Project Manager - Pursuit Management

Maximus

United States

Remote

USD 90,000 - 125,000

Full time

5 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Work/Life Balance

Bonuses based on performance

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage

401K Retirement Savings plan

Unlimited Time Off

Wellness Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

Professional Development

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Pursuit Project Manager to lead complex business development opportunities and RFP responses. You will guide cross-functional pursuit teams, build integrated project plans, and monitor milestones, risks, and decisions to ensure on-time delivery.

The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, coordinates stakeholders across functions, and leverages AI tools to boost visibility and efficiency.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in relevant field is required.
7+ years of relevant professional experience preferred.
Strong project management experience in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.

Responsibilities

Lead pursuit teams to meet RFP requirements and timelines.
Create and manage integrated project plans with milestones and readiness calendars.
Track ownership, due dates, risks, issues, and decisions for leadership follow-up.
Manage logs and escape barriers with clear options and next steps.
Coordinate across operations, IT, pricing, HR, finance, sales, and proposal resources.
Leverage AI-enabled tools to streamline status reporting and risk visibility.
Mentor junior staff and improve pursuit governance materials.

Skills

Pursuit management

Cross-functional coordination

Risk management

AI-enabled tools

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

7+ years of relevant professional experience

Tools

Integrated project plans

RAID logs

Progress tracking

Job description

Description & Requirements

Maximus is hiring a Pursuit Project Manager to drive the successful execution of complex business development opportunities and RFP responses. This role is responsible for leading cross-functional pursuit teams, developing and managing integrated project plans, tracking milestones and risks, facilitating decision-making, and ensuring on-time delivery of critical pursuit activities. The ideal candidate is a strong project manager who thrives in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments, excels at coordinating stakeholders across multiple functions, and leverages AI-enabled tools and automation to improve visibility, efficiency, and execution. This position also provides opportunities to mentor junior team members and contribute to continuous improvement of pursuit management and governance practices.

Requirements

Why Maximus?

Work/Life Balance Support - Flexibility tailored to your needs!

Competitive Compensation -Bonuses based on performance included!

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage - Choose from various plans, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, and partially funded HSA. Additionally, enjoy Life insurance benefits and discounts on Auto, Home, Renter's, and Pet insurance.

Future Planning - Prepare for retirement with our 401K Retirement Savings plan and Company Matching.

Unlimited Time Off Package - Enjoy UTO, Holidays, and extended sick leave, along with Short and Long Term Disability coverage.

Holistic Wellness Support - Access resources for physical, emotional, and financial wellness through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Recognition Platform - Acknowledge and appreciate outstanding employee contributions.

Tuition Reimbursement - Invest in your ongoing education and development.

Employee Perks and Discounts - Additional benefits and discounts exclusively for employees.

Maximus Wellness Program and Resources - Access a range of wellness programs and resources tailored to your needs.

Professional Development Opportunities-Participate in training programs, workshops, and conferences.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead pursuit teams to execute required actions and deliverables aligned to opportunity timelines and RFP requirements.

Create and manage integrated project plans, milestone schedules, dependencies, decision checkpoints, and readiness calendars.

Track action ownership, due dates, completion status, risks, issues, open decisions, and leadership follow-ups.

Manage risk, issue, and action-item logs; escrow decisions and barriers with clear options, impacts, and recommended next steps.

Coordinate and negotiate across operations, IT, pricing, HR, finance, proposal, sales, and other pursuit resources to maintain schedule adherence.

Use approved AI-enabled tools and automation practices to streamline recurring status reporting, meeting-note synthesis, action-item extraction, and risk visibility.

Mentor junior staff; review trackers, status updates, and governance materials for clarity, completeness, and follow-through.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 7+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Program Requirements:

Specialized experience needed: hands-on management of complex pursuits, proposals, implementations, or other deadline-driven projects with multiple workstreams, dependencies, governance routines, and executive visibility.

Candidates should be advanced users of integrated project plans, milestone schedules, readiness trackers, RAID logs, action registers, decision logs, and executive status reporting.

Must have strong cross-functional coordination experience across operations, IT, pricing, HR, finance, sales, proposal, SMEs, and leadership stakeholders.

Must communicate clearly, accelerate early, and use approved AI-enabled tools to streamline notes, action tracking, reporting, and risk visibility.

This position is fully remote and will require a home office.

Home office requirements:

Reliable high-speed internet service

Minimum 20 Mpbs download speeds/50 Mpbs for shared internet connectivity

Minimum 5 Mpbs upload speeds

EEO Statement

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.

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.

Accommodations

Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process—including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,—please contact People Operations at applicantaccom@maximus.com .

Minimum Salary

90,000.00

Maximum Salary

125,000.00

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