Sr. Project Management Analyst

Maximus is seeking remote experienced Sr. Project Management Analysts to support the Program Management Office (PMO) for a large-scale Child Support system modernization program. This role will provide critical support for PMO governance, schedule coordination, deliverable management, and executive reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with project managers on various initiatives and projects to track progress and provide support as necessary
• Support leadership in ensuring that the project is delivered to specifications, is on time, and within budget
• Work closely with management and work groups to create and maintain work plan documents
• Track the status and due dates of projects
• Manage relationships with project staff responsible for projects
• Produce regular weekly and monthly status reports that could include; work plan status, target dates, budget, resource capacity, and other reports as needed
• Facilitate regular meetings and reviews
• Adhere to contract requirements and comply with all corporate policies and procedures
• Support PMO operations, governance processes, standards, and reporting activities
• Coordinate governance reviews, working sessions, and executive steering committee meetings
• Support adherence to program management methodologies, standards, and reporting requirements
• Maintain program decision logs and governance records
• Support the development and maintenance of the master project schedule
• Track project milestones, dependencies, deadlines, and key deliverables
• Monitor schedule status and identify potential delays or schedule risks
• Coordinate schedule updates across multiple project workstreams
• Prepare schedule summaries and milestone reporting for leadership review
• Maintain program deliverable inventories and submission calendars
• Track deliverable development, review, approval, and acceptance activities
• Coordinate document reviews among project teams and stakeholders
• Monitor compliance with contractual and program deliverable requirements
• Maintain deliverable repositories and version control processes
• Maintain RAID (Risks, Action Items, Issues, and Decisions) logs
• Track mitigation plans, action items, issue resolution activities, and decision outcomes
• Escalate overdue risks, issues, and actions to program leadership as appropriate
• Coordinate recurring project meetings and facilitate as needed
• Develop agendas, presentation materials, and supporting documents
• Capture meeting notes, action items, decisions, and follow-up activities and monitor their completion
• Collect project status information from multiple teams for monthly status reporting
• Support project communication efforts
• Maintain project resource tracking records
• Track program performance metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Support the team in completing assigned responsibilities as outlined in the project schedule
• Adhere to contract requirements and comply with all corporate policies and procedures
• Complete project work in compliance with Maximus standards and procedures

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 7-10 years of relevant professional experience required
• Equivalent combination of education and experience considered in lieu of degree
• Available to work during standard client business hours. Projects may involve clients from any US time zone, so work outside of the individual's local business hours may be required
• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting PMOs, program management offices, or large-scale project initiatives
• Experience supporting large, enterprise technology implementations or system modernization projects
• Experience developing executive reports, dashboards, and presentations
• Experience maintaining RAID/Project Control logs, action item trackers, and project documentation
• Experience with managing meetings and deliverables
• Strong verbal, written, analytical, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft programs, such as SharePoint, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project and Teams
• Project scheduling experience is preferred
• Child Support project experience is a plus
• Experience working on state government projects is a plus