Sr Proj Mgr - Proj/Prog (NextGen)

Description & Requirements

Maximus is looking to hire a Sr Proj Mgr - Proj/Prog to support the NextGen Program under the FSA Department of Education portolio.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope including facilitating and preparing all planning activities and artifacts.

- Oversee and manage large multi-project programs including planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling program activities.

- Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.

- Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities.

- Develop and maintain a master and individual resource plan and required documents for projects.

- Baseline all projects and capture actual metrics for historical metrics and Level of Effort (LoE) forecasting.

- Review deliverables prepared by team before providing to management and customers.

- Effectively apply the PMI methodology and enforce project standards on all projects.

- Prepare for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.

- Minimize risk exposure on projects.

- Communicate relevant project information to management, stakeholders, and customers.

- Resolve and/or escalate issues within a reasonable amount of time taking in consideration impact on the project.

- Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

- Track and maintain lessons learned and utilize lessons learned on subsequent projects.

- Ensure all projects are properly closed out.

- Supervise staff by providing direction, input, and performance feedback.

- Serve as escalation point to prioritizing workloads and resolving issues.

- Act as liaison for assigned vendor(s), including performance and SLA monitoring, and supporting system and business process changes.

- Participate in the drafting of vendor contracts, addendums, SOWs, RFPs/RFIs, change requests, and requirements.

- Lead continuous improvement teams.

- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust 6C security clearance.

- Organizing, directing, and managing project management tasks, including planning, executing, and monitoring, in a complex environment across multiple locations.

- Receiving assignments in the form of objectives and determining how to use resources to meet schedules and goals.

- Building project management expertise within the program team and developing or reinforcing best practices.

- Identifying risks and developing and/or reporting on risk mitigation plans to minimize exposure.

- Coordinating and compiling cross-functional inputs for internal and external deliverables, such as status reports and program plans, and performing editorial reviews for accuracy and conciseness.

- Maintaining and managing client interface up to senior levels of the client organization.

- Consulting with customer and program personnel to formulate and review project plans and deliverables, including standard operat...