Enterprise Project Manager

For more details, please connect with Soumya Nayak at soumyan@vgroupinc.com or call at (919) 892-9711.End Client: State of South CarolinaJob Title: Enterprise Project ManagerDuration: 12 Months, with extensionLocation: Columbia, SC 29210 – On Site initially; hybrid schedule allowed once acclimatedHours Per Week: 40Interview Type: 1 Round – Virtual/OnlineCeipal ID: SSC_PM421_SNJob Code: 13421Department: Department of AdministrationScope of Project:The South Carolina Department of Administration requires professional services to support the successful delivery of strategic and tactical IT initiatives. The Contractor will provide a Project Manager with 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.• Deliver project outcomes on time, within scope, and within budget.• Provide expert-level project management to guide planning, scheduling, execution, risk mitigation, and reporting.• Provide business analysis expertise to define and document requirements, assess impacts, and ensure solutions meet business needs.• Improve project transparency through accurate documentation, dashboards, and communication to leadership and stakeholders.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 state and Admin procurement standard• Ensure compliance with agency policies, security requirements, records management standards, and project governance frameworksBusiness Analysis Responsibilities:• 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.Change Management & Adoption:• 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 loopsDocumentation Deliverables:• Project Charter• Requirements Documents / User Stories• Process Diagrams & Data Flows• Project Schedule & Work Breakdown Structure• RAID Logs & Decision Logs• Status Reports & Dashboards• Communication Plans• Procurement-related documentation (as applicable)Required Skills:• 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.• Bachelor’s degree required.Preferred Skills:• 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• PowerBI and/or data dashboard skills• PMP, PMI-ACP, or comparable certification preferred.V Group Inc. is a NJ-based IT Services and Products Company with its business strategically categorized in various Business Units including Public Sector, Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services, Ecommerce, Projects, and Products. Within Public Sector business unit, we cater IT Professional Services to Federal, State and Local. We have multiple awards/ contracts with 30+ states, including but not limited to NY, CA, FL, GA, MD, MI, NC, OH, OR, CO, CT, TN, PA, TX, VA, NM, VT, and WA.If you are considering applying for a position with V Group, or in partnering with us on a position, please feel free to contact me for any questions you may have regarding our services and the advantages we can offer you as a consultant.Please share my contact information with others working in Information Technology.Website: https://www.vgroupinc.com/publicsectorLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/v-group/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VGroupITTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/vgroupinc