Project Manager - Healthcare Transformation

About Blue Water Thinking

Guided by our principles of value generation, continuous innovation, customer-centricity, and vested collaboration, Blue Water Thinking proudly supports our Federal clients in achieving their Agency goals.

Founded by a decorated twenty-eight year Veteran of the United States Army, Blue Water Thinking understands and supports the mission of our Nation's war fighters, Veterans, their families and caretakers.

Leveraging our executive team's military experience and private and public sector consulting expertise, Blue Water Thinking takes an integrated "one-team" approach and brings to bear best-fit solutions, thought leadership, and grit to meet our client's transformational needs.

Fueled by our values of integrity, respect, professionalism, stewardship and customer service, the Blue Water Thinking team understands the power of the human connection, collaboration, humility and loyalty to one another, our clients and industry partners.

Lastly, our formula for success is simple: Build something good, take care of our people, keep our clients satisfied, nurture our work ethic and reputation, build long-lasting partnerships, enjoy what we do and give back as much as possible.

Job Description:

Blue Water Thinking is seeking an experienced and dedicated Project Manager to join our team, supporting the Integrated Healthcare Transformation (IHT) initiative at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The primary responsibility of this role is to serve as the single contractor point of contact for VHA requests for SME support and all matters related to contractor performance, ensuring successful execution of a large-scale healthcare transformation program.

Responsibilities:

Serve as the primary liaison between Blue Water Thinking and VHA stakeholders for all contract-related communications and performance matters.

Manage a large-scale program encompassing multiple projects with complex lifecycle budgets and deliverables.

Plan, initiate, execute, monitor, and close out programs aligned with the VA’s mission and strategic goals.

Coordinate SME support and ensure timely delivery of project milestones and contractual obligations.

Oversee risk management, resource allocation, and quality assurance across all project components.

Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and maintain alignment between technical teams, subject matter experts, and VA leadership.

Track performance metrics and provide regular status updates, reports, and briefings to VHA leadership.

Ensure compliance with federal healthcare regulations and contract requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Business Administration, Healthcare Management, Project Management, or a related field.

Minimum of 4 years of experience managing programs or projects within a large corporation or government agency.

Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent.

Proven experience managing complex, multi-project programs with significant budgets and stakeholder engagement.

Strong understanding of program lifecycle management, including planning, execution, and closeout.

Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders.