Consultant-Program Management and Business Operations
About The Position
Guidehouse is seeking a Consultant to lead complex program and project management activities for public sector clients. The role manages workstreams; develops and monitors integrated project plans; facilitates client decision-making; anticipates and addresses delivery risks; and produces high-quality deliverables that advance client objectives. The ideal candidate is proactive and collaborative, builds trusted client relationships, and translates complex information into actionable recommendations. The Consultant supports project planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting to help deliver client initiatives on time and within budget. The role develops project management artifacts, coordinates client meetings and stakeholder activities, supports communications and decision-making, analyzes project data and performance metrics, and identifies practical improvements to processes and tools. This is a hybrid role that may require onsite support at client locations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area up to 3–4 days per week. Candidates must live within commuting distance, approximately 50 miles, of that area.
Requirements
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust; approved adjudication is required before onboarding.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and reside within the United States.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- Two years of management consulting, project management, program management, or related professional services experience supporting government or commercial clients.
- Demonstrated experience supporting project planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting across multiple workstreams, including schedule management, status reporting, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.
- Experience facilitating client meetings, workshops, interviews, and working sessions; ability to drive discussions, build consensus, and document actionable outcomes.
- Strong analytical, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with clients and executive stakeholders.
- Experience developing high-quality client deliverables, presentations, reports, and other work products that meet client requirements and quality standards.
- Ability to identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and competing priorities while recommending practical solutions.
- Strong organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, demonstrated follow-through, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced client-service environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and collaboration tools such as SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.
- Must reside within commuting distance (approximately 50 miles) of the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Nice To Haves
- Professional certification in project or program management, such as PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, or equivalent.
- Experience working with Federal, state, or local government clients.
- Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as SharePoint, Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Lists, Power Automate, and Power BI.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience designing, developing, or maintaining project dashboards, trackers, risk and issue logs, KPI reporting, and other performance monitoring tools.
- Experience designing process improvements, workflow automations, and data visualization solutions that enhance project delivery and stakeholder reporting.
- Active Public Trust clearance, Suitability determination, or other Federal security credential.
Responsibilities
- Support project planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting to deliver client initiatives on time and within budget.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, dashboards, status reports, and other project management artifacts.
- Track project performance, communicate progress proactively, and support decision-making.
- Coordinate and facilitate client meetings, workshops, workgroups, and stakeholder interviews; document decisions, action items, and next steps and drive accountability and follow-through.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and point of contact for project communications, collaborating with clients and cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, align priorities, and manage interdependencies.
- Develop high-quality client deliverables that meet client requirements, quality standards, and project objectives.
- Analyze project data, performance metrics, and key performance indicators to identify trends, evaluate project health, and recommend corrective actions.
- Identify and implement practical improvements to project management processes, reporting tools, workflows, and collaboration practices.
- Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional development across project teams.
- Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and competing priorities, recommending practical solutions.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance
- Personal and family sick time
- Company-paid holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Basic life and supplemental life insurance
- Health savings account
- Dental/vision and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Student loan paydown
- Tuition reimbursement
- Personal development and learning opportunities
- Skills development and certifications
- Employee referral program
- Corporate-sponsored events and community outreach
- Emergency back-up childcare program
- Mobility stipend
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
