Intellectual Capitol
Enterprise Project Manager - Advanced
Intellectual Capitol, Columbia, South Carolina, us, 29228
Columbia, SC***40% remote = Mon, Tuesday, Thursday on site; Wed and Friday at home; 8:30 AM ET - 5:00 PM***
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:•PMP CERTIFICATION (THROUGH PMI)•MICROSOFT PROJECT CERTIFICATION / TRAINING
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:The purpose of this IT expenditure is to hire a project manager for the next three years to assist with and oversee the procurement, development, and implementation of a new electronic infectious disease surveillance system (with associated user interface) to modernize disease reporting, surveillance, and management. The infectious disease surveillance system is critical to the State's capacity to monitor and control the spread of infectious diseases, detect outbreaks of infectious diseases, respond in a timely manner to control their spread, and report these data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This system will form the foundation of the public health data warehouse environment for the Agency and must conform to the specifications of the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This system will be the basis of an evolving integrated surveillance environment.
In addition, the project manager will continue to oversee and assist with enhancements of Maven SCION, the current electronic infectious disease surveillance system, until the new system is implemented.
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
JOB PURPOSE:Under limited supervision, the Project Manager will work with the Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section (CDES), Tuberculosis, STD/HIV, and Lead Program Areas, the Project Management Office, QI/QA, and the Client. Contractor to coordinate and oversee all project management activities related to the procurement and implementation of a new electronic disease surveillance system and oversee the upgrades of the current SCION system until the new one is in place.
JOB FUNCTIONS:•Responsible for scope management of the project, including but not limited to the development of the WBS, WBS dictionary, and the project scope statement.•Review and determine the impact of all scope change requests and submit them to the Project Sponsor for review and approval.•Develop the scope control and validation measures and communicate any changes to scope to all project participants.•Ensure that all project documentation is updated based on any changes made.•Utilize processes, templates, etc. approved by the project management office.•Develop and maintain a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress.•Communicates progress, risks, expectations, timelines, milestones and other key project metrics to team members and management staff. Where project control is in jeopardy, creates contingency plans with appropriate input from key team members and implement a revised project schedule, scope in a timely manner.•Other general project management duties as assigned.•The position will be utilized for up to 40 hours per week for the duration of this project. The selected candidate should be able to work flexible hours where it may be necessary for work to be completed outside traditional business hours.•The candidate will work closely with the CDES, TB, STD/HIV, and Lead Program Areas, the Project Management Office, QI/QA, and the Client to identify, prioritize, and schedule workload and implementation. The position will work with program area team members to ensure that all business and contractual requirements are met to support the project.•Candidates must be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to priority tasks as needed.
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):•Experience with project management of large enterprise-level projects with proven implementation success.•PMP certification (through PMI)•Requirements gathering•Ability to develop, communicate, and present project documentation and reports.•Software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies.•Experience in agile/scrum.•Knowledge of information technology field, best practices, organization, and operations•Expert with Microsoft o365 products and applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Teams, Sharepoint and Project)•Knowledge of information technology field, best practices, organization, and operations•Ability to learn new systems and become an expert•Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills•Flexible and easily adapts to changing priorities.•Ticketing system (e.g. Jira) PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):•Experience managing an ELC-funded project•Ability to establish positive working relationships with technical staff, customers and others involved in data-centric management.•Ability to integrate technical systems with agency goals and objectives.•Experience with industry standard information security practices
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):•Experience with project management of large enterprise-level projects with proven implementation success.•PMP certification (through PMI)•Requirements gathering•Ability to develop, communicate, and present project documentation and reports.•Software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies.•Experience in agile/scrum.•Knowledge of information technology field, best practices, organization, and operations•Expert with Microsoft o365 products and applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Teams, Sharepoint and Project)•Knowledge of information technology field, best practices, organization, and operations•Ability to learn new systems and become an expert•Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills•Flexible and easily adapts to changing priorities.•Ticketing system (e.g. Jira) PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):•Experience managing an ELC-funded project•Ability to establish positive working relationships with technical staff, customers and others involved in data-centric management.•Ability to integrate technical systems with agency goals and objectives.•Experience with industry standard information security practices
PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):•Experience managing an ELC-funded project•Ability to establish positive working relationships with technical staff, customers and others involved in data-centric management.•Ability to integrate technical systems with agency goals and objectives.•Experience with industry standard information security practices
REQUIRED EDUCATION:•Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field of work or equivalent work experience.•Possesses 5-7 years of work experience managing IT implementation projects of moderate complexity and scope.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:•PMP CERTIFICATION (THROUGH PMI)•MICROSOFT PROJECT CERTIFICATION / TRAINING
INTERVIEW PROCESS (who will conduct i/v, phone or in-person, how many rounds of i/v's)?
One initial round of phone interviews will be scheduled for the top 3-5 candidates after the close of the posting date. If no candidate is selected, a second round of interviews will be conducted. Initially obviously unqualified candidates will be disqualified, with reason stated, on the initial review. Possible candidates, even ones that are not interviewed, will not be disqualified until an offer is made and accepted. The internal project manager, the key customer representative, and the technical lead will participate in all interviews.
