Project Manager

DPP is seeking an Enterprise Project Manager for an opportunity in health and human services technology.Work location: Hybrid (4 days onsite; 1 day remote) in Columbia, SCDuration: 12 months, with possibility of extensionTerm: W2 positionCandidate location: Must be a SC resident or willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the rolePosition summary:

• The Project Manager (PM) will be assigned to high-priority projects focused on Medicaid initiatives in South Carolina.
• As a subject matter expert in project management, you will lead medium- to complex-level IT projects and collaborate with multiple business units and vendors.
• This role operates under the direction of the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
• The Project Manager will interact with staff, other team members, all levels of management and internal and external organizations, including vendors performing outsourced work, in the compilation and management of information needed for project plans, portfolio/program plans, metrics, reports and project management documentation.
• A successful project manager in this role will embed themselves in the business being managed in order to understand the details of the projects, not just management of a project schedule. 

General duties:

• Assists with developing business requirements
• Building a project plan and executing that plan
• Managing project risks and issues
• Ensuring that all deliverables and activities are completed with high quality and in a timely fashion
• Reporting on project status and strategies orally and in writing
• Other related duties as assigned 

Required skills:

• 3+ years of Project Management experience
• Strong background in project management in a healthcare insurance information technology environment.
• Project planning experience, including effort estimation on technical tasks and resource allocation

Preferred skills:

• Medicaid or Healthcare Delivery Systems
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP or PMI) 

Additional skills:

• Experience working with SharePoint and other typical project management tools, including Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project, Word, Access and Excel
• Experience working with risk management, including risk triggers and managing risks to project plan tasks.
• Ability to create and document key project management documents and artifacts
• Superb communications skills (written and oral)
• Effective listener
• Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations; ability to get people with competing, diverse interests to work together
• Experience in Medicaid or other healthcare claims system(s) IT projects preferred, but not mandatory
• Must be able to manage multiple high profile, high priority projects at one time 

Interested? Learn more: Click the apply button or contact our recruiter Jason at Jason.Slabaugh@dppit.com to learn more about this position (#26-00536).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/DDPP offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. Call today to learn more about working with DPP.