Project Manager Advanced


Job Location:

Columbia, IN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 8 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Will close to submissions on June 11th 2026 5:00PM EST.
Interview Process: One round of camera on virtual interviews. Local candidates may be required to come onsite for interviews.
Duration of the Contract: 12 Months

Possibility for Extension: Yes
Work Location: Fully Onsite
Candidate location: Candidate must be a CURRENT SC NC or GA within commutable distance to Columbia. No relocation is allowed.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Serves as Project Manager for specific South Carolina DOR projects and activities; works with SCDOR Security and Technology Services (STS) Management on priorities and timeframes of projects; plans work and schedule for projects; coordinates interaction between interrelated project teams; reviews and assesses progress of SCDOR projects and activities and takes corrective action where necessary
  2. Ensures that SCDOR projects are delivered on time within budget and according to customer requirements
  1. Is required to follow SCDORs methodology the Project Management Approach

for The Systems Development Lifecycle

  1. Assists Agency management and project stakeholders in information technology planning related to the SCDOR program
  2. Clarifies expectations and defines requirements. Directs the work activities and priorities of team leaders architects consultants analysts and technicians engaged in design procurement testing and implementation of SCDOR projects and activities. Responsible for providing feedback to SCDOR management on staff assignments training development and performance related to SCDOR.
  3. Serves as primary contact person for SCDOR project stakeholders and contractors to resolve day-to-day issues process change requests and manage schedules for SCDOR projects and activities. Escalates to the SCDOR management and project sponsors any issues change requests and schedule impacts.
  4. Coordinates with agency management and resources responsible for ongoing maintenance and support of SCDOR components post-implementation as needed for knowledge transfer and for coordination with new SCDOR implementation.
  5. Estimates tracks and reports on costs including potential hard dollar and internal SCDOR personnel and contractor hours. Reports regularly to Management and Sponsor as to project status including project accomplishments issues risks and financials. Serves as project advisor to SCDOR Management Project Sponsors and Steering Committee.
  6. Documents expected benefits such as reduction in cycle time personnel savings and any hard dollar savings for any enhancement requests other than ones mandated by legislation.
  7. Performs other duties and special projects assigned.

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

  • 3 Years of Experience in developing and maintaining documentation for core project collateral training policies procedures and best practices
  • 3 Years of Project Management Experience with infrastructure network or applications projects
  • 3 Years of Experience with Full Life Cycle Change Management
  • 3 Years of Experience with PCI PUB1075 and/or NIST Standards.

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

  • Experience as a project manager in Government IT projects
  • Knowledge of Microsoft products- Windows SharePoint Microsoft Project MS Office Office 365 Visio
  • Business/Quality Analyst experience
  • Vendor management skills
  • Metrics analysis and reporting
  • Information Security Project experience

Additional Skills

  • Excellent verbal and written communications to include grammar composition punctuation writing editing and proofreading skills
  • Team player
  • Leadership skills
  • Working knowledge of the PMI project management lifecycle including waterfall and agile methodologies
  • Ability to plan organize and coordinate the needs of technical peers technical and user management business users vendors and staff members
  • Knowledge of information technology best practices organization and operations
  • Easily adapts to changing priorities in a dynamic environment
  • Ability to conduct research into issues and products as required
  • Experience with meeting facilitation

Required Education/Certifications:

  1. A bachelors degree in information technology systems computer science or related field and four (4) years of experience in information technology systems or related area
  2. PMP certification verifiable via

Preferred Education/Certifications:

Industry certifications in field

Will close to submissions on June 11th 2026 5:00PM EST. Interview Process: One round of camera on virtual interviews. Local candidates may be required to come onsite for interviews. Duration of the Contract: 12 Months Possibility for Extension: Yes Work Location: Fully Onsite Candidate location:...