IT Program Manager

The Project Manager Consultant will serve as a key member of the Program Management Office (PMO), with primary responsibility for project planning, schedule management, project controls, reporting, and coordination across multiple teams and vendors.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing complex project schedules, supporting PMO operations, and working within software development environments. This individual will play a critical role in maintaining project visibility, tracking progress, managing risks, and ensuring successful execution of project objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support PMO activities across all phases of project execution
• Develop, maintain, and manage integrated project schedules
• Create and maintain Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
• Collect schedule updates and apply changes to project plans
• Monitor project critical path activities and schedule performance
• Produce schedule metrics, variance reporting, and earned value analysis
• Assist with project governance, reporting, and executive status updates
• Coordinate schedule planning with project managers, team leads, vendors, and stakeholders
• Facilitate project schedule meetings and document outcomes
• Support project risk, issue, action item, and change management processes
• Develop resource forecasts and capacity planning reports
• Review vendor schedule management practices and ensure adherence to approved processes
• Assist teams with schedule decomposition, effort estimation, and resource planning
• Create and maintain project dashboards, metrics, and reporting artifacts
• Support Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) planning activities

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• OR Associate degree with 10+ years of project management experience
• 3-5 years of PMO experience including:
• Project governance
• Schedule management
• Scope management
• Risk and issue management
• Change and configuration management
• 2-3 years of project planning, scheduling, reporting, and resource management experience
• 2-3 years of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) experience
• Experience with:
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Visio
• Strong organizational, analytical, and leadership skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, * Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• 3-5 years of Microsoft Project Server / Project Web App (PWA) experience
• 3-5 years of Agile project management experience
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise modernization initiatives, * PMO: 3 years (Required)
• scheduling, reporting, planning project metrics/resources: 2 years (Required)
• SDLC planning : 2 years (Required)
• Microsoft suite : 2 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Columbia, SC 29224 (Required)

Concordant LLC delivers mission-critical technology, project management, and consulting services to federal, state, and commercial clients. Our teams support large-scale modernization initiatives that improve operational efficiency, enhance service delivery, and drive measurable outcomes. We are seeking an experienced Project Manager Consultant to support a multi-year enterprise modernization program in Columbia, South Carolina. This highly visible role will support a major transformation effort focused on replacing legacy systems, improving business processes, and implementing modern, scalable technology solutions. This position offers the opportunity to work alongside executive stakeholders, project leadership, vendors, and technical teams on a large-scale technology modernization initiative.