IT - ADMIN - Enterprise Project Manager - Advanced

TALENT Software Services; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

South Carolina Department of Administration seeks a Project Manager with strong business analysis skills to drive complex IT initiatives in Columbia, SC. Lead scope, schedule, budget, risks, and governance while coordinating cross-functional teams and vendors.

The role requires 7+ years of PM experience, BA proficiency, and PMP/ PMI-ACP preferred; PowerBI skills are a plus. Bachelor’s degree required with a focus on delivering measurable business value in state IT projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of project management experience with moderate to high complexity.
• Demonstrated experience in business analysis and process redesign.
• Minimum 5 years managing IT/regulatory or enterprise initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery including scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, and communications.
• Develop and maintain project plans, RAID logs, status reports, and executive updates.
• Manage cross-functional teams, vendors, SMEs, and agency partners.
• Facilitate work sessions to validate scope and deliverables with sponsors and stakeholders.
• Identify risks and issues; implement mitigation strategies and procurement support when needed.
• Ensure compliance with policies, security, records management, and governance.
• Coordinate UAT, cutover activities, readiness planning, and post-launch support.

Skills

Project management

Business analysis

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Requirements elicitation

Vendor management

PM certifications

Change management

PowerBI

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PowerBI

Job description

Project Overview

The South Carolina Department of Administration is seeking professional services to support the successful delivery of strategic and tactical IT initiatives. The role requires a Project Manager with strong business analysis capabilities to lead and support complex, multi-stakeholder technology projects from initiation through closure. This position ensures 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 Admin 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 Admin procurement standards.
• 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

• 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.

Location

This exciting opportunity is based in Columbia, SC, a city known for its vibrant culture, rich history, and welcoming community. Join us and contribute to impactful IT initiatives in a dynamic and supportive environment.