The Role
Manage multiple high-priority IT projects for a state Medicaid agency, including business requirements, project planning, risk and issue management, resource allocation, deliverables, status reporting, and executive presentations. The role coordinates staff, management, vendors, and external organizations while maintaining project documentation and ensuring timely, high-quality outcomes. Healthcare insurance IT and Medicaid experience are valuable, and PMI certification is required.
Summary Generated by Built In
Working for the Chief Information Officer (CIO) or designee, the Project Manager (PM) will be
assigned to high priority projects for the South Carolina Department of Health and Human
Services (SCDHHS), the Medicaid Agency for SC. The PM will interact with multiple business
units and vendors.
Candidates who enjoy working on complex, change-oriented projects will find this position
attractive.
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SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
South Carolina seeks experts in Project Management of medium to complex projects.
POSITION:
Enterprise Project Manager - Consultant
BILL RATE: $110
ESTIMATED BUDGET:
PUBLIC SECTOR/GOV’T
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED?
YES OR NO – No, but such
experience would be viewed
as a plus.
REMOTE WORK
POSSIBILITY YES OR NO?
Open to 20% remote work.
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. This position will work under the
direction of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) or designee.
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.
A successful project manager in this role will embed themselves in the business being
managed in order to understand the details of the projects, not just management of a
project schedule.
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
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF
IMPORTANCE):
- 3+ years of experience in project
management
- 3+ years of project management in
a healthcare insurance information
technology environment.
PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF
IMPORTANCE):
- Medicaid or Healthcare Delivery
Systems
- Project Management Professional
Certification (PMP)
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:
PMI Certification
ADDITIONAL SKILLS/DUTIES:
- Project planning experience,
including effort estimation on
technical tasks and resource
allocation.
- Superb written and oral
communications skills, including
the ability to give presentations to
executive management. Strong
Requirements
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. This position will work under the direction of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) or designee.
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.
A successful project manager in this role will embed themselves in the business being managed in order to understand the details of the projects, not just management of a project schedule.
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
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
- Project management skills
- People skills
- Strong background in project management in a healthcare insurance information technology environment.
- Project planning experience, including effort estimation on technical tasks and resource allocation.
- Superb written and oral communications skills, including the ability to give presentations to executive management. Strong proficiency in English is required.
- Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations on a continuous basis. PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
- Medicaid or Healthcare Delivery Systems
- Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
Skills Required
- At least 3 years of project management experience
- At least 3 years of project management experience in a healthcare insurance information technology environment
- Project planning experience, including effort estimation for technical tasks and resource allocation
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including executive presentations
- Strong proficiency in English
- Ability to manage multiple high-profile, high-priority projects simultaneously
- Ability to engage effectively with diverse people and organizations
- PMI certification
- Experience with risk management, including risk triggers and project-plan risks
- Medicaid or healthcare delivery systems experience
- Medicaid or healthcare claims system IT project experience
- Project Management Professional certification (PMP)
- Experience with SharePoint and standard project management tools
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