Project Manager I - 60020405

Full Job Description

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in project management, business administration, computer science or a relevant field and a minimum of four (4) years of work experience specific to project planning and management.

Additional Requirements:

• Provide leadership, project management, and planning skills to support the Enterprise Project Manager, team functional leads, and division leadership of assigned projects from inception through completion.
• Strong knowledge of Project Management Institute (PMO) project management best practices and experience with agile and waterfall methods.
• Ability to create and manage detail project schedule(s) and ensure project deliverables, milestones and required tasks completed as planned.
• Ability to effectively plan and organize work activities and prioritize task completion to meet schedules and deadlines.
• Ability to assign appropriate priority to work activities based on organizational goals and situational priorities.
• Ability to make presentations and prepare reports for project stakeholders and sponsors.
• Good written/verbal communication/facilitation skills at all organizational levels.
• Ability to identify potential problems and determine/recommend and implement a risk mitigation strategy.
• Ability to manage work and provide guidance to employees.
• Basic knowledge of capabilities and intricacies of information systems and software development life cycles.
• Position may be required to work evenings and weekends.
• Position may be required to report to work during emergency situations.

Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application may bring a copy of college transcript to the interview. A copy of the transcript may also be uploaded as an attachment to the application, if required by the hiring department or if desired by the applicant. Please note that some areas of the Department may require an official, certified copy of the transcript prior to hiring or within a specific timeframe required by that area, after hiring. Failure to produce an official, certified transcript may result in not being hired or termination.

Qualifications

• Prior experience managing medium to large Enterprise Resource Planning system implementation and migration projects is preferred
• Project management certification (PMP or other PMI certification) desired.
• Agile Scrum certifications or experience is desired.
• Management of backlogs and work items with DevOps tools is a plus.
• Management of project schedules in Microsoft Project is desired.

Additional Information

The Department of Administration is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment.

Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.

A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.

The South Carolina Department of Administration offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:

*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.