Guidehouse Inc.
Program Administration Director
US - Remote (Any location) · Director · Contract
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About the role
- The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00-$216,000.00.
- All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com.
- Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse.
Responsibilities
- Direct Program Administration across a 500+ person federal services program, integrating workforce planning, onboarding, resource management, procurement support, subcontractor coordination, Security, PIV/GFE, and personnel lifecycle operations to maintain delivery readiness and contractual alignment.
- Lead financial operations analysis across subcontractor funding, labor utilization, burn-rate trends, budget performance, and resource forecasts.
- Identify delivery risks early and recommend corrective actions that support funding, staffing, and contract decision-making.
- Support financial forecasting, labor planning, funding monitoring, contract action tracking, and executive reporting for a multimillion-dollar federal portfolio, translating budget, staffing, utilization, and performance metrics into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
- Lead matrixed coordination across program leadership, finance, contracts, recruiting, security, technology, partner services, subcontracts, procurement, and federal stakeholders to align operational priorities, resolve delivery issues, and execute program-wide business operations.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in program administration, onboarding, operations, personnel security, compliance support, subcontractor coordination, procurement support, and/or business process reengineering-preferably in a Federal/government contracting environment-with demonstrated ownership of multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Experience working directly with Government stakeholders, internal teams, subcontractors, and business operations partners to support Public Trust suitability processing, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentialing, Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) provisioning, subcontractor onboarding/offboarding, procurement coordination, training compliance, records management, reporting, and workflow optimization.
- Experience identifying and applying process improvements, designing and documenting workflows, and developing standardized templates/job aids to reduce manual effort, improve consistency, strengthen compliance, and support audit-ready oversight of security, GFE, subcontractor, and procurement activities.
- Expertise with Microsoft 365 tools-especially Excel and Word (e.g., filters, pivot tables, lookups, and professional document formatting); comfortable using Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint to coordinate work and manage records.
- Ability to perform highly detail-oriented work in a deadline-driven environment, with strong quality control habits to ensure accuracy of submissions, records management, and audit-ready compliance documentation while safeguarding sensitive information and maintaining confidentiality and ethical handling of data.
Requirements
- Travel Required:
- Clearance Required:
- Ability to Obtain Public Trust
- Bachelor's degree
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance, including successful completion of a background investigation and ongoing eligibility requirements.
Nice to have
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Experience supporting large Federal or HHS contracts with complex onboarding, offboarding, security, PIV, GFE, subcontractor, and procurement coordination requirements.
- Experience coordinating with subcontractors, procurement, contracts, finance, and program leadership to track actions, approvals, renewals, deliverables, and issue resolution.
- Experience using SharePoint, Excel, Microsoft Forms, Power Automate, or similar tools to improve intake, workflow tracking, approvals, reporting, and process transparency.
- Familiarity with the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) and Government travel, local travel authorization, or travel compliance coordination.
- Experience identifying process gaps and implementing practical improvements that reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and strengthen compliance oversight.
- 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.
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Compensation
- 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.
- Manage security-related compliance administration, including annual training completion, resource rosters, onboarding and offboarding requirements, records management, and recurring compliance reporting.
- Care.com annual membership
Benefits
- 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
- Parental Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
- Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
- All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.
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