Enterprise Project Manager

Columbia, SC

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3 days ago

Job Description

DPP is seeking an Enterprise Project Manager for an opportunity with our client in Columbia, SC.

Work Location: Onsite in Columbia, SC
Duration: 12 months with possibility of extension
Terms: W2 Contract
Candidate Location: Must be local to South Carolina; no relocation allowed

Scope of the project:
The primary objectives of this engagement are:

Delivering 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.

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 procurement standards.
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 loops.

Documentation 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 of project management experience with moderate to high complexity.
Demonstrated experience in business analysis and process redesign.
Minimum 5 years of experience managing IT, regulatory, compliance, or enterprise-level initiatives.

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree required.

Required Certifications:

PMP, PMI-ACP, or comparable certification preferred.

Preferred Skills:

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.

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 paced.

Authorized US Worker - US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.

Interested? Learn more:
Click the apply button to learn more about this position (#26-01388).
DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry. EOE/AA/V/D

Numbers & Facts

Location

Columbia, SC

Skills

Acceptance Testingunmatched
Architectural Designunmatched
Budget Managementunmatched
Budgetingunmatched
Business Analysisunmatched
Business Processesunmatched
Calendar Managementunmatched
Change Managementunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Customer/Client Researchunmatched
Data Analysisunmatched
Data Modelingunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Make-Versus-Buy Analysisunmatched
Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS)unmatched
Metricsunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Power BIunmatched
Process Modelingunmatched
Project Estimatesunmatched
Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
Project Planningunmatched
Project Scheduleunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
RAID Storageunmatched
Records Managementunmatched
Reengineeringunmatched
Regulatory Complianceunmatched
Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
Requirements Managementunmatched
Requirements Validation/Verificationunmatched
Riskunmatched
Risk Analysisunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Schedule Developmentunmatched
Security Architectureunmatched
Statement of Work (SOW)unmatched
Status Reportsunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)unmatched

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