Project Manager, Sikich

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust suitability for government client
• 8+ years of experience managing projects within federal IT or health IT environments
• Demonstrated experience leading complex or multi-workstream projects
• Experience managing stakeholder engagement across multiple teams or organizations
• Experience overseeing project performance, reporting, and delivery outcomes
• Strong leadership, coordination, and decision-making skills
• Experience supporting risk management processes (e.g., RIMP, ROAM)

Desirable

• The Project Manager leads the planning, execution, and delivery of project activities across CMS/CCSQ programs and Lines of Business (LOBs)
• This role is responsible for managing scope, schedule, and deliverables, while ensuring alignment with CCSQ and ISG strategic priorities
• The Project Manager provides day-to-day oversight of project execution, coordinates across cross-functional teams, and ensures transparency through reporting, governance, and stakeholder engagement
• Operating within a complex federal health IT environment, the Project Manager ensures that project activities are effectively planned, tracked, and executed, with risks and dependencies proactively managed
• This role supports integrated planning and execution across programs and LOBs, enabling consistent delivery aligned with CMS objectives and operational requirements
• Lead execution of larger or more complex projects involving multiple teams, workstreams, or LOBs
• Lead planning and execution of project activities, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and delivery objectives
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and work breakdown structures
• Coordinate across project teams to ensure timely execution of tasks and milestones
• Support planning and execution of key program activities, including PI Planning, governance meetings, and project reviews
• Provide oversight across multiple concurrent projects or workstreams, ensuring alignment and prioritization
• Manage day-to-day coordination across cross-functional teams, including technical, program, and stakeholder groups
• Ensure alignment between project activities, priorities, and dependencies
• Monitor project progress and proactively address execution challenges
• Facilitate resolution of cross-team dependencies and delivery risks
• Lead development and quality review of project reporting artifacts and executive deliverables
• Develop and maintain project-level reporting, including status updates, risks, and performance metrics
• Provide visibility into project performance through dashboards, executive summaries, and status reports
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of data used in reporting and decision-making
• Support tracking of KPIs, OKRs, and other performance indicators
• Dentify, track, and manage risks, issues, and dependencies across project activities
• Maintain risk and issue logs in CMS-approved tools (e.g., Jira)
• Coordinate with teams to monitor mitigation strategies and escalate issues as needed
• Ensure alignment with CMS risk management processes and frameworks
• Serve as primary point of contact for project delivery, stakeholder coordination, and issue resolution
• Serve as a key point of coordination between project teams, leadership, and stakeholders
• Ensure clear and consistent communication of project priorities, progress, and decisions
• Support preparation and delivery of executive-level materials, briefings, and updates
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment across teams and program areas
• Support refinement of project management processes, governance structures, and delivery practices
• Ensure adherence to established governance structures, processes, and standards
• Support implementation of project management practices aligned to CMS and CCSQ expectations
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project management processes, tools, and templates
• Promote transparency, accountability, and consistency across project activities
• Mentor and guide junior project management staff, supporting onboarding and development
• Coordinate closely with the Portfolio Manager and LOB Leads on high-visibility initiatives and cross-program efforts
• Provide support for emerging, time-sensitive, or high-visibility project needs
• Support special initiatives, leadership requests, and cross-program coordination efforts
• Ensure responsiveness to evolving CCSQ priorities while maintaining alignment with project objectives