Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Role: Part Time Project Manager-Apply only local to SC-W2 Only

Location: Columbia, SC

Duration: One Year

Job Description:

IRG Client's seeks a highly motivated individual with prior experience in enterprise level IT end user support technologies and project management. Candidate should have the skills to manage projects for technical operations projects, hardware and infrastructure installations, software distribution solutions, and procurement projects with agency vendors.

Candidate should be capable of creating and managing it equipment and service deployment projects and providing project documentation for agency division of technology services' applications and network operations and data center services teams. Must have extensive project experience for equipment and device deployments, implementing service changes, and deployments within Microsoft's ms365 and MS azure environment. Experience with planning and implementing schedules for physical installation of equipment utilizing in-house and vendor resources required. Must have experience with building strong relationships with leadership, internal agency staff, and vendors. Candidate should have extensive knowledge and expertise in project management, resource allocation, logistical planning, and project management tools. Candidate will work with the IT director, and report to the director of network operations and data center services.

Daily duties:

• Establish and maintain contact with the project sponsors/clients, it teams, and vendors through email, phone calls, and teams/SharePoint updates.
• Meet with technical leads, subject matter experts, and program staff (some in person, primarily using ms teams) to establish concrete detailed plans for a project, including the proposed schedules and required deliverables, and any internal or external business drivers or deadlines that may impact the project.
• Collaborate with technology managers to identify technology team(s) and staffing required for successful completion of the project, establishing an initial estimate of the number of staff hours requested/required to complete.
• Manage and update project plans and reports during project lifecycle.
• Identify and communicate project requests or tasks that may create potential project conflicts, impact, or changes to mission critical services and/or projects.
• Maintain project tracking (MS project, teams, SharePoint) to monitor and log existing projects and project status, and track requests to initiate new projects, including a project backlog.
• Update and manage SharePoint/teams site to log and manage project information for existing and proposed projects, tracking requests and project backlogs.
• Identify and document resource needs, skill sets, and training needs for the projects (technical and non-technical) that are necessary for program staff to successfully complete and implement a service or solution.
• Candidate will be part of a multi team environment and must have the ability to work as part of those teams and must have the ability to support multiple tasks at the same time, in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The candidate will work closely with technical teams and should be able to provide knowledge transfer and informal training to peers where appropriate.
• Support multiple implementation projects. For those projects where the candidate is assigned the lead role, the candidate will be responsible for managing projects from start to finish, defining the scope, driving, and defining requirements, building consensus among internal and external teams to create and deliver the appropriate solution, and working the solution from end-to-end. The candidate must be able to work with technical peers and end users, communicate clearly, and meet deadlines.

Required skills:

• 7+ years of experience in information technology projects required.
• Knowledge of Microsoft operating systems, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft MS365 services.
• Knowledge and experience with application, database, messaging, or web server system projects.
• Knowledge and experience with information technology equipment refresh projects.
• Ability to communicate the design and implementation of a project management methodology and reasons for implementation decisions.
• Ability to communicate (orally and written) effectively with technical, non-technical staff, and customers/stakeholders as needed or directed.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the agency .

Preferred skills:

• PMI-certified project manager
• MS DevOps
• MS Project
• MS Visio
• Self-starter

Environments and tools:

• Project management
• Project planning
• Ability to develop documentation and communicate project updates
• MS Office 365
• MS Outlook
• MS Teams
• MS Excel
• MS Azure
• MS Visio
• MS SharePoint
• General understanding and experience of technology projects (computer and network operations environment)
• Ability to work professionally with technical peers, staff, vendors, and partners and communicate clearly and effectively (spoken and written form)
• Valid driver's license

Required education:

• Associate's degree and 4 years of experience, or bachelor's with 3 years of experience. Some formal (documented) project manager education/training.

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