Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Briljent is hiring a Work Plan Analyst to build and maintain an integrated master schedule for a large, multi-workstream transformation program. The role coordinates schedule inputs, tracks progress and risks, and presents schedule information to project leadership and executive audiences.
Responsibilities
- Develops, updates, and maintains the integrated master schedule in Microsoft Project
- Gathers, validates, and incorporates schedule inputs from 15 or more workstream leads, proactively tracking status, dependencies, and key deliverables
- Monitors progress against deadlines, flags schedule variances, and escalates risks or potential delays to project leadership
- Generates and presents regular schedule reports, summaries, and visualizations
- Conducts schedule reviews and facilitates meetings with workstream leads to validate timelines and assess the impacts of scope changes
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to resolve scheduling conflicts, align on critical path activities, and enable timely decisions
- Supports the adoption and enforcement of project management standards, templates, and established processes
- Maintains clear and consistent written communication so project team members and stakeholders are informed of key schedule updates, risks, and required actions
Skills
- Must be eligible to work in the United States
- No sponsorships are available at this time
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project for building, updating, and maintaining complex master schedules with interdependent tasks and multiple releases or waves
- Exceptional attention to detail in analyzing project schedules and identifying inconsistencies, dependencies, and potential risks
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, including the ability to coordinate, gather information, and synthesize status updates from 15 or more workstream leads
- Ability to translate project updates and technical details into clear visuals and summary reports for executive audiences
- Strong organizational skills to track status across multiple deadlines, releases, and stakeholder commitments
- Proactive communication skills, keeping project leads and stakeholders informed and escalating risks or issues in a timely manner
- Self-directed work style with the ability 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
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, project management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Three or more years of experience in project scheduling, work plan management, or project coordination using Microsoft Project
- Prior experience supporting Medicaid or other health and human services transformation projects
- Knowledge of project management best practices, such as a Project Management Professional (PMP) or related certification, or demonstrated experience operating under a Project Management Plan
- Familiarity with Microsoft Visio, Power BI, or similar tools for process mapping and dashboard reporting
- Ability to anticipate schedule risks, flagging bottlenecks, resource gaps, or critical path issues before they impact deliverables
- Comfort facilitating schedule workshops or check-in meetings with client counterparts to explain schedule impacts and changes
- Agility in 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
Benefits
- Remote work
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