Enterprise Project Manager - Contract - Columbia, SC

Enterprise Project Manager
Location: Columbia, SC Role is onsite with the POTENTIAL for hybrid work once the resource is well acclimated - ratio of onsite/remote days will be at the manager's discretion.

Interview Process: 1-2 Rounds of Virtual Interviews 

Duration: 12 Months
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 08+ Years

Project Scope:

The client is seeking an experienced Enterprise Project Manager to lead and deliver complex enterprise-level IT, regulatory, compliance, and business transformation initiatives. This role combines project management and business analysis responsibilities to ensure successful project delivery from initiation through implementation.

The consultant will oversee project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering, process improvement, change management, and project governance activities. The role requires close collaboration with executive leadership, business stakeholders, vendors, technical teams, and agency partners to drive project success and ensure alignment with organizational goals.

The selected candidate will report directly to the Director of Administrative IT or designated project executive and will be responsible for maintaining project transparency through comprehensive documentation, executive reporting, dashboards, and stakeholder communications.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Lead end-to-end project delivery including scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, communications, and resource management.
  
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, work breakdown structures (WBS), RAID logs, status reports, and executive dashboards.
  
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including IT staff, vendors, business stakeholders, SMEs, and agency partners.
  
• Facilitate project workshops, planning sessions, stakeholder meetings, and governance reviews.
  
• Identify project risks, issues, dependencies, and implement mitigation strategies.
  
• Manage vendor relationships, Statements of Work (SOWs), procurement activities, and contract oversight.
  
• Ensure compliance with agency policies, security standards, records management requirements, and project governance frameworks.
  

Business Analysis

• Lead requirements gathering sessions, stakeholder interviews, workshops, and process discovery activities.
  
• Document business, functional, non-functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
  
• Analyze and redesign business processes, workflows, and operational procedures.
  
• Develop current-state and future-state process maps, workflow diagrams, and data flow documentation.
  
• Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, security, and data teams to translate requirements into solution designs.
  
• Support solution evaluations, build-versus-buy analysis, and integration planning.
  

Change Management & Adoption

• Develop change management and communication strategies.
  
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), deployment planning, cutover activities, and production readiness.
  
• Support organizational adoption through training, communication, user feedback, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
• Monitor post-implementation performance and adoption metrics.
  

Deliverables

• Project Charter
  
• Project Schedule and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  
• Business Requirements Documents
  
• User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
  
• Process Flow Diagrams and Data Flow Models
  
• RAID Logs and Decision Logs
  
• Executive Status Reports and Dashboards
  
• Communication and Change Management Plans
  
• Procurement and Vendor Management Documentation
  

Required Skills & Experience:

·        7+ years of Project Management experience managing moderate to highly complex initiatives.

·        Strong experience in Business Analysis, requirements gathering, and process redesign.

·        5+ years of experience managing enterprise IT, regulatory, compliance, or large-scale business projects.

·        Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and workstreams.

·        Strong project scheduling, planning, and resource management skills.

·        Experience facilitating stakeholder workshops and executive-level communications.

·        Ability to identify, analyze, and improve business processes.

·        Experience developing project governance documentation and project reporting artifacts.

Preferred Skills:

·        Enterprise Program or Portfolio Management experience.

·        Experience with procurement processes, vendor management, and contract oversight.

·        Knowledge of project governance frameworks and organizational change management.

·        Experience supporting government, public sector, or highly regulated environments.

·        Strong process mapping, workflow analysis, and business transformation experience.

Education
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Information Technology, Project Management, or related field.

Preferred Certifications

·        PMP (Project Management Professional)

·        PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)

·        Comparable Project Management Certification