Maximus is hiring Sr Proj Mgr-PMO. This role will be responsible to facilitate and prepare all planning activities and artifacts for complex initiatives including project scope statements, work breakdown structure, and detailed project schedule supporting FSA Department of Education (NextGen) portfolio.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Facilitate and prepare all planning activities and artifacts for complex initiatives including project scope statements, work breakdown structure, and detailed project schedule.
- Monitor schedule progress, and implement corrective measures as needed. Monitor and facilitate the tracking and resolution of issues and decisions impacting the project.
- Develop and monitor risk plans to ensure mitigation strategies are in place and being executed.
- Prepare and deliver project status information to stakeholders.
- Implement solutions to improve or enhance processes and services provided to our customers.
- Lead continuous improvement teams.
- Direct the activities of project management staff, and assist with prioritizing workload, resolving issues, and acting as point of escalation.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Management oversight of third party subcontractors including KPI performance, deliverables and services
- Act as contact point between internal and external teams for outsourced projects
- Participate in the evaluation and selection process external partners
- Lead contractual negotiations
- Maintain an in-depth understanding of outsourcing procedures and methodologies
- Design and drive consistent and organized processes for outsourcing
- Assess, monitor, document, and communicate on outsourced costs, project status, risks and key learnings to stakeholders
- Maintain required information in established tracking systems and shared drives to ensure transparency of contract status and business continuity
- Facilitate and prepare all planning activities and artifacts for complex initiatives including project scope statements, work breakdown structure, and detailed project schedule as it pertains to subcontractor engagements.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- 7-10 years of experience
- Strong skills in critical thinking, interpersonal interactions (negotiation, conflict resolution, consulting, and mentoring), team facilitation/leadership, and presentation/public speaking.
- Ability to work on multple projects under time constraints.
- Proactive, analytical, and process driven, with a strong focus on meeting deliverables and advocating on behalf of the customer.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
- Must be comfortable working in a team environment, as well as independently, and possess a strong sense of accountability and urgency in completing assignments.
- Experience in managing large corporate initiatives.
- Excellent working knowledge of MS Office products.
- Supervisory or management experience preferred.
- Experience using Smartsheet and Jira preferred.
- Experience in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies highly preferred.
- PMP certification highly preferred.
- Agile certification highly preferred.
- Experience in Health Care/Business Administration or related field preferred.
Additional Requirements as per contract/client:
- Demonstrate strong leadership and negotiation .
- Experience with RFP/RFI process.
- Effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- FSA Department of Education experience preferred
- Must reside in the U.S.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must be able to pass a criminal background check.
- Must not be delinquent or in default on any federal student loans.
Employment and continued employment are contingent upon obtaining and maintaining a favorable clearance. Final suitability determination is the sole discretion of the Department of Education.
Home Office Requirements:
- Hardwired internet (ethernet) connection
- Internet download speed of 20mbps or higher required (you can test this by going to www.speedtest.net)
- Private work area and adequate power source
EEO Statement
Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We’re proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.
