SAP Project Manager - Public Sector

at Public Consulting Group in Topeka, Kansas, United States

Public Consulting Group LLC ( PCG ) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986, PCG employs approximately 2,000 professionals throughout the U.S.

-all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm is a member of a family of companies with experience in all 50 states, and clients in three Canadian provinces and Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector. To learn more, visit

Collaborating with our Technology Consulting team, you will help organizations streamline operations and achieve strategic goals to serve the public better. We provide the full spectrum of technology consulting services to help state and local agencies meet operational and program needs that enhance the lives of their user base.

• Strategy, Architecture, Planning, and Procurement
• Business Enablement
• Business Solutions
• Project Assurance

PCG is hiring a Senior Consultant to lead technical oversight on a public sector state government modernization project while continuing to support building the team and portfolio of projects in our Technology Consulting Practice Area.

This Senior consultant will serve as the primary point of contact for providing expert advice, assistance, and guidance to support a major ERP Migration project and ensure all project requirements are met. The Sr. Consultant will lead the work with the support of the project team to provide Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) services to the ERP migration project. Direct responsibility for the system and stage gate level assessment deliverables and work products produced along with the team.

These deliverables and work products will be completed in accordance with our practice area’s overall strategy, approach, and methodology. The consultant ensures all assessments and deliverables are high-quality and comprehensive, providing meaningful insights into the ERP Migration project in all dimensions. The consultant must be in SC, GA, or NC.

Broad experience in selected industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, education, etc.), technical competencies (e.g., technical writing, cloud/SaaS services, industry-leading ERP software products ), and management approaches (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) are required.

• Proactively solve complex client problems from pursuit through execution using a consultative mindset.
• Anticipate issues and blockers proactively.
• Identify and surface patterns to peers and leadership about the root causes of problems.
• Assimilate research and complex data to objectively inform recommendations.
• As necessary, lead or participate in project delivery activities, including analysis, deliverable creation, and communicating project performance and progress.
• Manage project teams focused on architecture, software design, development, configuration, testing, implementation, and project assurance/oversight.
• Apply your financial acumen to make business recommendations that improve the success of your projects.

• Support proposal responses for RFPs, including participating in the response writing.
• Understand our competitors and develop strategies to differentiate our approach against them in the marketplace.
• Gain a deep understanding of most products and services within the practice and help drive the strategy for aligning them with the market.
• Effectively review RFPs, champion bid decisions on opportunities, and influence the decisions.

The above is intended to describe the general contents and requirements of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all duties, responsibilities, or skills of personnel so classified.

• The consultant must be in SC, GA, or NC.
• Experience with either the implementation of a large‑scale cloud‑based ERP system or technical project management of a cloud‑based ERP system (preferably an SAP ECC to SAP S/4
  
  HANA RISE Migration).
• Quality Assurance or Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) experience with large HR/Financial system implementation projects.
• Must be based in one of the following locations (North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia).
• 5+ years of relevant experience providing a combination of the following services:
  Implementation, IV&V, project management, quality assurance (QA), and other project oversight services for State governments, preferably in programs related to Enterprise HR/Financial Systems, Health/Human Services, Government Operations, Education, Finance, Systems Integration, Corrections, and similar systems.
• Excellent writing skills and ability to make presentations to various audiences.
• Ability to work effectively with various…