IT - SCDHHS - Enterprise Project Manager - Consultant

Elite WorkForce • Columbia, SC

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), Bureau of IT Infrastructure and Operations (I&O), is seeking an experienced Enterprise Project Manager consultant to lead and coordinate complex technology initiatives supporting the agency’s technology transformation. The role oversees a portfolio of concurrent infrastructure, cloud, network, cybersecurity, systems, and operational modernization projects while maintaining operational stability and compliance with agency standards.

The project manager works with executive leadership, technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and external partners to deliver projects from initiation through implementation. The position is hybrid, with two days in the office and three days remote. Candidates must be South Carolina residents or be willing to relocate or commute to South Carolina at their own expense before starting. The contract is 12 months, with the possibility of extension.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressive project management experience leading enterprise infrastructure, cloud, data center, network, cybersecurity, and technology modernization initiatives.
• PMP certification.
• Experience delivering large-scale infrastructure programs.
• Jira administration and advanced usage.
• Confluence administration and documentation governance.
• Infrastructure and cloud migration experience.
• Vendor management experience.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent enterprise programs exceeding $1 million in total project value.
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale infrastructure transformation projects involving cross-functional teams, vendors, and executive stakeholders.
• Must be a South Carolina resident or willing to relocate or commute to South Carolina before starting, at the candidate’s own expense.

Nice To Haves

• SharePoint administration.
• Azure DevOps experience.
• Medicaid or healthcare experience.
• State or federal government experience.
• Microsoft Power Platform.
• ACP certification.
• SAFe certification.
• Scrum certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent IT Infrastructure and Operations projects, including network, server, cloud, cybersecurity, and modernization initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, risk registers, and project documentation.
• Serve as the primary liaison between technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and executive leadership.
• Use Jira to manage project execution, track deliverables and dependencies, and provide program-level reporting and visibility.
• Create and maintain Confluence spaces, project documentation, knowledge repositories, decision logs, and operational procedures.
• Design, manage, and optimize SharePoint Online sites, project portals, and document repositories for collaboration, records management, and project governance.
• Facilitate project meetings, stakeholder reviews, technical work sessions, and other project-related meetings; track action items through completion.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and resource constraints, and recommend solutions to leadership.
• Improve project management processes, governance standards, reporting practices, and operational efficiencies across the I&O team.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed