Title: IT Project Manager
Duration: 06 months
Location: Columbia, SC (Partial Onsite - Onsite -Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, other days as required by project planned deliverables.)

**Credit Check is required**

The expectations for a typical day for this role: 

• Lead several projects (one to five) in a strong matrix environment executing Software Development Lifecycle methodologies. 
• Developing and monitoring project plans, communication plans, risk management plans, and project artifacts from project initiation to post implementation/closure.
• Ensures project deliverables are complete on time, on budget, within scope, and in accordance with client's standards.
• Responsible daily for the development, execution, and maintenance of project plans and project communications: facilitating effective communications between all parties involved in the project, including meetings, correspondence/recaps, status reports and other project artifacts per client's standards.
• Monitors resource requirements and assign deliverables based on project specifications. Ensures resources are assigned to meet project objectives while managing project hours budgeted. 
• Identifies and manages tasks and issues that impact the scope, budget, risk, and resources of the work effort to ensure delivery as planned.
• Provides both written and verbal project status updates upon request.
• The candidate should be versed in IT SDLC 

Required Education: Bachelor's Degree or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate’s degree in any major. 

Required Work Experience: 3 years IT experience in a leadership capacity on one or more project teams. Completion of the BCBSSC Training Program for Project Management may substitute for one year of work experience.

Team Name: VDS (Commercial PMO) 

The Team: The Project Manager will report to a Portfolio Manager with a team of 8 - 10 Project Managers.  Most project teams will range between 8 - 20 team members. My team supports various portfolios including Data Exchange, Telephony, Mobile/Full Site, and AEM.

Required Technologies: Windows applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint Online, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, Teams, etc.)

Nice To Have: Azure Boards, Project

Soft Skills: 

• Demonstrated organizational skills.
• Demonstrated IT project management experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Dependability
• Accountable for results.
• Adaptable
• Presentation skills.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 45.00/hr.