Project Manager

Job Responsibilities

The Information Technology (IT) Project Manager reports directly to the Project Management Office (PMO) Manager. This position is responsible for planning, developing, executing, managing and completing approved projects to implement strategic and tactical IT initiatives for the Judicial Branch from project inception to conclusion. This includes managing projects of moderate to high complexity, reporting risks, manages Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC), identifying and mitigating issues, and changes incurred throughout assigned projects. Responsibilities also include establishing relationships with internal and external project stakeholders, managing expectations, and completion of documentation to ensure project success. This position is responsible for the effective transition between project functions to operational deployment in order to ensure successful support of the South Carolina Judicial Branch's (SCJB's) business operations. This role will have regular contact with judges, elected court officials, court staff, interdepartmental and divisional staff, as well as other state agency personnel.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION

This job bulletin represents general duties for this position and is not intended to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Develop and implement goals, objectives, policies, procedures and standards to ensure strategic and tactical IT initiatives are successfully attained. Oversee assigned projects from the initiation phase and throughout the project life cycle to meet SCJB business objectives, program direction and compliance established by senior leadership.
• Plans, organizes, and manages work assignments of project operational functions to ensure project resource availability and allocation. Develops, implements and monitors project objectives to achieve strategic initiatives. Determines and prioritizes critical areas of project planning to verify project risks, tasks, and mitigation of challenges without affecting project timelines.
• Manages activities consisting of providing direction and guidance to project team members, stakeholders, establishing priorities, organizing technology related projects and driving the execution of strategic initiatives and tactical roadmaps established by the PMO Manager and program leadership. Assists the PMO Manager to develop, plan, evaluate and implement strategic initiatives to ensure that technology efforts are aligned with SCJB business requirements.
• Develops, defines and monitors systems and operational plans involving relevant stakeholders to effectively promote modern project management methodologies, procedures, standards, project scope, and objectives in order to ensure technical feasibility of projects.
• Plans, monitors, directs and oversees the daily tasks and activities of project team members to ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget. Manages changes to the project scope, project schedule and project cost using appropriate verification techniques.
• Measures and tracks projects using project management industry standard tools and techniques designed to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals, project performance, performs risk management and escalates issues to management.
• Manages, plans, develops, and monitors project timeline requirements by acquiring detailed input from stake holders, project teams, judicial resources, project scope, and project finances in order to ensure availability of statewide resources eliminating unnecessary risk to business operations. Defines and implements key process indicators to measure the effectiveness of the project team's processes, systems, and services.
• Proposes and manages project budgets, contracts and procedures to identify opportunities for cost avoidance and/or savings. Assists in the preparation of and the administration of budgets, budget recommendations and monitors assigned budget expenditures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE)

• A bachelor's degree in public or business administration, information technology, or technology management, or a related field with at least eight (8) years of relevant IT experience. Related experience may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.
• Five (5) years of management experience that consists of staff and the delivery of IT-related projects.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or equivalent is required.
• Experience in the project management role with an understanding of formal methodologies and frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE)

• Experience managing staff responsible for providing informational technology based Project Management for Judicial Branch initiatives.
• Experience supporting a department that includes the delivery of applications used to support the judicial system and various levels of access to justice.
• Proven working experience in managing complex enterprise level projects.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
• Experience with cloud services, storage concepts, security technologies, large scale equipment deployment, maintenance practices, software and hardware testing procedures, and multi-vendor IT project management.
• Knowledge of Judicial Branch operations.
• Experience supporting a department that includes the delivery of applications used to support the judicial system and various levels of access to justice.
• Experience with the procurement process required by the project and participants in contract negotiations resulting from Request For Proposal selection.

Additional Comments

The South Carolina Judicial Branch offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that include:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children;
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs (Temporary positions have option to enroll);
• 15 days paid annual (vacation) leave per year;
• 15 days paid sick leave per year;
• Option to designate 10 days of earned paid sick leave per year as family sick leave;
• 13 paid state holidays;
• Paid Parental Leave; and
• Workers' Compensation Benefits.