Sr Project Implementation Manager (hybrid - Remote)

Sr Project Implementation Manager

Maximus is seeking a dedicated and results-driven Sr Project Implementation Manager to support our Missouri Enrollment Broker (MO EB) program. The Sr Project Implementation Manager will be responsible to lead complex, high-visibility initiatives across the full project lifecycle, ensuring successful delivery, strong governance, and audit-ready controls. This role manages up to two concurrent projects (complexity-dependent), drives executive and client decision-making, mitigates cross-functional risks, and implements corrective actions to protect scope, schedule, quality, and compliance. The position also mentors PMO staff and contributes to continuous improvement by strengthening PMO standards, tools, and delivery practices.

This is a hybrid position that will require travel to St. Louis, MO throughout program implementation.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

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.
• Serve as primary interface with client stakeholders and internal executive leadership.
• Establish governance controls that are defensible, consistent, and auditable across complex initiatives.
• Oversee evidence readiness and ensure baseline/approval/decision/change traceability is maintained.
• Integrate regulatory and contractual considerations into risk responses and control plans.
• Coach teams on audit-ready documentation practices and conduct periodic control health checks.
• Lead PMO assessments and performance turnaround recommendations.
• Steward PMO artifact libraries (plans, tools/templates, how-to-guides) and drive adoption.
• Mentor PM's and Analysts and operationalize continuous improvement across the PMO.

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 multiple 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.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Lead complex delivery and operate effectively under ambiguity and aggressive timelines.
• Facilitate executive governance and resolve conflicts.
• Prioritize across concurrent projects and manage capacity.
• SAFe/Agile certification.

Home Office Requirements:

• Internet speed of 25mbps or higher required (you can test this by going to www.speedtest.net).
• Connectivity to the internet via either Wi-Fi or Category 5 or 6 ethernet patch cable to the home router.
• Must currently and permanently reside in the Continental US.

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Minimum Salary: $92,000

Maximum Salary: $125,000