Healthcare Project Manager – Junior Consultant, Senior Consultant - #1747171

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Job Description & Summary

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our growing Healthcare Advisory team. With 3-4 years of relevant project management experience, you will lead and support the successful delivery of healthcare consulting projects. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our healthcare consultants and client stakeholders to manage project execution, ensure adherence to timelines, budgets, and scope, and drive innovative solutions for our clients in the healthcare sector. As a key member of the team, you will also contribute to business development and client relationship management while mentoring junior team members. The role offers a chance to contribute to and support a variety of client engagements across our healthcare portfolio. We are particularly interested in candidates with clinical backgrounds, although this is not essential.

Embrace the possibility to apply – at Grant Thornton, we are constantly upskilling our staff. If you do not meet all of the listed requirements, please do not be discouraged from applying. We value a growth-oriented mindset and are dedicated to supporting you in reaching your full potential.

Roles & Responsibilities

As a Project Manager in the Healthcare Advisory team, you will play a key role in managing client projects and supporting colleagues in delivering tailored healthcare solutions. With 3-4 years of relevant experience, you will be expected to take ownership of project execution, ensuring the successful delivery of projects. Candidates are expected to have a good understanding of the current Irish healthcare system.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and Support Project Execution: Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to manage and execute the delivery of complex projects for key clients across the healthcare industry.
• Client Engagement and Relationship Management: Serve as a point of contact for clients, assisting in communication, addressing project-related queries, and fostering strong client relationships to ensure high-quality project delivery.
• Research and Analysis: Conduct in-depth research and data analysis to support the development of strategic solutions for healthcare clients. This includes analysing sector trends, industry regulations, and operational data.
• Develop and Deliver Client Solutions: Contribute to the development and delivery of innovative healthcare solutions, collaborating with senior consultants to create actionable recommendations and strategies tailored to each client.
• Prepare Reports and Presentations: Develop high-quality presentations, reports, and deliverables that clearly communicate project findings, insights, and recommendations to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to Business Growth: Assist in the preparation of proposals and tender documentation, business development activities, and marketing initiatives to support the growth of the consulting firm's healthcare advisory practice.
• Risk and Issue Management: Identify and manage project risks and issues, escalating them as necessary, and working with the team to develop mitigation strategies. Preparing comprehensive project documentation including, but not limited to, Project Plans, Reports, RAID Logs, Status Updates, etc.
• Team Collaboration and Leadership: Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure project objectives are met. Mentor and guide junior team members, offering advice and support as needed.
• Stay Current with Healthcare Industry Trends: Continuously monitor developments in the healthcare sector, including regulatory changes, market shifts, and new technologies. Share relevant insights with the team to inform project strategies.
• Professional Development and Training: Participate in ongoing professional development activities to enhance expertise in healthcare consulting and project management methodologies.
  
  

Skills And Experience

Education and Certifications

• A third-level degree, with a strong academic record.
• Project Management certification, with a demonstrated ability to apply best practices, tools, and methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile, or tailored approaches) to deliver measurable project outcomes.
• Change Management Certifications (Prosci Change Management Certification, Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), Change Management Practitioner (CMP) (not an absolute requirement).
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, depending on the level being applied for.
  
  

Skills And Competencies

• Project/Program Management Experience: Proven experience in successfully delivering high-quality healthcare-related projects, ideally within a consulting firm or professional services environment. Prior exposure to healthcare advisory services is highly desirable.
• End-to-End Project Delivery: Demonstrated ability to manage and oversee projects through all stages of the project lifecycle, from initiation to closure, ensuring successful outcomes within scope, timeline, and budget.
• Strong Analytical and Interpersonal Skills: Excellent analytical capabilities with the ability to assess complex data and provide actionable insights. Skilled in building and maintaining effective relationships with clients and stakeholders to ensure seamless collaboration.
• Multi-Tasking and Deadline Management: Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while ensuring deadlines are met in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Effective Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to engage with senior stakeholders, clients, and team members. Experience in preparing clear, concise reports, presentations, and tender documents.
• Time Management and Prioritization: Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively, ensuring that critical deadlines are met without compromising quality.
• Attention to Detail: A keen eye for detail, ensuring that all aspects of project deliverables and communications are accurate and thorough.
• Big-Picture and Detail-Oriented Thinking: Ability to balance strategic, high-level thinking with a focus on granular details, ensuring both vision and execution are aligned with client expectations.
• Curiosity and Business Development: A proactive, inquisitive mindset with a natural curiosity to explore new business opportunities and contribute to the growth of the consulting practice.
• Problem-Solving and Initiative: Self-motivated, solution-focused approach with the ability to identify challenges and implement effective solutions independently, driving continuous improvement and innovation. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  
  

Life at Grant Thornton

Reward And Benefits

Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.

We offer an excellent range of rewards and benefits to suit your lifestyle:

• Employer Pension Contributions
• Career progression with an annual promotion cycle (dependent on eligibility)
• Professional subscriptions paid
• Health insurance group scheme discount
• Annual flu vaccination
• Employee assistance programme
• Fresh fruit in each office daily
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Payday breakfast
• Be Well initiative
• Funded sports and social events
• Life assurance scheme
• Employee discounts
  
  

Find out more about the benefits at Grant Thornton here: Our Benefits | Grant Thornton.

Flexible Working Environment

At Grant Thornton, we promote a flexible working environment and are currently supporting a hybrid working model. We also offer employees the opportunity to avail of a compressed working week, the Friday before each Bank Holiday and every week from June – August inclusive. This allows employees the opportunity to finish at 3pm on a Friday, subject to client approval.

Equity, Diversity And Inclusion

At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) are at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda. Today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we can be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the Firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our Firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our Firm’s best-practice principles, and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

Recognition

We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrate success by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme. We also offer a defined contribution pension and life assurance.