Enterprise Project Manager - Advanced

Why is this position open: New position - The Contractor will provide a Project Manager with strong business analysis capabilities to lead and support complex, multi-stakeholder technology projects from initiation through closure.

Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online

Duration of the Contract: 12 months

Possibility for Extension: Yes

Work Location: This position will be on site in Columbia, SC initially. Once acclimated, a hybrid schedule will be allowed.

Candidate Location: No South Carolina residency required. Open to nationwide candidates; must be able to work eastern time zone hours. All travel-related costs for onsite work will be the responsibility of the resource, regardless of the frequency of onsite work.

 

The Contractor will report to the Director of Admin IT or designated project executive. Regular updates will be required through established reporting mechanisms and recurring meetings. 

Project Management Responsibilities 

•     Lead end-to-end project delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, communication, and resource coordination

•     Develop and maintain project plans, RAID logs, communication plans, status reports, and executive updates

•     Manage cross-functional teams including internal IT, vendors, SMEs, and agency partners.

•     Facilitate work sessions to validate scope, requirements, and deliverables; maintain alignment with sponsors and stakeholders

•     Identify risks and issues; recommend and implement mitigation strategies

•     Support procurement processes as needed (RFPs, SOWs, vendor oversight) consistent with state and Admin procurement standard

•     Ensure compliance with agency policies, security requirements, records management standards, and project governance frameworks

•     Lead structured requirements elicitation including interviews, workshops, journey mapping, process modeling, and data analysis

•     Document clear, testable requirements: business, functional, nonfunctional, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

•     Define current-state and future-state processes, workflows, and data flows; quantify KPIs and business value.

•     Translate requirements into solution designs in collaboration with architecture, security, data, and infrastructure teams.

•     Evaluate build-vs-buy options and support creation of diagrams, models, and integration patterns when required.

•     Develop change management and communication plans.

•     Coordinate UAT, cutover activities, readiness planning, and post-launch support.

•     Support adoption using metrics, user feedback, and continuous improvement loops

Deliverables may include but are not limited to:

•     Project Charter

•     Requirements Documents / User Stories

•     Process Diagrams & Data Flows

•     Project Schedule & Work Breakdown Structure

•     RAID Logs & Decision Logs

•     Status Reports & Dashboards

•     Communication Plans

•     Procurement-related documentation (as applicable)

•     Minimum 7 years project management experience with moderate to high complexity.

•     Demonstrated experience in business analysis and process redesign.

•     Minimum 5 years experience managing IT, regulatory, compliance, or enterprise-level       initiatives.

•     Simultaneously manage multiple work efforts

•     Strong schedule management and resource planning skills

•     Ability to identify, map, and re-engineer business processes.

•     Integrated Master Schedule skills

•     PowerBI and/or data dashboard skills

•     Bachelor’s degree required    

•     PMP, PMI-ACP, or comparable certification preferred.