IT - SCDHHS - Project Manager

TEAM SIZE: 30+ DRESS CODE: Business Casual, occasionally more formal
PRIMARY WORK LOCATION:
1628 Browning Road, Columbia, SC 29210 SECONDARY WORK LOCATION:
COMPANY / DEPARTMENT CULTURE (why do you enjoy working for the company - selling points for
potential candidates):
The South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (SCDHHS) is the State Medicaid
Agency for South Carolina. This program is focused on the replacement of the State's Medicaid
Management Information System (MMIS) The program is a major undertaking for SCDHHS and
requires major transformation of culture, processes and technology. This program also supports
the Department's transition from primarily a fee-for-service payor of claims towards a program
and policy driver for health outcomes primarily through managed care programs. The project's
strategy supports significant innovation in MMIS thinking and mindset and is aligned with MMIS
Innovation at the national level as well.
WHY IS THIS POSITION OPEN (new role, increased work load, new dept, resignation, promotion)?
This is a new position needed to support the Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) Modernization
efforts.
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
SCDHHS is undertaking a multi-year Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) Modernization effort to
replace the State's aging MMIS and related applications with more modern capabilities along
with corresponding business operations services.
The MES Modernization effort will be incremental and modular in nature with a focus on
configurable and scalable integrations, which allow for more flexibility and reduces time and
cost necessary to respond to federal and state enhancements.
The Delivery of Automated Systems for Healthcare (DASH) Program is the project management
program that will be managing the MES Modernization. This position will be part of the DASH
Program team.
POSITION TITLE: PROJECT MANAGER - CONSULTANT
PRE-EMPLOYMENT CHECKS (drug, credit, criminal, motor vehicle)?
Criminal, E-Verify, Credit, DHHS Confidentiality
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position is for an experienced project schedule manager with experience in schedule
development and management practices, project management methodologies, and software
development methodologies. Knowledge and experience in the MS Project Professional/Project
Sever/Project Web App (PWA), Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft Office products is required
to help manage and maintain the project schedule and other PMO artifacts. 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. As the schedule manager and member of the PMO, this individual will: • 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
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
• 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 SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE): • 3-5 years' experience with Microsoft Project Server/ Project Web App (PWA) • 3-5 years' experience with Agile Software Development Methodology