Project engineer Jobs in Jackson, MS

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Determine and define projects and objectives.
• Manage project planning efforts and documentation.
• Maintain project portfolio through established tools and processes.
• Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan.
• Lead project meetings and provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
• Collaborate with team members, executive leadership, clients, and other key stakeholders for efficient and successful project execution.
• Track project costs in order to meet scope, budget, and timeline.
• Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement.
• Monitor progress and make adjustments as needed.
• Oversee the change management process within the program.
• Utilize project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices through full life cycle of projects.
• Develop project scope, WBS, and integrated schedule and maintain baseline controls.
• Plan and execute lifecycle delivery from initiation through go-live / stabilization and transition / closeout.
• Align delivery artifacts to contractual obligations, PMO standards, and PMI / PMBOK practices.
• Lead cross-functional execution by setting priorities and managing dependencies.
• Direct supporting PMO resources (Analysts / Sr.

Analysts) and assign governance tasks.

• Escalate resourcing constraints and capacity conflicts.
• Facilitate project meetings, drive agenda discipline, and park non-agenda topics.
• Provide status reporting to various audiences, internal, external and executive.
• Serve as a point of contact to external clients and manage deliverable submissions and ongoing implementation related communications.
• Provide timely stakeholder updates on progress, risks, issues, decisions, and changes.
• Establish Teams channels / chats and communication rhythms for project execution.
• Monitor and control schedule, scope, cost, quality, and performance and implement corrective actions.
• Own RAID and change control discipline and escalate with options and recommendations.
• Coordinate risk review meetings and manage dependency and decision latency.
• Baseline and approve required governance artifacts and ensure audit-ready storage and traceability.
• Enforce documentation quality standards across the team and correct non-compliance.
• Embed audit readiness checkpoints into the integrated plan and governance cadence.
• Conduct lessons learned and implement improvements to PMO tools, templates, and standards.
• Coach Analysts / Sr.

Analysts on governance rigor and audit readiness.

• Support PMO assessments and proposal support deliverables.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 5 years of relevant professional experience required.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience considered in lieu of degree
• PMP Certification.
• Must have at least 5 years of progressive project management experience leading projects end to end.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 25% of the time to Maximus sites.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Plan and manage integrated schedules and delivery controls.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and drive decision-making.
• Manage risk / issue / change and lead corrective actions.
• Prioritize across concurrent projects and manage capacity.
• SAFe / Agile certification.
• Home Office Requirements
• Internet speed of 25mbps or higher required (you can test this by going to www.speedtest.net).
• Connectivity to the internet via either Wi-Fi or Category 5 or 6 ethernet patch cable to the home router.
• Must currently and permanently reside in the Continental US.

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

90,000.00

Maximum Salary

110,000.00