and lead risk avoidance or mitigation strategies to minimize project impact, escalating to the task order owner as appropriate. You will lead internal and external project meetings, providing updates on progress against critical paths and milestones, key operational and financial measures and risk assessments as well as engage and manage third party resources as needed to support project objectives.Auto req ID:96401BROrg:Cerner Government ServicesAdditional Information:Applicants for U.S.-based positions with Cerner must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.Due to specific client contract requirements, this position requires that the successful candidate be a U.S. citizen. The client contract also requires receipt of the appropriate government security clearance card applicable for the position.Some Cerner positions may be obligated to comply with client-facing requirements and occupational health requests, including but not limited to, an immunization set, covid-19 vaccination, an annual flu shot, an annual TB screen, an updated background check, and/or an updated drug screen.Career Level:ProfessionalCompany Overview:Cerner is a place where people are encouraged to innovate with confidence and focus on what is important peoples health and the care they receive. We are transforming health care by developing tools and technologies that make it more efficient for care providers and patients to navigate the complexity of our health. From single offices to entire countries, Cerner solutions are licensed at more than 25,000 facilities in over 35 countries.Cerners policy is to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. Cerner is proud to be a drug-free workplace.EEO is the Law with Supplement (English) (Participation (English)Right to Work (English) (Transparency Nondiscrimination (English)EEO is the Law with Supplement (Spanish) (Participation (Spanish)Right to Work (Spanish) (Transparency Nondiscrimination (Spanish)Country:United StatesOrg Unit:FederalQualifications:Basic Qualifications:At least 8 years of total combined higher education and related work experience including:At least 2 years of project or program management work experienceAt least 6 years of higher education and/or additional work experience directly related to the duties of the jobReceipt of the appropriate government security clearance card applicable for your positionDue to the client contract, you will be assigned, this position requires you to be a U.S. citizenPreferred QualificationsBachelor''s DegreeProject Management Professional (PMP) Project Management Institute (PMI)Experience using program management tools such as JIRA, MS Suite (Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word), SharePoint, as well as providing status reporting (risk, issue, progress)Strong written and verbal communication skillsAttention to detail to track and follow up on tasks assignedFamiliarity managing agile development projects and managing interdependencies between technical delivery teamsExpectationsMust be willing to travel up to 25% as neededWilling to work additional or irregular hours as needed and allowed by local regulationsWork in accordance with corporate and organizational security policies and procedures, understand personal role in safeguarding corporate and client assets, and take appropriate action to prevent and report any compromises of security within scope of positionPerform other responsibilities as assignedState/Province:MissouriAssociate Type:RegularRelocation Assistance Available:NoJob Level:Professional 3City:North Kansas CityWorking Environment:Hybrid or RemoteJob Function:Project & Program ManagementGovernment Job:YESWorking Environment Description:This position offers a Hybrid or Remote working environment. Meaning if you live within a metro area of a Cerner office, you will split working time between a Cerner office and remote. If you are not within a metro area of a Cerner office, you can live and work in your current geographical location and work primarily remote. LI-Hybrid Remote

Created: 2025-09-06