Maximo Project Lead - Remote DoD/Navy Operations

VSolvit; Ventura (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

VSolvit seeks a Maximo Project Manager to lead IBM Maximo projects and operational efforts for DoD and U.S. Navy customers.

You will manage schedules, resources, and stakeholder communications to ensure delivery and compliance across sustainment, modernization, and integration initiatives. You will coordinate with architects, developers, and administrators, guiding workload, risk, and contracts while mentoring team members and promoting accountability in a dynamic defense environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Project Management, or related field.
• 2–4 years of Government program experience, preferably supporting Department of Defense or Navy customers.
• Experience managing enterprise application projects and cross-functional teams.
• Functional understanding of IBM Maximo application environments and enterprise asset management operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary project manager for all IBM Maximo-related efforts
• Manage project schedules, staffing plans, priorities, deliverables, budgets, and customer expectations
• Coordinate sustainment, modernization, enhancement, integration, upgrade, migration, and operational support activities
• Monitor project risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation strategies
• Track and report project status, milestones, resource utilization, and operational metrics
• Support contract execution activities including reporting, RMF coordination, compliance tracking, and customer communications
• Facilitate meetings, project reviews, technical status updates, and customer briefings
• Coordinate with the Maximo Solutions Architect to align project execution with technical implementation strategies
• Develop and maintain project schedules, risk registers, action trackers, SOPs, and operational documentation
• Coordinate release planning, change management, deployment activities, and operational readiness efforts
• Support incident management, escalation activities, outage communications, and operational reporting
• Monitor customer feedback and operational metrics to identify process improvement opportunities
• Support audits, compliance reviews, and reporting requirements
• Provide supervision and leadership to assigned project personnel, administrators, analysts, and support staff
• Assign tasks, monitor workload distribution, and ensure activities are completed in accordance with priorities and schedules
• Mentor and develop team members while promoting collaboration and accountability across project teams

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Scheduling

Coordination

Risk management

IBM Maximo

Enterprise Asset Management

Government programs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Project Management, or related field

Job description

VSolvit seeks a Maximo Project Manager to lead IBM Maximo projects and operational efforts for DoD and U.S. Navy customers.

You will manage schedules, resources, and stakeholder communications to ensure delivery and compliance across sustainment, modernization, and integration initiatives. You will coordinate with architects, developers, and administrators, guiding workload, risk, and contracts while mentoring team members and promoting accountability in a dynamic defense environment.