Job Description
Working for the Chief Information Officer (CIO) or designee, the Project Manager (PM) will be
assigned to high priority projects for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human
Services (SCDHHS), the Medicaid Agency for SC. The PM will interact with multiple business
units and vendors.
Candidates who enjoy working on complex, change-oriented projects will find this position
attractive.
WHY IS THIS POSITION OPEN (new role, increased work load, new dept, resignation, promotion)?
New positions
WHAT TYPES OF STAFFING CHALLENGES OR HEADACHES HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST?
Candidates or vendors misrepresenting a candidate’s skills. Any instances of this will be reported
to Knowledge Services.
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
South Carolina seeks experts in Project Management of medium to complex projects.
POSITION:
Enterprise Project Manager - Consultant
BILL RATE: $110
ESTIMATED BUDGET:
PUBLIC SECTOR/GOV’T
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED?
YES OR NO – No, but such
experience would be viewed
as a plus.
REMOTE WORK
POSSIBILITY YES OR NO?
Open to 20% remote work.
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is seeking a consultant to
act as Project Manager on multiple IT projects. This position will work under the
direction of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) or designee.
General Duties:
- Assists with developing business requirements;
- Building a project plan and executing to that plan;
- Managing project risks and issues;
- Ensuring that all deliverables and activities are completed with high quality and in
a timely fashion;
- Reporting on project status and strategies orally and in writing;
- Other related duties as assigned
The Project Manager will interact with staff, other team members, all levels of
management and internal and external organizations, including vendors performing
outsourced work, in the compilation and management of information needed for project
plans, portfolio/program plans, metrics, reports and project management documentation.
A successful project manager in this role will embed themselves in the business being
managed in order to understand the details of the projects, not just management of a
project schedule.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Experience working with SharePoint and other typical project management tools,
including Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project, Word, Access and Excel
- Experience working with risk management, including risk triggers and managing
risks to project plan tasks.
- Ability to create and document key project management documents and artifacts
- Superb communications skills (written and oral)
- Effective listener
- Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations;
ability to get people with competing, diverse interests to work together
- Experience in Medicaid or other healthcare claims system(s) IT projects
preferred, but not mandatory
- Must be able to manage multiple high profile, high priority projects at one time
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF
IMPORTANCE):
- 3+ years of experience in project
management
- 3+ years of project management in
a healthcare insurance information
technology environment.
PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF
IMPORTANCE):
- Medicaid or Healthcare Delivery
Systems
- Project Management Professional
Certification (PMP)
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:
PMI Certification
ADDITIONAL SKILLS/DUTIES:
- Project planning experience,
including effort estimation on
technical tasks and resource
allocation.
- Superb written and oral
communications skills, including
the ability to give presentations to
executive management. Strong
Requirements
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is seeking a consultant to act as Project Manager on multiple IT projects. This position will work under the direction of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) or designee.
General Duties:
- Assists with developing business requirements;
- Building a project plan and executing to that plan;
- Managing project risks and issues;
- Ensuring that all deliverables and activities are completed with high quality and in a timely fashion;
- Reporting on project status and strategies orally and in writing;
- Other related duties as assigned
The Project Manager will interact with staff, other team members, all levels of management and internal and external organizations, including vendors performing outsourced work, in the compilation and management of information needed for project plans, portfolio/program plans, metrics, reports and project management documentation.
A successful project manager in this role will embed themselves in the business being managed in order to understand the details of the projects, not just management of a project schedule.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Experience working with SharePoint and other typical project management tools, including Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project, Word, Access and Excel
- Experience working with risk management, including risk triggers and managing risks to project plan tasks.
- Ability to create and document key project management documents and artifacts
- Superb communications skills (written and oral)
- Effective listener
- Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations; ability to get people with competing, diverse interests to work together
- Experience in Medicaid or other healthcare claims system(s) IT projects preferred, but not mandatory
- Must be able to manage multiple high profile, high priority projects at one time
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
- Project management skills
- People skills
- Strong background in project management in a healthcare insurance information technology environment.
- Project planning experience, including effort estimation on technical tasks and resource allocation.
- Superb written and oral communications skills, including the ability to give presentations to executive management. Strong proficiency in English is required.
- Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations on a continuous basis. PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
- Medicaid or Healthcare Delivery Systems
- Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
Numbers & Facts
| Location | West Columbia, South Carolina |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Year Founded | 2004 |
| Website | http://www.novalink-solutions.com/ |
About Company
Novalink, founded in 2003 , is a leading consulting and staffing company serving clients in public and private sectors in Information Technology, Telecommunications (IT/Telecom), Technical Networks, Finance, and Administration. With government agencies as our primary clientele, our team has a proven track record of success in providing temporary personnel solutions and managing government deliverables-based projects over the past 20 years.
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