Senior Program Specialist

Guidehouse • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

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

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees