Planning & Projects Manager

Overview:

The Manager of Planning and Projects leads, plans, monitors, and directs multiple concurrent, multidisciplinary, and strategically important initiatives across the organization. Working with a high degree of autonomy and accountability, this role is responsible for delivering complex projects that support organizational growth, operational effectiveness, and long-term strategic objectives.

The position serves as a key strategic advisor to executive and operational leadership by conducting comprehensive financial and operational analyses, developing business cases and pro formas, evaluating capital investment opportunities, and assessing the financial feasibility of strategic initiatives. Through financial modeling, demand forecasting, benchmarking, and scenario analysis, the Manager provides data-driven insights that support decision-making related to facility planning, service expansion, capital allocation, and organizational growth strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and evaluate financial pro formas, business cases, and project-related financial analyses to support executive decision-making.
• Manage capital project planning and execution, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, budgets, and timelines
• Lead and manage complex facility, operational, and strategic planning projects from concept through implementation.
• Direct master facility planning, space planning, and capital planning initiatives to align organizational resources with current and future needs.
• Oversee short- and long-term strategic planning efforts, including operational feasibility assessments and implementation planning.
• Partner closely with executives, physicians, operational leaders, and other key stakeholders to identify priorities, establish objectives, and drive successful outcomes.
• Facilitate implementation and change management activities to ensure strategic initiatives deliver intended results.

Critical Success Factors

1. Strong healthcare finance and financial modeling expertise, including pro forma development.
2. Facility, capital, and strategic planning experience within a healthcare environment.
3. Expert project management leadership of multiple concurrent strategic initiatives.
4. Executive-level partnership and influence, working effectively with physicians and senior leaders.
5. Ability to convert strategy into implementation, driving measurable organizational results.

Qualifications: Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or a closely related field Required
• Master’s degree Preferred

Work Experience

• 5 years of progressively responsible professional work experience involving project management, consulting and analysis, health system planning, business development, operations improvement, or a closely related field Required
• Experience working in healthcare Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• None Required

Business Unit : Company Name: Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital