Enterprise Project Management Advanced

Job Title: Enterprise Project Management Advanced
Job Location: Columbia, SC (Onsite and Hybrid)
Position Type: W2 Contract

Primary Skills: Project management, moderate to high complexity projects, business analysis, process redesign, managing IT/regulatory/compliance/enterprise-level initiatives, project delivery, scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, communication, resource coordination, project plans, RAID logs, communication plans, status reports, executive updates, cross-functional team management, requirements elicitation, workshops, journey mapping, process modeling, data analysis, user stories, acceptance criteria, current-state and future-state processes, data flows, KPIs, solution designs, build-vs-buy evaluation, change management, UAT coordination, cutover activities

Preferred Skills: Simultaneously manage multiple work efforts, strong schedule management and resource planning skills, ability to identify/map/re-engineer business processes, Integrated Master Schedule skills, PowerBI and/or data dashboard skills, PMP, PMI-ACP, or comparable certification

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. The role will ensure clear requirements, well-defined scope, effective communication, and disciplined project execution. The primary objectives of this engagement are to 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; and 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.

Technical

• 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 procurement standards.

• 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.

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

Non-Technical

• Develop change management and communication plans.

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

• Produce documentation deliverables, which may include Project Charter, Requirements Documents / User Stories, Process Diagrams & Data Flows, Project Schedule & Work Breakdown Structure, RAID Logs & Decision Logs, Status Reports & Dashboards, Communication Plans, and Procurement-related documentation (as applicable).

• Work independently with limited supervision and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

• Work with diverse technical and business teams and maintain confidentiality.

• Work at a high volume and fast pace.

• Minimum 8 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

• Preferred: PMP, PMI-ACP, or comparable certification