Project Manager Advanced

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