Program Consultant

Guidehouse•Washington, DC

1d•$65,000 - $108,000

About The Position

Guidehouse’s federal team supports a legislative branch client in monitoring and improving its contract management systems and processes. The Program Consultant supports project coordination, Agile delivery, and governance across multiple acquisition system workstreams. The role coordinates with federal stakeholders, development teams, vendors, and end users to support business analysis, transparent communication, and effective project delivery.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship or permanent resident (Green Card) status and ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in project coordination, project management, business analysis, consulting, or related IT program support.
Experience working on Agile IT projects, with familiarity with Scrum practices, backlog management, user stories, and iterative development.
Experience using Jira or similar project tracking tools to manage tasks, user stories, issues, and project status.
Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to track multiple activities and produce clear, professional project documentation.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Active Public Trust or federal security clearance.
CSM, CAPM, SAFe, or other Agile/project management certification.
Experience supporting federal acquisition, procurement, grants management, or related IT programs.
Experience supporting user acceptance testing, requirements development, or backlog refinement.
Experience with business Helpdesk/service improvement or projects involving multiple technology teams or vendors.
Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, Jira dashboards, or similar reporting and visualization tools.

Responsibilities

Track project schedules, backlogs, releases, risks, issues, dependencies, and key delivery metrics across acquisition system workstreams.
Prepare bi-weekly status reports and meeting materials communicating progress, upcoming activities, metrics, risks, and issues.
Support user acceptance testing and coordinate with client stakeholders, development teams, and vendors to track issues, follow up on action items, and identify delivery impediments.
Support Agile activities, including stand-ups, sprint and backlog planning, retrospectives, and maintaining user stories and tasks in Jira.
Monitor client Acquisition Helpdesk activities and trends and help identify opportunities to improve processes, workflows, response times, and automation.
Collaborate with federal client stakeholders, including contracts and grants leadership, product owners, IT developers, and end users, to support business analysis and transparent communication.

Benefits

Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance.
Personal and family sick time and company-paid holidays.
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus.
Parental leave and adoption assistance.
401(k) retirement plan.
Basic life and supplemental life insurance.
Health Savings Account and 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.