Project Manager
About The Position
Commence is a mission-led, technology-driven company focused on solving federal health care challenges and driving measurable outcomes. Its work includes program integrity and compliance, quality improvement and measurement science, health informatics, interoperability, and AI for CMS, VA, DHA, and state health agencies. The Project Manager leads day-to-day execution of client programs, managing scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, issues, and stakeholders from kickoff through closeout. This hands-on role manages several projects concurrently, drives deliverables through completion, maintains a current view of project status, and raises issues early. The Project Manager partners with Technical Delivery Managers to align project and technical execution; works with finance and contracts on funding, modifications, and burn; and serves as a reliable point of contact for assigned clients. The role also supports process and quality improvements and business development activities as needed. This is an in-office position in a climate-controlled environment. The employee regularly sits, reads, works on a computer, and watches a computer screen for extended periods, and occasionally stands, walks, or uses hands and fingers, kneels, or crouches. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, operations management, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3–5 years of project management experience.
- Experience supporting CPFF, T&M, and Fixed-Price contracts.
- Ability to manage several projects with light oversight, taking a hands-on approach and shifting context as priorities change.
- Demonstrated command of project cost and schedule, including the ability to understand project financials rather than only track tasks.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Clear, professional written and verbal communication.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Excel, Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook, and project or ticketing tools such as Jira.
Nice To Haves
- Project management experience in federal, state and local government, healthcare, or commercial sectors.
- PMP certification.
- Experience with healthcare data management, analytics, governance, quality, or data integration programs.
- Familiarity with federal or state health programs and agencies.
- Experience with agile or hybrid delivery frameworks.
Responsibilities
- Plan, execute, and monitor assigned projects end to end using established project management methodologies, driving deliverables through completion.
- Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, issues, and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
- Manage multiple projects concurrently and shift context as priorities change.
- Partner with Technical Delivery Managers to plan and deliver client work, keeping project and technical execution aligned.
- Maintain accurate, current project status and surface issues to leadership and clients early.
- Identify and resolve issues, implementing corrective and preventive actions before they reach the client.
- Manage project cost and schedule performance against plan and explain variances.
- Provide project inputs for invoicing and financial reporting on a regular, predefined cadence.
- Partner with finance and contracts on funding, modifications, and burn, and flag cost or schedule exposure early.
- Apply appropriate discipline to CPFF, T&M, and Firm-Fixed-Price work.
- Prepare and present project status reports, dashboards, and deliverables to internal and external stakeholders.
- Serve as a reliable point of contact for assigned clients and maintain account awareness.
- Coordinate technical, operations, and growth teams to keep cross-functional work aligned.
- Drive process and quality improvements that raise performance and client value.
- Support business development as needed, including pricing input, proposal contributions, and client presentations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
