Master control operator Jobs in Chicago, IL

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Complete cost allocation plans for assigned clients. - Obtain contract renewals for multiple clients. - Manage relationships with multiple clients as well as project staff responsible for projects. - Support leadership in ensuring that the project is delivered to specifications, on time and within budget. - Track the status and due dates of projects. - Collaborate with project managers on various initiatives and projects to track progress and provide support as necessary. - Facilitate regular meetings and reviews. - Adhere to contract requirements and comply with all corporate policies and procedures. - Evaluate employee performance and recommend employees' needs and development opportunities to leadership. JOB SPECIFIC DUTIES Integrated Planning and Scheduling - 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. Project Controls and Performance Management - 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. Risk, Issue, Scope, and Change Management - Establish and maintain project control protocols for risk management, issue management, scope management, and change control. - Continuously evaluate project risks and coordinate mitigation planning. - Assess schedule, resource, and delivery impacts associated with proposed changes. - Ensure scope changes are appropriately documented, justified, approved, and incorporated into project baselines. - Maintain issue logs, decision logs, risk registers, and change control documentation. - Support audit readiness and compliance reporting activities. Resource and Dependency Management - Support resource planning, capacity analysis, forecasting, and workload balancing. - Identify resource constraints and coordinate mitigation strategies. - Perform resource allocation and leveling analysis. - Manage cross-project dependencies and escalation of dependency-related risks. - Coordinate project activities across multiple teams and vendors. PMO Governance and Stakeholder Support - Serve as a key member of the PMO and support overall program governance activities. - Coordinate project governance meetings, milestone reviews, risk reviews, and executive steering committee meetings. - Ensure meeting materials, status reports, and supporting documentation are prepared and distributed. - Document meeting decisions, action items, risks, and follow-up activities. - Partner with business analysts, product owners, and project managers to ensure requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle. - Support Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) planning and readiness activities from requirements through implementation. - Collaborate with leadership to ensure compliance with program governance standards and contractual obligations. Minimum Requirements - 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. - 7+ years of progressive experience in project controls, PMO, scheduling, program management, or project management for large-scale technology or modernization initiatives. - Minimum five (5) years of experience developing and managing Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for complex programs. - Minimum five (5) years of experience using Microsoft Project or comparable enterprise scheduling tools. - Experience developing Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), schedule baselines, and dependency management frameworks. - Experience performing critical path analysis, schedule forecasting, and schedule recovery planning. - Experience managing project risks, issues, change requests, and scope controls. - Experience coordinating activities across multiple vendors and stakeholder groups. - Experience supporting Agile and/or Hybrid Agile, or Waterfall delivery methodologies. - Strong analytical, organizational, facilitation, communication, and presentation skills. Preferred Qualifications - Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. - ITIL Foundation or similar certification. - Experience supporting public sector or government programs. - Child Support program experience a plus. #LI-Remote #maxcorp #LI-JH1 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 $ 140,000.00 Maximum Salary $ 160,000.00 *