Project Manager - Project Lead - Columbia, SC

Interview Process : 1 round, Virtual / Online

Duration of the Contract : 12 months

Possibility for Extension : Yes

Work Location : Fully Onsite - 5 days / week

Candidate Location : Candidate MUST be a SC resident or willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense.

REQUIRED

Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)

3+ years of experience in project management in a healthcare, insurance, OR information technology environment.

3+ years of experience working with SharePoint and other typical project management tools, including Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project, Word, Access and Excel.

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance) :

Medicaid or Healthcare Delivery Systems

Daily Duties / Responsibilities :

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is seeking a consultant to act as Project Manager on multiple IT projects.

General Duties :

Assists with developing business requirements;

Building a project plan and executing to that plan;

Managing project risks and issues;

Ensuring that all deliverables and activities are completed with high quality and in a timely fashion;

Reporting on project status and strategies orally and in writing;

Other related duties as assigned

The Project Manager will interact with staff, other team members, all levels of management and internal and external organizations, including vendors performing outsourced work, in the compilation and management of information needed for project plans, portfolio / program plans, metrics, reports and project management documentation.

Desired Skills and Experience :

Experience working with SharePoint and other typical project management tools, including Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project, Word, Access and Excel

Experience working with risk management, including risk triggers and managing risks to project plan tasks.

Ability to create and document key project management documents and artifacts

Superb communications skills (written and oral)

Effective listener

Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations; ability to get people with competing, diverse interests to work together

Experience in Medicaid or other healthcare claims system(s) IT projects preferred, but not mandatory

Must be able to manage multiple high profile, high priority projects at one time