IT Project Manager
Job at a Glance
Title: IT Project Manager
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Contract: W2 only
Pay: $ 54.50/hour + optional medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match
Overview
Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting, and stability of project-oriented work efforts. Responsible for multiple work efforts of any size, from minimum to greater complexity system/customer impacts. Adheres to project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budgeted hours, and meet high-quality standards and ISSM expectations. Monitors project plans, assignments, and work efforts daily, ensuring resource needs are appropriately assigned and escalated as necessary. Tracks key project milestones and adjusts plans to meet project needs. Leads projects from inception to final business acceptance and implementation.
Key Responsibilities

• Develops and monitors project plans, risk management plans, and project documentation from scope to post-implementation. Ensures project documentation and deliverables are complete, on budget, within scope, and in accordance with standards.
• Identifies items that impact the scope, budget, risk, and resources of the work effort. Monitors resource requirements based on project specifications. Ensures resources are assigned to meet project objectives while managing project hours budgeted.
• Responsible for the development, execution, and maintenance of project communications. Facilitates effective communications between all parties involved in the project and/or work efforts. This will include meetings, correspondence, status reports, and other documentation.
• Identifies the impact of issues arising from the work efforts and/or resource requirements. Manages the project issues throughout the project life cycle. Communicates the implications of changes to the project scope with senior management and other appropriate parties.
• Responsible for ensuring all work efforts have appropriate documentation for audit purposes utilizing project methodology standards in accordance with the ISSM.
• Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting, and stability of project-oriented work efforts.
• Responsible for multiple work efforts of any size, from minimum to greater complexity system/customer impacts.
• Monitors project plans, assignments, and work efforts daily, ensuring resource needs are appropriately assigned and escalated as necessary.
• Tracks key project milestones and adjusts project plans to meet project needs.
• Leads projects from inception to final business acceptance and implementation.
• Mentors other project leads and participates in staff training and development.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an assertive yet customer-focused style.
• Advanced leadership skills in a team or project environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and conflict management/resolution skills.
• Advanced analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of project management principles and methodologies, information systems, business processes, and success drivers.
• Advanced competency in resource management to meet goals and multiple projects.
• Strong ability to lead multiple high-performance, multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Strong negotiation skills for scope and terms of work documents.
• Advanced presentation skills for formal reporting.
• Ability to manage all phases of work effort from inception to completion.
• Effective strategic thinking skills.
• Proficiency in analyzing project triple constraints.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• Or 4 years of job-related work experience or 2 years of job-related experience plus an associate’s degree in any major.

• PMP Certification.
• Experience with Azure DevOps project management software.
• Experience leading two or more concurrent project teams.

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