Advanced Enterprise Project Manager

DPP•Columbia, SC

6h•Onsite

About The Position

DPP is seeking an Advanced Enterprise Project Manager for an opportunity with our client in Columbia, SC. This role requires professional services to support the successful delivery of strategic and tactical IT initiatives. The ideal candidate must have strong business analysis capabilities to lead and support complex, multi-stakeholder technology projects from initiation through closure. The role will ensure clear requirements, well-defined scope, effective communication, and disciplined project execution, ultimately delivering project outcomes on time, within scope, and within budget. The position involves providing expert-level project management to guide planning, scheduling, execution, risk mitigation, and reporting, as well as business analysis expertise to define and document requirements, assess impacts, and ensure solutions meet business needs. The role also focuses on improving project transparency through accurate documentation, dashboards, and communication to leadership and stakeholders.

Requirements

Minimum 7 years project management experience with moderate to high complexity.
Demonstrated experience in business analysis and process redesign.
Minimum 5 years’ experience managing IT, regulatory, compliance, or enterprise-level initiatives.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
Ability to work with diverse technical and business teams and maintain confidentiality.
Ability to work at a high-volume and fast paced environment.
Bachelor’s degree required.

Nice To Haves

Simultaneously manage multiple work efforts.
Strong schedule management and resource planning skills.
Ability to identify, map, and re-engineer business processes.
Integrated Master Schedule skills.
Power BI and/or data dashboard skills.
PMP, PMI-ACP, or comparable certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end project delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, communication, and resource coordination.
Develop and maintain project plans, RAID logs, communication plans, status reports, and executive updates.
Manage cross-functional teams including internal IT, vendors, SMEs, and agency partners.
Facilitate work sessions to validate scope, requirements, and deliverables; maintain alignment with sponsors and stakeholders.
Identify risks and issues; recommend and implement mitigation strategies.
Support procurement processes as needed (RFPs, SOWs, vendor oversight) consistent with procurement standards.
Ensure compliance with agency policies, security requirements, records management standards, and project governance frameworks.
Lead structured requirements elicitation including interviews, workshops, journey mapping, process modeling, and data analysis.
Document clear, testable requirements: business, functional, nonfunctional, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
Define current-state and future-state processes, workflows, and data flows; quantify KPIs and business value.
Translate requirements into solution designs in collaboration with architecture, security, data, and infrastructure teams.
Evaluate build-vs-buy options and support creation of diagrams, models, and integration patterns when required.
Develop change management and communication plans.
Coordinate UAT, cutover activities, readiness planning, and post-launch support.
Support adoption using metrics, user feedback, and continuous improvement loops.