Project Manager - Project Lead

Title:Project Manager - Project Lead
Location:Columbia SC 29201
On-site/Remote/Hybrid: Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote)
Duration: 12 Months
Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online
No of submissions: 2
No of Positions: 1

The Project Manager (PM) will be assigned to high priority projects for the 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.

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
South Carolina seeks an expert in Project Management of medium to complex projects

Job Description:
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is seeking a consultant to act as Project Manager on multiple IT projects.
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.

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

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/DUTIES:
- 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

REQUIRED SKILLS:
-Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or related field. Years of experience can substitute for formal education.
-3+ years of project management experience
-3+ years of project management experience in a healthcare insurance information technology environment
-Project planning experience, including effort estimation on technical tasks and resource allocation

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:
None required. Technical and/or Project Management certifications from recognized sources are desirable.

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
- Medicaid or Healthcare Delivery Systems
- Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)

About Us:
InterSources Inc, is a Small, Woman, and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 certified company with massive 18+ years of diversified experience in providing IT Consulting Services, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Application Development, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing, ERP Management, Custom Software Development, Web Development, UI/ UX Design, System Integration, QA Support etc. We make reasonable accommodations for clients and employees, and we do not discriminate based on any protected attribute including race, religion, color, national origin, gender sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or marital status. We also are a Google Cloud and Oracle partner company.