Project Manager - (Medicaid or HHS Projects experience)

Cloud and Things is dedicated to transforming the public sector’s IT environment, tackling complex IT challenges. They are seeking a Project Manager to oversee integrated project schedules, coordinate with multiple workstream leads, and ensure timely reporting and communication throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, update, and maintain the integrated master schedule in Microsoft Project for project releases, waves, milestones, and interdependent workstream activities
• Gather, validate, and incorporate schedule inputs from 15+ workstream leads, proactively tracking status, dependencies, deliverables, and stakeholder commitments
• Monitor progress against deadlines, identify schedule variances, and escalate risks, bottlenecks, conflicts, and potential delays to project leadership
• Generate and present regular schedule reports, executive summaries, and visualizations to communicate project status, critical path items, and key schedule impacts
• Conduct schedule reviews and facilitate check-in meetings with workstream leads to validate timelines and assess impacts from scope, dependency, or priority changes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve scheduling conflicts, align on critical path activities, and support timely decision-making across releases
• Support the adoption and enforcement of project management standards, templates, reporting processes, and established project controls
• Maintain clear written communication so project team members and stakeholders remain informed of schedule updates, risks, required actions, and upcoming deadlines

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience using Microsoft Project
• 5+ years of experience building, updating, and maintaining complex master schedules with interdependent tasks and multiple releases or waves
• PMP certification
• Strong attention to detail with experience analyzing project schedules, identifying inconsistencies, tracking dependencies, and flagging potential risks
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate, gather information, and synthesize status updates from 15+ workstream leads
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate project updates and technical details into clear visuals, summary reports, and executive-level updates
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to track status across multiple deadlines, releases, dependencies, and stakeholder commitments
• Proactive communication style with the ability to keep project leads informed and escalate risks, delays, or issues in a timely manner
• Self-directed and able to work independently, prioritize competing demands, manage ambiguity, and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and driving accountability for timely delivery
• Prior experience supporting Medicaid, Integrated Eligibility, or other health and human services transformation projects
• Familiarity with Microsoft Visio, Power BI, or similar tools for process mapping, dashboard reporting, and executive visualizations
• Experience anticipating schedule risks, including bottlenecks, resource gaps, critical path issues, and go-live readiness impacts
• Comfort facilitating schedule workshops or check-in meetings with client counterparts to explain schedule impacts and changes
• Ability to absorb new information quickly and adapt to evolving project requirements
• Experience with multi-wave or phased project delivery models, including dependency tracking, release management, and go-live readiness