IT Project Manager - Senior Consultant

Company: Guidehouse
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 28, 2020

Job Description:

Job Description Overview: Interested in working with talented people to help develop innovative solutions to some of society's most complex and challenging problems? We are Guidehouse, a leading consulting firm serving the public sector and commercial clients with specialized capabilities in strategy, technology, and risk management. You may not yet know our name, but we have a rich history. Guidehouse is a combination of PwC's former public sector practice and Navigant's deep expertise in energy, financial services and healthcare. We offer an exciting, fast-paced environment that fosters intellectual growth and rewards individuals based on impact, not tenure. Our firm is at the forefront of an emerging model solving complex problems that stretch across government and private companies, affording our people the opportunity to be on the cutting edge of the consulting profession. By focusing on markets facing transformational change, technology-driven innovation, and significant regulatory pressure, our employees also develop and deploy world class knowledge and problem solving that leads to breakthrough solutions. Responsibilities: As part of a Project Management Office (PMO), the IT Project Manager is responsible to coordinate with multiple stakeholders (business owners, development team members, etc.); define requirements; identify process improvements; manage scope, schedule, and risk; and report project status to stakeholders. Qualifications: Minimum Years of Experience: 3 Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's degree Certification Required: Project Management Professional (PMP) Knowledge Preferred: Demonstrates proven thorough knowledge and success in a role within a Project Management Office for large programs in the federal government environment, emphasizing the following specialty areas: earned value management systems, governance, planning and controls, performance measurement and reporting, communications and stakeholder management. Experience developing, managing, and maintaining integrated master schedules for $150M IT portfolios Experience providing oversight & governance support to $150M IT portfolios Experience reviewing and implementing PMO process recommendation based on industry best practices and Government Regulations Skills Preferred: Demonstrates proven thorough abilities with, and a track record of, identifying and addressing client needs specific to federal project management, and federal consulting or federal project management: actively participating in client discussions and meetings; communicating a broad range of Firm services; managing engagements including preparing concise, accurate documents and balancing project economics management with the occurrence of unanticipated issues. Demonstrates proven thorough abilities as a team leader: creating a positive environment by monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations and respecting the work-life quality of team members; providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner; and keeping leadership informed of progress and issues; providing guidance, clarification and feedback to less-experienced staff. This role supports client work contractually requiring US Citizenship and an active Secret Security Clearance Disclaimer: This position requires successful completion of a background check and employment verification. The successful candidate must not be subject to employment restrictions from a former employer (such as a non-compete) that would prevent the candidate from performing the job responsibilities as described.

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