Work Plan Analyst/Project Scheduler

Remote • Posted 8 hours ago • Updated 8 hours ago
Contract W2
5 Years
No Travel Required
Remote
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • Microsoft Project
  • Medicaid
  • Integrated Eligibility
  • Master Schedule
  • Critical Path
  • Release Management

Summary

 
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project for building, updating, and maintaining complex master schedules with interdependent tasks and multiple releases/waves.
  • Exceptional attention to detail for analyzing project schedules, identifying inconsistencies, dependencies, and potential risks.
  • Prior experience supporting Medicaid or other health and human services transformation projects.
  • Knowledge of project management best practices (e.g., PMP or related certification, or demonstrated experience operating under a Project Management Plan)
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate, gather information, and synthesize status and updates from 15+ workstream leads.
  • Ability to translate project updates and technical details into clear visuals or summary reports for executive audiences.
  • Strong organizational skills to track status across multiple deadlines, releases, and stakeholder commitments.
  • Proactive communicator—keeps project leads and stakeholders informed and escalates risks or issues in a timely manner.
  • Self-directed, able to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and manage ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and driving accountability for timely delivery. Preferred Skills:
  • Prior experience supporting Medicaid or other health and human services transformation projects.
  • Knowledge of project management best practices (e.g., PMP or related certification, or demonstrated experience operating under a Project Management Plan).
  • Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Visio, Power BI, or similar for process mapping and dashboard reporting.
  • Ability to anticipate potential schedule risks—flagging bottlenecks, resource gaps, or critical path issues before they impact deliverables.
  • Comfort with facilitating schedule workshops or check-in meetings with client counterparts to explain schedule impacts and changes.
  • Agility at absorbing new information quickly and adapting to evolving project requirements.
  • Experience with multi-wave or phased project delivery models, including tracking dependencies, go-live readiness, and release management. Responsibilities:
  • Develop, update, and maintain the integrated master schedule in Microsoft Project.
  • Gather, validate, and incorporate schedule inputs from 15+ workstream leads, proactively tracking status, dependencies, and key deliverables.
  • Monitor progress against deadlines, flag schedule variances, and escalate risks or potential delays to project leadership.
  • Generate and present regular schedule reports, summaries, and visualizations.
  • Conduct schedule reviews and facilitate meetings with workstream leads to validate timelines and assess impacts of scope changes.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve scheduling conflicts, align on critical path activities, and enable timely decisions.
  • Support the adoption and enforcement of project management standards, templates, and established processes.
  • Maintain clear and consistent written communication to ensure project team members and stakeholders are informed of key schedule updates, risks, and required actions.
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  • Dice Id: 90929707
  • Position Id: 9077213
  • Posted 8 hours ago
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