IT Project Manager - Request #37720265

Southcarolinablues; Columbia, Northern (SC, KY); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Job summary

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead multiple Medicare PMO initiatives. You will plan, schedule, and implement IT projects, coordinating with customers, teams, vendors, and management to meet requirements.

The role requires 3+ years of IT leadership on project teams; Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is expected. A PMP is a plus; hybrid onsite schedule supported, with partial onsite Tue–Thu and remote on Mon/Fri.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or 4 years related work experience or 2 years plus associate’s degree.
• 3 years IT leadership experience on project teams.
• PMP certification is a plus, not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple IT projects for the Medicare LOB; coordinate with customers, teams, vendors, and management.
• Plan, schedule, and implement solutions; manage all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Develop and update project documentation; report status to stakeholders.
• Identify scope, budget, risk, and resource impacts; escalate as needed.
• Ensure compliance with ISSM; maintain audit-ready documentation.
• Lead projects from inception to final business acceptance and implementation.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Why should you join the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina family of companies? Other companies come and go, but for more than seven decades we’ve been part of the national landscape, with our roots firmly embedded in the South Carolina community. Business and political climates may change, but we’re stronger than ever. Our A.M. Best rating is A+ (Superior) — making us the only health insurance company in South Carolina with that rating. We’re the largest insurance company in South Carolina …and much more. We are one of the nation’s leading administrators of government contracts. We operate one of the most sophisticated data processing centers in the Southeast. We also have a diverse family of subsidiary companies that allows us to build on a variety of business strengths. We deliver outstanding service to our customers. If you are dedicated to the same philosophy, consider joining our team!

Job Title:IT Project Manager

Position Details:

• Contract to Hire
• C2 Eligibility is required - No Sponsored candidates now or in the future
• Partial Onsite: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Onsite and as Needed -GPC
• Interviews: 2 Rounds - Onsite

Team: The Medicare PMO is comprised of (now) 6 project managers (4 FTEs, 2 Contractors.) All have been with BCBSSC for more than 10 years. The team works hybrid schedule, 3 days in the office (Tues – Thursday) and can work remotely on Monday and Fridays. The overall team are a bunch of self starters and work independently of each but they all have a good collaborative working relationship Day To Day: Leading multiple IT related efforts in support of our Medicare LOB. Working with customers, project teams, vendors and management to plan, schedule and implement solutions to meet our customers requirements. Responsible for all phases of the project life cycle. Daily tasks include scheduling and leading meetings, reporting status of efforts to all levels of stakeholders. Creation or updating of appropriate documentation and most importantly problem solving.

Duties:

• Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting, and stability of project-oriented work efforts. Responsible for lesser number of work efforts simultaneously and work efforts consisting of smaller size, low complexity and minimum system and customer impacts. Adheres to project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budgeted hours, adheres to high quality standards, and meets ISSM expectations. Monitors project plans, assignments and work efforts on a daily basis. Ensures resource needs are assigned appropriately and escalates functional, quality, timeline issues. Tracks key project milestones and adjusts project plans to meet the needs of work effort. Responsible for leading the project from inception to final business acceptance and implementation.

• 25% 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.

• 20% 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.

• 20% 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.

• 20% 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 appropriate parties.

• 15% Responsible for ensuring all work efforts have appropriate documentation for audit purposes utilizing project methodology standards in accordance with the ISSM.

Required Education: Bachelor's Degree or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate’s degree in any major. Required Work Experience: 3 years IT experience in a leadership capacity on one or more project teams. Completion of the BCBSSC Training Program for Project Management may substitute for one year of work experience.

Nice To Have: PMP certification is a plus, but not required

Pay Transparency:

• This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay someone for this position is $30.00/hour - $47.86/hour W-2.
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K (provided minimum eligibility hours are met).

BlueCross is a strong supporter of our veterans, and many service men and women have joined our ranks. We’ve found the dedication, work ethic and job skills that serve well in the military excel in many of our lines of business, and we proudly have veterans filling positions in Human Resources, Information Technology, Customer Service, Operations, General Services and more.