Job Family:Strategy & Transformation Consulting
Travel Required:Up to 10%
Clearance Required:Ability to Obtain Public Trust
What You Will Do:As a Project Manager, you will:
- Lead a cross-functional team delivering PMO support for the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Modernization program.
- Oversee requirements development, including intake, refinement, prioritization, and traceability.
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement across CBP, internal teams, and partner organizations.
- Manage portfolio planning and roadmap development to align scope, funding, and delivery timelines.
- Guide financial support activities, including budget planning, forecasting, and resource alignment.
- Drive process automation and adoption of tools that streamline workflows and increase program transparency.
- Ensure PMO standards, documentation quality, and consistent execution across workstreams.
- Support ACE governance forums, decision meetings, and cross-program coordination.
- Manage project budgets, ensuring alignment between planned and actual spend, staffing, and delivery timelines.
- Lead budget tracking and variance analysis, providing clear reporting and recommended actions to leadership.
- Coordinate financial forecasting cycles, ensuring timely updates and accurate projections across all workstreams.
- Maintain visibility into funding allocations and resource utilization, surfacing risks and opportunities early.
What You Will Need: - Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "CBP PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their CBP PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE CBP PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
- Bachelor's degree
- FIVE (5) or more years of experience leading teams that support large federal PMO or modernization programs. Experience must include:
- Strong background in requirements development and facilitation.
- Ability to manage complex stakeholder engagement across mission, technical, and leadership groups.
- Familiarity with federal budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
- Strong communication skills for executive briefings and program reporting.
- Ability to oversee multiple workstreams and drive cohesive delivery across a complex program.
- Exposure to PMO documentation standards and QA/QC frameworks.
What Would Be Nice To Have: - Active Top Secret or Public Trust clearance
- Experience supporting CBP or DHS IT modernization efforts.
- Familiarity with Agile delivery and PMO toolsets such as Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms.
- Experience developing dashboards, workflow automation, or other process-improving tools.
- Understanding of DHS or CBP acquisition and governance processes.
- Experience coordinating cross-disciplinary delivery teams.
The annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00-$188,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
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
