Project Manager, IT Project Manager, IT Consultant

Project Manager

Location:

Columbia, SC (Onsite) | Duration: 12 Months |

Employment Type:

Contract | Experience

Required:

08+ Years | Candidate

Location:

Current SC, NC, or GA within commutable distance to Columbia (No relocation allowed).

Seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and coordinate multiple infrastructure, cloud, information security, and application-related projects. The ideal candidate will manage project timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and stakeholder communications while ensuring successful project delivery.

• Manage multiple IT projects from initiation through implementation and support.
• Develop project plans, schedules, timelines, and resource allocations.
• Coordinate activities between technical teams, stakeholders, vendors, and management.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Manage project risks, issues, change requests, and escalations.
• Track project financials, resource utilization, and project performance metrics.
• Facilitate project meetings and provide regular status reporting to leadership.
• Support IT strategic planning and project governance activities.
• Coordinate knowledge transfer and transition activities following implementation.
• Document project benefits, business value, and operational improvements.

• 3+ years of experience developing and maintaining project documentation, policies, procedures, training materials, and best practices.
• 3+ years of Project Management experience supporting infrastructure, network, or application projects.
• 3+ years of Full Life Cycle Change Management experience.
• 3+ years of experience working with PCI, PUB
  1075, and/or NIST security standards.
• Strong knowledge of PMI project management methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile.

• Information Security project experience.
• Business Analyst or Quality Analyst background.
• Experience with metrics analysis and reporting.
• Knowledge of Microsoft technologies:

• Windows
• Share Point
• Microsoft Project
• MS Office / Office 365
• Visio

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

PMP Certification (active and verifiable) is required. Additional industry certifications related to Project Management, Security, or Infrastructure are a plus.