Senior Project Specialist

Job Family:

Management Consulting

Travel Required:

None

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

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

Typical duties include:

• Execute Working Group governance meetings - ensure that information regarding decisions, action items, and issues needing resolution are up-to-date and accurate

• Manage and communicate Working Group standard operating procedures

• Communicate inter-working Group issues and action items with other PMO coordinators

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

• Support onboarding of and coordination with more than one hundred federal agencies

• Maintain integrated project schedule, action items, decisions, issues

• Facilitate and support executive-level briefings

What You Will Need:

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

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and EIGHT (8) years of experience managing large and complex technology integration projects; - OR - FIVE (5) years of experience supporting large cybersecurity projects.

• Bachelors Degree

• A flexible, customer-centric approach to support rapidly changing business needs and new priorities.

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 documentation: 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.

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