"My day typically begins with coffee and a brief team huddle to review goals, deadlines, and client updates. Once the team and I are up to date, we check in with our clients, host planning meetings, track progress and update reports, map out solutions, and celebrate the team when they reach a milestone in a project.

Connecting people, streamlining ideas and tasks, and turning plans into real results are the key components of my role, but seeing every piece come together is the real reward. Watching a project from start to finish while working in cross-functional teams and building a trusted network is what keeps me on my toes, thinking
strategically, and engaged each day"

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Job Description

SOC Code:13-1082

Project Management Specialists analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. May serve as a point of contact for the client or customer.* 

*Source: This information is based on O*NET™ data. O*NET is a trademark registered to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

Top Job Skills:

• Identify project needs
• Monitor costs
• Monitor project deliverables
• Recruit or hire project personnel
• Schedule project meetings

General Work Activities 

• Mental Processes
  • Develop or update project plans
• Interacting With Others
  • Assign duties or responsibilities to project personnel
  • Communicate with key stakeholders to determine project requirements and objectives
  • Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs
  • Monitor performance of project team members
  • Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers
  • Submit project deliverables to clients
• Work Output
  • Create project status presentations for delivery to customers or project personnel
  • Plan, schedule, or coordinate project activities

Source: SC Works Online Services (SCWOS)

*All data is factual, but names, Images, and quotations have been adapted to protect the Identity of employees and businesses.

Job Statistics

 

 

Examples of Workforce Areas with Job Openings

• Trident
• Midlands
• Greenville
• Worklink
• Catawba
• Waccamaw

Source: SC Works Online Services. Ask an SC Works representative for more information about postings in your area.

Examples of Employers with Job Openings

• Thomas & Hutton
• KCI Technologies
• Vertiv Group Corporation
• S&ME, Inc.
• Garney Construction
• McKim & Creed, Inc.

Source: SC Works Online Services. Ask an SC Works representative for more information about postings in your area

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• Construction Managers
• Computer and Information Systems Managers
• Management Analysts
• Logisticians
• Information Technology Project Managers
• Logistics Analysts

NOTE: All data based on state averages. Information may vary depending on region, experience, and specific employment situation. Last Updated: 2025

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