Senior Program Specialist

Job Family :

Technology Consulting

Travel Required :

Up to 10%

Clearance Required :

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

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 work streams, 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

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

• FIVE (5) or more years of experience supporting cybersecurity projects

• Bachelor's Degree

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

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

• Information Technology Information Library (ITILv
  4) certification

• EIGHT (8) years of experience managing large and complex technology integration projects;

• Zero Trust, ICAM, and Microsoft 365 suite experience

• 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

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.

• 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 Pay Down

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back‑Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities 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.