Project Manager/ Lead

Title: Project Manager Project Lead
Job Location: Columbia, SC
Position Type: W2 Contract
Work Arrangement: Fully Onsite

Primary Skills:
IT Project Management, Project Management, Agile, Waterfall, Strategic Planning, Roadmap Development, Risk Management, Resource Management, Change Management, Budget Planning, Project Planning, Project Execution, Project Delivery, Scope Management, Schedule Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Documentation, Process Improvement, Risk Mitigation, Vendor Management, Technology Implementation, Application Migration, Legacy Application Sunset

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager Project Lead to manage multiple technology and agency-wide initiatives throughout their complete project lifecycle. The successful candidate will oversee projects from solicitation and vendor selection through contract negotiation, acquisition, implementation, migration, archival, and retirement of legacy applications.

This role requires strong project management expertise across both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, along with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders, project sponsors, and senior professionals. The Project Manager will be responsible for delivering projects on time, within scope, and aligned with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities / Daily Duties

• Plan, organize, and manage project management activities for organization-wide initiatives.

• Manage the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple projects simultaneously.

• Establish and control project scope, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and required tasks.

• Apply both traditional Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies.

• Promote adherence to project management best practices and established methodologies.

• Collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

• Plan and facilitate project status meetings, review meetings, and stakeholder discussions.

• Prepare project status reports and provide regular updates to project sponsors and stakeholders.

• Work effectively with diverse groups of professionals across different organizational levels.

• Develop, maintain, and manage project documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

• Prepare documentation supporting new services and project initiatives.

• Identify potential project issues and risks proactively.

• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies.

• Facilitate problem resolution and ensure timely resolution of project issues.

• Support continuous process improvement related to project delivery, methodologies, and processes.

• Manage projects involving technology solution implementation, business continuity, contract administration, and related organizational initiatives.

• Support technology acquisition, implementation, migration, archival, and sunset activities for legacy applications.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT Project Management.

• 3+ years of experience managing projects using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

• 3+ years of experience in strategic planning and roadmap development.

• 3+ years of experience in risk management.

• 3+ years of experience in resource management.

• 3+ years of experience in change management.

• 3+ years of experience in budget planning.

• Strong project planning, execution, scheduling, and delivery skills.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in parallel.

• Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to work effectively with technical teams and business stakeholders.

• Strong presentation, facilitation, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

• Highly detail-oriented, accurate, and organized.

• Customer-service-oriented approach and strong teamwork skills.

• Ability to work independently as an individual contributor. filecite turn7file0 L20-L39 filecite turn7file0 L50-L76

Preferred Skills

• Process Improvement

• Financial Principles

• Accounting Principles

• Mortgage Principles filecite turn7file0 L64-L69

Key Competencies

• Project Leadership

• Strategic Planning

• Agile & Waterfall Methodologies

• Risk & Issue Management

• Resource Management

• Change Management

• Budget Management

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Communication & Presentation

• Facilitation

• Analytical Thinking

• Problem Solving

• Process Improvement

• Organization & Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's degree with project management experience managing large projects of moderate complexity and risk. filecite turn7file0 L77-L80

Required Certifications

One of the following certifications is required, or the candidate must be in the process of obtaining one:

• PMP

• PMI-ACP

• CSM filecite turn7file0 L81-L83

Work Environment

This is a fully onsite position requiring regular collaboration with technical teams, business stakeholders, project sponsors, and professionals across multiple organizational levels. The role involves managing several projects concurrently and maintaining project documentation, schedules, risks, resources, and stakeholder communications.

Project Areas: The role may support initiatives involving:

• Technology solution implementation

• Mortgage servicing and production systems

• Development and compliance monitoring solutions

• Contract administration technology

• Business continuity initiatives

• Facility and space-planning initiatives

• Legacy application migration, archival, and retirement