Technical Project Manager

About the role

Collaborating with our Technology Consulting team, you will help organizations streamline operations and achieve strategic goals to serve the public better. We provide the full spectrum of technology consulting services to help state and local agencies meet operational and program needs that enhance the lives of their user base.

Responsibilities

• Support federal, state, and California oversight requirements, including compliance reporting, audits, assessments, control body reviews, PAL artifacts, stage gate documentation, and coordination with oversight entities.
• Apply knowledge of Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES), Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA), system lifecycle management, CMS expectations, and related reporting artifacts.
• Lead and support project planning, bringing experience developing and maintaining work plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, resource plans, and related artifacts in accordance with agency standards.
• Monitor project performance against approved scope, schedule, budget, quality expectations, and delivery milestones, with the ability to identify variances, recommend corrective actions, and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Track and manage risks, issues, decisions, assumptions, dependencies, and action items, applying sound judgment in documentation, analysis, mitigation planning, and status reporting.
• Prepare high-quality project and governance materials, including status reports, dashboards, decision logs, meeting materials, leadership briefings, executive steering committee materials, and oversight documentation.
• Cook up and coordinate effectively across programs, vendors, system integrators, business owners, technical teams, oversight entities, and client leadership to support integrated delivery in complex public sector environments.
• Facilitate meetings, working sessions, and stakeholder discussions, using strong communication skills to document outcomes, decisions, follow-up activities, and next steps.
• Analyze project data, trends, and performance indicators to identify delivery risks, improvement opportunities, process enhancements, and recommended corrective actions.

Core Consulting Responsibilities

• Apply public sector program, service delivery, and regulatory knowledge to help clients improve operations and outcomes.
• Evaluate programs, operations, and service delivery models to identify efficiency, compliance, and improvement opportunities.
• Conduct research, assess best practices, and provide technical assistance to support client decision-making.
• Manage projects, workstreams, staff, and tasks with limited supervision while meeting timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.
• Facilitate client discussions, stakeholder meetings, and working sessions using strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Cook up daily project functions, client interactions, team assignments, and follow-up activities to support delivery accountability.
• Delegate responsibilities, guide team members, and promote collaboration across project teams.
• Prepare clear, high-quality reports, presentations, client materials, and other deliverables for varied audiences.
• Support practice growth through sales activities, proposal development, writing teams, and high-quality submissions.

Required Skills

• Strong Microsoft Office applications skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to work with large data sets with accurate results.
• Able to move projects forward within a specific timeline and budget while working at a detailed level.
• Commitment to exceptional client service.
• Creative problem-solving ability and consultancy mindset.
• Able to interact with various levels of management and clients.
• Able to follow, critically evaluate, and improve upon current processes.
• Excellent business writing skills and ability to make presentations to various audiences.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience: 7+ years of Project Management expertise of which 4 were in a lead role.
• Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required.

Working Conditions

• Reside in California.
• This position is hybrid with travel/onsite requirements.
• To be successful at PCG, you must: be available during your set working hours, have a safe, private, and distraction-free environment in which to complete your work, and be able to give your full attention to the completion of your PCG job duties.

Compensation

Range: $70,100 - $120,000

EEO Statement

Public Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to celebrating diversity and intentionally creating a culture of inclusion. We believe that we work best when our employees feel empowered and accepted, and that starts by honoring each of our unique life experiences. At PCG, all aspects of employment regarding recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, company-sponsored training, education, and social and recreational programs are based on merit, business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, gender identity and/or expression, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, citizenship status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. PCG will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. PCG believes in health, equality, and prosperity for everyone so we can succeed in changing the ways the public sector, including health, education, technology and human services industries, work.