Position will be ONSITE initially in Columbia, SC. Once acclimated, a hybrid schedule will be allowed.
Candidates must be local to South Carolina – no relocation will be permitted at this time. Project Overview
The Agency requires professional services to support the successful delivery of strategic and tactical IT initiatives. The Contractor will provide a Project Manager with strong business analysis capabilities to lead and support complex, multi-stakeholder technology projects from initiation through closure. The role will ensure clear requirements, well-defined scope, effective communication, and disciplined project
execution.
Scope of the project:
The primary objectives of this engagement are:
- Deliver 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 IT or designated project executive. Regular updates will be required through established reporting mechanisms and recurring meetings.
Daily Duties / 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 state and Agency procurement standard
- 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
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 project management experience with moderate to high complexity.
- Demonstrated experience in business analysis and process redesign.
- Minimum 5 years experience managing IT, regulatory, compliance, or enterprise-level initiatives.
Preferred Skills (Rank in order of Importance):- 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
Required Education:- Bachelor’s degree required
Required Certifications:- PMP, PMI-ACP, or comparable certification preferred.
Security Comments:- 7 Year Standard Background Check & Credit History Check
- Driving Record (MVR)
- 10-Panel Drug Screen
- E-Verify
- Temporary Worker Agreement
- Confidentiality and Ownership Agreement
- Resource Employment Validation Form
- SLED Check