Project Control Manager – Master Project Scheduler

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $140k - $160k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👔 Manager

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Maximus

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10,000+ employees

🏛️ Government

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

💰 $7.9M Post-IPO Equity - Maximus on 2010-12

Government • Healthcare • Consulting

Maximus is a public-sector services firm that partners with government agencies to modernize and operate programs across health, human services, defense, national security, and civilian agencies. The company combines technology (AI, analytics, cloud, cybersecurity), omnichannel contact center and eligibility/enrollment systems, clinical and Medicaid enterprise services, and consulting and program-delivery capabilities to improve citizen experience and program outcomes. Backed by decades of government experience and scale, Maximus supports federal, state, and local clients with human-centered operational support and end-to-end digital modernization.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary owner of the Integrated Master Schedule for a child support modernization project • Establish project controls governance covering schedule management, resource planning, forecasting, risk management, issue management, scope control, change control, and executive reporting • Integrate project plans, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables into a comprehensive Master Project Schedule • Complete cost allocation plans for assigned clients • Obtain contract renewals for multiple clients • Manage relationships with multiple clients and project staff • Support leadership in delivering projects to specifications, on time, and within budget • Track project status and due dates • Collaborate with project managers on initiatives and projects to track progress and provide support • Facilitate regular meetings and reviews • Own, maintain, and govern the IMS across project workstreams, vendors, and stakeholders • Develop and maintain WBS aligned with approved scope and deliverables • Consolidate schedules from teams, vendors, and project managers into a unified program schedule • Identify and manage task, milestone, resource, and dependency relationships • Perform critical path analysis and schedule impact assessments • Conduct schedule forecasting and what-if scenario modeling • Establish schedule baselines and governance processes • Monitor performance against schedule, scope, and budget baselines • Track progress, remaining effort, milestone achievement, and schedule variance • Develop executive dashboards, scorecards, status reports, and project controls metrics • Analyze trends and identify risks to schedule performance • Provide recommendations and recovery plans for schedule slippage or delivery challenges • Establish and maintain protocols for risk, issue, scope, and change management • Evaluate risks and coordinate mitigation planning • Assess schedule, resource, and delivery impacts of proposed changes • Document, justify, approve, and incorporate scope changes into project baselines • Maintain issue logs, decision logs, risk registers, and change-control documentation • Support audit readiness and compliance reporting • Support resource planning, capacity analysis, forecasting, and workload balancing • Identify resource constraints and coordinate mitigation strategies • Perform resource allocation and leveling analysis • Manage cross-project dependencies and escalate dependency-related risks • Coordinate activities across multiple teams and vendors • Support PMO governance activities • Coordinate governance meetings, milestone reviews, risk reviews, and executive steering committee meetings • Prepare and distribute meeting materials, status reports, and supporting documentation • Document meeting decisions, action items, risks, and follow-up activities • Partner with business analysts, product owners, and project managers to ensure requirements traceability • Support SDLC planning and readiness from requirements through implementation • Collaborate with leadership to ensure compliance with governance standards and contractual obligations • Evaluate employee performance and recommend development opportunities to leadership

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field • 7–10 years of relevant professional experience • 7+ years of progressive experience in project controls, PMO, scheduling, program management, or project management for large-scale technology or modernization initiatives • Minimum five (5) years of experience developing and managing Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for complex programs • Minimum five (5) years of experience using Microsoft Project or comparable enterprise scheduling tools • Experience developing Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), schedule baselines, and dependency management frameworks • Experience performing critical path analysis, schedule forecasting, and schedule recovery planning • Experience managing project risks, issues, change requests, and scope controls • Experience coordinating activities across multiple vendors and stakeholder groups • Experience supporting Agile and/or Hybrid Agile, or Waterfall delivery methodologies • Ability to communicate well with multiple clients and consultants • Knowledge of state and local governments • Strong analytical, organizational, facilitation, communication, and presentation skills • PMP certification preferred • ITIL Foundation or similar certification preferred • Experience supporting public sector or government programs preferred • Child Support program experience a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance coverage • Life and disability insurance • Retirement savings plan • Paid holidays • Paid time off • Short- and long-term incentives • Program-specific awards • Reasonable accommodations during the employment process