Senior Project Controls & Schedule Lead

Maximus; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Project Control Manager to own the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) across all workstreams and vendors, collaborating with the PMO to ensure milestone delivery aligns with project objectives. You will govern schedule baselines, develop WBS, and perform critical path analyses to forecast timelines and drive on-time delivery.

You will monitor performance against baselines, produce executive dashboards, and coordinate risk mitigation for schedule slippage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 7-10 years of relevant professional experience required.
• Ability to communicate well with multiple clients and consultants.
• Knowledge of state and local governments.

Responsibilities

• Own, maintain, and govern the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) across all project workstreams, vendors and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) aligned with approved scope and deliverables.
• Consolidate schedules from multiple teams, vendors, and project managers into a unified program schedule.
• Identify and manage task, milestone, resource, and dependency relationships.
• Perform critical path analysis and schedule impact assessments.
• Conduct schedule forecasting and what-if scenario modeling to support executive decision-making.
• Establish and maintain schedule baselines and governance processes.
• Monitor project performance against approved schedule, scope, and budget baselines.
• Track progress, remaining effort, milestone achievement, and schedule variance.
• Develop executive dashboards, scorecards, status reports, and project controls metrics.
• Analyze trends and proactively identify risks to schedule performance.
• Provide recommendations and recovery plans for schedule slippage or delivery challenges.
• Ensure project controls processes are consistently applied across all project workstreams.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Facilitation

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Scheduling tools

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Project Control Manager to own the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) across all workstreams and vendors, collaborating with the PMO to ensure milestone delivery aligns with project objectives. You will govern schedule baselines, develop WBS, and perform critical path analyses to forecast timelines and drive on-time delivery.

You will monitor performance against baselines, produce executive dashboards, and coordinate risk mitigation for schedule slippage.