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Job Title: IT Project Specialist 

Position Details:

• Required Education: Bachelor's Degree or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate’s degree in any major. 
• Required Work Experience: 1 year related work experience. Ability to complete the BCBSSC Training Program for Project Management or successful completion of recognized college internship may substitute experience. 
• Team Name: VDS (Commercial PMO) – Reporting to Brent Harbin
• Required Technologies: Windows applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint Online, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, Teams, etc.)
• Nice To Have: MindView, Jira, Azure Boards Partial Onsite: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, other days as required by project planned deliverables.
   

Duties:

• Assists the Project Leader and Project Manager in initiating, establishing, guiding, and controlling projects from inception through completion. Assists project leaders with the organization and support of lesser number to moderate number of work efforts simultaneously, and work efforts consisting of combination of small/moderate size lower/complexity work efforts, and /or minimum/average number of system customer impacts. Develops the abilities expected of a project leader by successfully executing project management processes and meeting project deliverables. 
• 20% Provides support for project plans, risk management plans, and project documentation from design to post implementation. Assists in ensuring project documentation and deliverables are complete, on budget, within scope, and in accordance with standards. 
• 20% Assists project leaders with the development, execution, and maintenance of project communications. Facilitates effective communications between all parties involved in the project and/or work efforts. This will include meetings, correspondence, status reports and other documentation. 
• 20% Utilizes available project management tools to monitor and document project status. Responsible for running, pulling, and analysis of daily reports. Prepares agendas for meetings and documents key decisions. 
• 20% Assists with the management of project issues throughout the project life cycle. Assists in communicating the implications of changes to the project scope with appropriate parties. 
• 20% Responsible for ensuring all work efforts have appropriate documentation for audit purposes utilizing project methodology standards in accordance with the ISSM. 

Required Skills and Abilities: 

• Effective communications (verbal and written) skills. 
• Ability to participate in a team or project environment. 
• Demonstrated problem solving and conflict management/resolution skills. 
• Good analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail. 
• Ability to understand project management principles and methodologies, information systems, business processes, and the key drivers and measures of success for the business unit and the organization. 
• Ability to conduct research into project related information. 
• Ability to prepare formal presentations. 
• Ability to assist in all phases of work effort from inception to completion. 

Required Software and Tools: Microsoft Office and project management tools. Work Environment: Fast paced, dynamic environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer and where one must be flexible to changing priorities.

Required Education: Bachelor's Degree or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate’s degree in any major. 

Required Work Experience: 1 year related work experience. Ability to complete the BCBSSC Training Program for Project Management or successful completion of recognized college internship may substitute experience. 

Preferred Licenses and Certificates: CAPM certification

This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay someone for this position is $30.00/hour - $40.00/hour. Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K (provided minimum eligibility hours are met).

BlueCross is a strong supporter of our veterans, and many service men and women have joined our ranks. We’ve found the dedication, work ethic and job skills that serve well in the military excel in many of our lines of business, and we proudly have veterans filling positions in Human Resources, Information Technology, Customer Service, Operations, General Services and more. 

Through our government contracts, we also have employees serving at Shaw Air Force Base, the Naval Health Clinic in Charleston, the Naval Hospital in Beaufort and in our hometown of Columbia, S.C., at Ft. Jackson. If you are a full-time employee in the National Guard or Reserves, we will even cover the difference in your pay if you are called to active duty. If you're ready to join in a diverse company with secure, community roots and an innovative future, apply for a position now!