Enterprise Project Manager

Title: Enterprise Project Manager - 11471
Location: Columbia, SC/ Hybrid
Duration: 12 + Months
Interview Process: 1-2 Rounds of Virtual Interviews
Work Location: Role is onsite with the POTENTIAL for hybrid work once the resource is well acclimated ratio of onsite/remote days will be at the manager's discretion.
Candidate location: No South Carolina residency required. Open to nationwide candidates. All travel-related costs for onsite work will be the responsibility of the resource no matter the frequency of onsite work.
This position will be onsite initially. Once acclimated, a hybrid schedule will be allowed.

Scope of the project:
The primary objectives ofthis 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 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 Watchtower activities, readiness planning, and post-launch support.
Support adoption using metrics, user feedback, and continuous improvement loops

Documentation Deliverables
Deliverables may include Butare 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)

Skills:
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.
Bachelor's Degree - degree must be complete and verifiable

Preferred Skills
Simultaneously manage multiple work efforts
Strong schedule management and resource planning skills
Ability to identify, map, and re-engineer business processes.
PMP, PMI-ACP, or comparable certification

Preferred Certifications:
PMP, PMI-ACP, or comparable certification preferred.