Project Specialist

Job Family:

Management Consulting

Travel Required:

None

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

​What You Will Do:

The Program Specialist will support a high-visibility Project Management Office (PMO) for a large federal client.  As part of the PMO, the program analyst will support key workstreams, governance actions, stakeholder engagement, and documentation.  The program is facing near-term delivery timelines and will be coordination across a large Federal Department, along with external stakeholders.   Typical duties include:

• Supporting Working Group governance meetings – preparing materials, taking notes, tracking actions

• Developing program documentation, and SOPs, Implementation Guidance toolkit, on-boarding documentation, etc.

• Support on-boarding of and coordination with more than one hundred federal agencies

• Support the development of communications and stakeholder engagement plans and activities

• Track issues, action items, decisions, and issues

• Support executive-level briefings

• Creating, formatting, and preparing documents and presentations for the OCIO and executive-level leadership.  

What You Will Need:

• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and FOUR (4) years of experience; - OR - FOUR (4) or more years’ experience in data analytics with large data sets

• Bachelors Degree

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• An ACTIVE and CURRENT TOP SECRET federal security clearance

• Experience supporting a federal PMO

• Experience drafting governance and system documentations: SOPs, MOUs, ISAs, System Guides, User Training, etc

• Strong analytic skills, analyzing, deconflicting, archiving and maintaining program materials

• Highly effective and efficient written and verbal communication

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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