Project Manager – Child Welfare

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage technical projects from initiation through completion, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and aligned to business objectives.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams including engineering, product, operations, and stakeholders to define project scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, status reports, RAID logs, and communication plans to keep stakeholders informed and projects on track.
• Coordinate resources, facilitate meetings, drive issue resolution, and proactively remove blockers to support successful execution.
• Track progress against commitments, manage scope changes, and elevate risks or impediments as needed to ensure project delivery.
• Support process improvement efforts and help establish project management best practices, tools, and standards across the team.
• Contribute to Business Development efforts.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Ten (10) or more years of experience in technical project management, program management, or related roles in a technology environment.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent project or program management certification is required.
• 3+ years of experience managing technology engagements for State Health and Human Services agencies, preferably Child Welfare.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and drive cross‑functional execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of project management and Agile methods.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a demonstrated ability to prioritize competing demands.
• Experience using project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Microsoft ADO.
• Experience working in enterprise platform or cloud‑based technology environments.
• Experience leading large‑scale or highly complex technical initiatives.
• Ability to analyze data and create executive‑level reporting and presentations.
• Must be able to travel to client site regularly.
• Must be US citizen or permanent resident.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.
• Candidates with an active PUBLIC TRUST or suitability are preferred.