SCHEDULE INTERVIEW: How soon can you schedule an interview (date / times)?After the closing date the top candidates will be notified of two possible phone interview times. If one of these two times is not accepted, then the candidate is disqualified.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:•PMP CERTIFICATION (THROUGH PMI)•MICROSOFT PROJECT CERTIFICATION / TRAINING
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:The purpose of this IT expenditure is to hire a project manager for the next three years to assist with and oversee the procurement, development, and implementation of a new electronic infectious disease surveillance system (with associated user interface) to modernize disease reporting, surveillance, and management. The infectious disease surveillance system is critical to the State's capacity to monitor and control the spread of infectious diseases, detect outbreaks of infectious diseases, respond in a timely manner to control their spread, and report these data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This system will form the foundation of the public health data warehouse environment for the Agency and must conform to the specifications of the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This system will be the basis of an evolving integrated surveillance environment.
In addition, the project manager will continue to oversee and assist with enhancements of Maven SCION, the current electronic infectious disease surveillance system, until the new system is implemented.
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
JOB PURPOSE:Under limited supervision, the Project Manager will work with the Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section (CDES), Tuberculosis, STD/HIV, and Lead Program Areas, the Project Management Office, QI/QA, and the Client. Contractor to coordinate and oversee all project management activities related to the procurement and implementation of a new electronic disease surveillance system and oversee the upgrades of the current SCION system until the new one is in place.
JOB FUNCTIONS:•Responsible for scope management of the project, including but not limited to the development of the WBS, WBS dictionary, and the project scope statement.•Review and determine the impact of all scope change requests and submit them to the Project Sponsor for review and approval.•Develop the scope control and validation measures and communicate any changes to scope to all project participants.•Ensure that all project documentation is updated based on any changes made.•Utilize processes, templates, etc. approved by the project management office.•Develop and maintain a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress.•Communicates progress, risks, expectations, timelines, milestones and other key project metrics to team members and management staff. Where project control is in jeopardy, creates contingency plans with appropriate input from key team members and implement a revised project schedule, scope in a timely manner.•Other general project management duties as assigned.•The position will be utilized for up to 40 hours per week for the duration of this project. The selected candidate should be able to work flexible hours where it may be necessary for work to be completed outside traditional business hours.•The candidate will work closely with the CDES, TB, STD/HIV, and Lead Program Areas, the Project Management Office, QI/QA, and the Client to identify, prioritize, and schedule workload and implementation. The position will work with program area team members to ensure that all business and contractual requirements are met to support the project.•Candidates must be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to priority tasks as needed.
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):•Experience with project management of large enterprise-level projects with proven implementation success.•PMP certification (through PMI)•Requirements gathering•Ability to develop, communicate, and present project documentation and reports.•Software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies.•Experience in agile/scrum.•Knowledge of information technology field, best practices, organization, and operations•Expert with Microsoft o365 products and applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Teams, Sharepoint and Project)•Knowledge of information technology field, best practices, organization, and operations•Ability to learn new systems and become an expert•Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills•Flexible and easily adapts to changing priorities.•Ticketing system (e.g. Jira) PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):•Experience managing an ELC-funded project•Ability to establish positive working relationships with technical staff, customers and others involved in data-centric management.•Ability to integrate technical systems with agency goals and objectives.•Experience with industry standard information security practices
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):•Experience with project management of large enterprise-level projects with proven implementation success.•PMP certification (through PMI)•Requirements gathering•Ability to develop, communicate, and present project documentation and reports.•Software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies.•Experience in agile/scrum.•Knowledge of information technology field, best practices, organization, and operations•Expert with Microsoft o365 products and applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Teams, Sharepoint and Project)•Knowledge of information technology field, best practices, organization, and operations•Ability to learn new systems and become an expert•Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills•Flexible and easily adapts to changing priorities.•Ticketing system (e.g. Jira) PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):•Experience managing an ELC-funded project•Ability to establish positive working relationships with technical staff, customers and others involved in data-centric management.•Ability to integrate technical systems with agency goals and objectives.•Experience with industry standard information security practices
PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):•Experience managing an ELC-funded project•Ability to establish positive working relationships with technical staff, customers and others involved in data-centric management.•Ability to integrate technical systems with agency goals and objectives.•Experience with industry standard information security practices
REQUIRED EDUCATION:•Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field of work or equivalent work experience.•Possesses 5-7 years of work experience managing IT implementation projects of moderate complexity and scope.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:•PMP CERTIFICATION (THROUGH PMI)•MICROSOFT PROJECT CERTIFICATION / TRAINING
INTERVIEW PROCESS (who will conduct i/v, phone or in-person, how many rounds of i/v's)?
One initial round of phone interviews will be scheduled for the top 3-5 candidates after the close of the posting date. If no candidate is selected, a second round of interviews will be conducted. Initially obviously unqualified candidates will be disqualified, with reason stated, on the initial review. Possible candidates, even ones that are not interviewed, will not be disqualified until an offer is made and accepted. The internal project manager, the key customer representative, and the technical lead will participate in all interviews.
SCHEDULE INTERVIEW: How soon can you schedule an interview (date / times)?After the closing date the top candidates will be notified of two possible phone interview times. If one of these two times is not accepted, then the candidate is disqualified.