Role: Enterprise Project Manager - Advanced
Location: Columbia, SC (Onsite)
Duration: 12+ months
Job Description:
Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online
Scope of the project:
The primary objectives of this engagement are:
Deliver project outcomes on time, within scope, and within budget.
Provide expert-level project management to guide planning, scheduling, execution, risk mitigation, and reporting.
Provide business analysis expertise to define and document requirements, assess impacts, and ensure solutions meet business needs.
Improve project transparency through accurate documentation, dashboards, and communication to leadership and stakeholders.
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.
Daily Duties / Responsibilities:
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
Business Analysis Responsibilities:
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.
Change Management & Adoption:
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
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Documentation Deliverables:
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)
Required skills:
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.
Preferred Skills (Rank in order of Importance):
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.
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree required
Required Certifications:
PMP, PMI-ACP, or comparable certification preferred.
Additional skills & duties:
Ability to work independently with limited supervision and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
Ability to work with diverse technical and business teams and maintain confidentiality.
Ability to work at a high-volume and fast pace.
