Job Family:
Management Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
The IT Project Manager will lead and deliver IT projects in a secure, high‑tempo Top-Secret technology environment, providing direct support to senior executives. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, drive project execution from planning through operational transition, and produce executive‑ready materials for senior decision makers. The role emphasizes disciplined delivery, risk management, and stakeholder engagement across a multi‑disciplinary technical space.
Responsibilities will include:
- Develop and maintain core project management artifacts (project plans, schedules, RAID logs, status reports, stakeholder communications) and manage baselines to drive successful delivery.
- Coordinate cross‑functional work across engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and business stakeholders; facilitate requirements sessions; track milestones and inter‑team dependencies.
- Monitor cost, schedule, scope, and quality; surface risks/issues with clear mitigation paths and decision options for leadership; maintain audit‑ready documentation.
- Prepare executive‑level briefings, talking points, and decision materials; ensure content is precise, mission‑aligned, and suitable for secure forums.
- Plan and lead release readiness and operational transition activities; confirm support models, runbooks, and sustainment checkpoints are in place.
- Drive meeting hygiene and governance (agendas, decisions, actions, owners, dates) to keep delivery disciplined and transparent.
- Uphold onsite posture and coordination rhythms required for TS operations; support occasional travel (~10%).
What You Will Need:
- An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "TOP SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance. Once onboard with Guidehouse, new hire MUST be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "TOP SECRET/SCI (TS/SCI)" security clearance.
- Bachelor's degree
- FIVE (5) years of experience managing IT projects in secure or complex enterprise environments (delivery across cross‑functional technical teams)
- Ability to work on client site in Washington, DC 3 times per week.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
- Familiarity with Intelligence Community or national security enterprise IT environments.
- Experience working with technical teams delivering cloud, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data services, or enterprise platforms.
- Project Management: PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, CAPM.
- Agile Delivery: PMI‑ACP, CSM, SAFe Agilist.
- IT Service Management & Governance: ITIL Foundation (Intermediate a plus), COBIT Foundation.
- Security (project‑relevant): CompTIA Security+ (or higher such as CASP+/CISSP).
- Change Management: Prosci, CCMP.
- Process Excellence: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
- Strong skills in schedule management, risk/issue control, dependency management, and stakeholder communications.
- Proven ability to work across both technical and non‑technical communities, translating complex technical details into understandable, mission‑driven insights.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive‑level materials such as briefings, status updates, high‑visibility narratives, and customer‑facing content.
- Demonstrated experience supporting IT, cybersecurity, enterprise services, or technical program environments within the federal government or other large, matrixed organizations.
- Experience engaging with senior leaders and building trusted relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills; ability to manage multiple priorities in fast‑paced, classified environments.
What We Offer:
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.
Benefits include:
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
About Guidehouse
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.
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Skills Required
- Active and maintained Top Secret federal or DoD security clearance; ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI clearance
- Bachelor's degree
- Five years of experience managing IT projects in secure or complex enterprise environments
- Ability to work onsite in Washington, DC three times per week
- Experience coordinating delivery across cross-functional technical teams
- Familiarity with Intelligence Community or national security enterprise IT environments
- Experience delivering cloud, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data services, or enterprise platform projects
- Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or CAPM
- Agile delivery certification such as PMI-ACP, CSM, or SAFe Agilist
- IT service management or governance certification such as ITIL Foundation or COBIT Foundation
- Security certification such as CompTIA Security+, CASP+, or CISSP
- Change management certification such as Prosci or CCMP
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
- Strong schedule, risk, dependency, stakeholder communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Experience translating technical details for technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience preparing executive-level briefings, status updates, narratives, and customer-facing content
- Experience supporting IT, cybersecurity, enterprise services, or technical program environments in federal government or large matrixed organizations
- Experience engaging senior leaders and building stakeholder relationships
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced, classified environments
Guidehouse Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Guidehouse and has not been reviewed or approved by Guidehouse.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests the benefits package includes broad medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and disability coverage, which is often seen as a strong foundational offering. Access to HSA/FSA options further supports day-to-day healthcare and dependent-care needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Feedback suggests parental leave and adoption assistance are available, alongside an emergency back-up childcare program. These offerings indicate meaningful support for employees managing family responsibilities.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Feedback suggests flexible work options and counseling/EAP-style support are part of the broader rewards mix. Additional lifestyle-oriented perks like community events and referral programs are also described as available in some contexts.
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What We Do
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 12,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies.
