Project Manager, Project & Program Management

Are you an experienced professional looking for new opportunities to further your career? The SC Department of Veterans’ Affairs is seeking a hardworking and dependable candidate just like you to apply! This position will offer great benefits with the state, including 15 days of annual and sick leave per year or more depending on applicable state service.

The Project Manager works closely with other members of the SC Department of Veterans Affairs (SCDVA) Facility Management team and the SCDVA's Resource Management team on administrative project activities to ensure construction and building renovations/modifications/improvements meet the Agency's requirements. Performs planning or managerial duties for land areas and SCDVA operated facilities. Provides services to various SCDVA-based buildings and property on all issues regarding maintenance, minor retrofit, construction-related procurement, and preventative maintenance, including quarterly inspections, asset inventory, defining the scope of work for projects, developing estimates, and coordinating work.

Coordinates with OSE, A/Es, DPH, and third-party inspectors to ensure all applicable safety, regulatory, and code requirements are properly documented. Acts as a first responder in emergencies to assess conditions at SCDVA facilities.

• Provides construction contract administration support to SCDVA maintenance and construction projects in a variety of statewide buildings using OSE documents and State procurement rules.
• Responsible for managing and directing the initiation, planning, execution, control, and closeout phases of the project lifecycle for assigned construction projects. Determine the scope of work to be completed as directed. Provide the customer with an estimate, cost, and timetable. Arrange work with either inside forces and/or outside commercial construction contractors. Upon completion of work, ensure the customer is satisfied with the project.
• Develop work plan(s); controls budget, scope of work, and schedule to ensure construction project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks are completed as design to ensure compliance with federal laws, state laws, regulatory requirements, and the Agency's criteria.
• Prepares status reports and provides updates to project stakeholders, sponsors, champion. etc. Coordinates requests and recommends changes from original construction documents with the project sponsor, project team, and stakeholders.
• Plans and conducts periodic quarterly facility maintenance inspections of State Veterans' Nursing Homes and State Veteran Cemeteries.
• Maintains and conducts a comprehensive inventory of SCDVA-owned assets across seven state veteran nursing homes and one state operated veteran cemetery to include: physically verifying major assets such as MEP systems, life safety systems, and kitchen equipment; documenting manufacturer, model number, serial number, installation date, and location; updating the department asset log; and producing authoritative asset data to support capital planning, replacement forecasting, budgeting, and audit readiness.
• Prepares construction project budget estimates based on anticipated needs for equipment, material, and personnel.
• Other duties as assigned to meet the mission of the SC Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Must have a bachelor's degree and relevant project management experience in construction-related fields. Agency may accept and equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.

Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application will be required to bring a copy of college transcript to the interview. A copy of the transcript may also be uploaded as an attachment to the application, if…