Enterprise Project Manager - Advanced

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Job Title: Enterprise Project Manager

Job ID: 9525

Client Location: 1201 Main Street Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201

Work Location: Fully Onsite (5 days in office)

Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online

Duration: 12-month contract with a possibility of extension

Candidate Location: Candidate MUST be a SC resident or willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense.

Why is this position open:

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

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

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.

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
• People Skills
• Superb written and oral communications skills, including the ability to give presentations to executive management. Strong proficiency in English is required.
  
  

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• 3-5 years of experience in project management
• 1-3 years of project management in a healthcare insurance information technology environment.
• Project planning experience, including effort estimation on technical tasks and resource allocation.
  
  

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• Medicaid or Healthcare Delivery Systems
  
  

Required Certifications:

• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
  
  

About our Company

DataSoft Technologies is a highly recognized provider of professional IT Consulting services in the US. Founded in 1994, DataSoft Technologies, Inc. provides staff augmentation services for Information Technology and Automotive Services. Our team member benefits include:

• Paid Holidays/Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical/Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401 (K)