Project Schedule Manager

DPP is seeking a Project Manager who is interested in supporting the Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) Modernization efforts in South Carolina.


Work location : Fully onsite in Columbia, SC
Duration : 12 months, with the possibility of extension
Terms : W2
Candidate location : Open to SC residents only


Position description:

• This position is for an experienced Project Schedule Manager with experience in schedule development and management practices, project management methodologies, and software development methodologies.
• A significant portion of this position's responsibility will be oversight of the planning and execution of work being performed by a vendor that is under contract to develop and implement the system
• The successful candidate will demonstrate a proven ability to collaborate and coordinate activities with diverse groups, including stakeholders, team leads, vendors, other project managers, and technical staff.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field; or an Associate degree with 10+ years project management experience
• 3-5 years of experience in general PMO responsibilities including: creating project governance plans and processes; managing all aspects of project execution including creating and tracking schedule and scope baselines; managing project change and configuration; managing issues and risks
• 2-3 years of planning, scheduling and reporting, project metrics and resource management experience
• 2-3 years of Software Development Lifecycle planning experience
• 2-3 years proficient/experience working with Microsoft Office suite include SharePoint, Excel, Word, Visio and PowerPoint

Preferred:

• Professional Project Management Certification
• 3-5 years' experience with Microsoft Project Server/ Project Web App (PWA)
• 3-5 years' experience with Agile Software Development Methodology

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Project Management Office (PMO) managing all aspects of the project, with focus on creating and maintaining the Project Schedule and Client tasks
• Assist in the collection of Project Schedule updates and the application of the updates to the project schedule
• Create and maintain the Work Breakdown Structure and its linkage to the Project Schedule
• Manage all aspects of schedule development and maintenance for internal projects
• Ensuring the vendor has documented best practices for schedule management
• Oversee the vendor project schedule activities ensuring that the approved processes are followed
• Produce weekly schedule metrics involving schedule variance and earned value
• Assist PMO in the day-to-day analysis and management of project critical path and defined "tasks to watch"
• Help PMO in creation, maintenance and analysis of project metrics and reports
• Prepare, organize, run, and properly document the project schedule meetings
• Provide clear and accurate weekly and monthly project reporting and resource forecasting
• Assist project team leads in schedule decomposition, estimating, and resourcing
• Review the schedule and assist team members in understanding their activities
• Manage the creation, maintenance and analysis of project risks, issues, and action items
• Manage the creation, maintenance and analysis of project metrics and reports

Interested? Learn more:
Click the apply button or contact our recruiter Mike at View email address on click.appcast.io to learn more about this position (#26-00590).

Authorized US Worker - US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time. EOE/AA/V/D

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