{"id":2731716,"url":"https://alion.io/job/guidehouse-program-administration-director","title":"Program Administration Director","company":{"id":4179,"name":"Guidehouse","domain":"guidehouse.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/guidehouse","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"services","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":89,"open_postings":135,"ghost_share":0.007,"stale_share":0.615,"repost_share":0.022,"time_to_fill_p50_days":21,"computed_at":"2026-10-16T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"HR","role_family":"HR","seniority":"head","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Tysons, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":130000,"max":216000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":216000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Outlook","optional":false},{"name":"SharePoint","optional":false},{"name":"Power Automate","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-16T18:12:04Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-16","last_verified_at":"2026-10-16T23:03:49Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Job Family:\nProgram ManagementTravel Required:\nUp to 10%Clearance Required:\nAbility to Obtain Public TrustWhat You Will Do:\nDirect 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.\nLead 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.\nSupport 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.\nLead 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.\nProvide oversight and governance for Security, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) administration, ensuring requests are submitted, reviewed, tracked, reconciled, and closed in accordance with contractual, agency, and program requirements. Coordinate with internal teams and Government points of contact to ensure timely provisioning, accurate records, clear turnaround expectations, and alignment between staffing actions, access needs, and equipment availability.\nManage security-related compliance administration, including annual training completion, resource rosters, onboarding and offboarding requirements, records management, and recurring compliance reporting. Track completion status, send reminders and follow-ups, coordinate remediation for overdue or incomplete items, facilitate knowledge transfer as needed, and compile completion metrics and compliance summaries for internal and Government stakeholders.\nEstablish and continuously improve governance structures, reporting standards, and business processes to strengthen transparency, accountability, compliance, operational maturity, and executive visibility across the program.\nReport Program Administration status, operational risks, financial trends, staffing impacts, compliance metrics, and corrective action recommendations to executive and federal team stakeholders.\n What You Will Need:\nBachelor’s degree\nMinimum 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.\nExperience in managing team members in day-to-day activities and longer term career development.\nExperience 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.\nDemonstrated ability to present and communicate information clearly to varied audiences (e.g., program leadership, project teams, and Government points of contact) through briefings, written status reports, and concise executive summaries.\nExperience 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.\nAbility to coordinate procurement and subcontractor administration activities, including tracking requests, approvals, documentation, renewals, deliverables, action items, and escalations while maintaining clear communication across program, contracts, finance, procurement, and subcontractor stakeholders.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze financial and operational trends, reconcile data across multiple sources, assess subcontractor funding, labor utilization, burn-rate, budget, staffing, and compliance data, investigate discrepancies, and recommend practical corrective actions.\nExpertise 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.\nAbility to analyze, summarize, and compile quantitative and qualitative information into accurate trackers, reports, and deliverables, while maintaining data integrity and version control.\nAbility 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.\nProven ability to collaborate effectively with staff from diverse backgrounds and skill sets (internal, contractor, and Government), building consensus and partnering to improve workflows, processes, and tracking systems.\nExcellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to respond professionally to internal/external requests, draft clear guidance and follow-ups, and communicate issues, risks, and timelines with appropriate discretion.\nStrong prioritization, time-management, and self-starter skills, with the ability to triage urgent requests, manage competing deadlines, and keep stakeholders informed of status and next steps.\nMust be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance, including successful completion of a background investigation and ongoing eligibility requirements.\n What Would Be Nice To Have:\nProject Management Professional (PMP) certification.\nExperience supporting large Federal or HHS contracts with complex onboarding, offboarding, security, PIV, GFE, subcontractor, and procurement coordination requirements.\nExperience coordinating with subcontractors, procurement, contracts, finance, and program leadership to track actions, approvals, renewals, deliverables, and issue resolution.\nExperience using SharePoint, Excel, Microsoft Forms, Power Automate, or similar tools to improve intake, workflow tracking, approvals, reporting, and process transparency.\nExperience developing job aids, standard operating procedures, process maps, templates, or communication guidance for recurring program administration activities.\nFamiliarity with the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) and Government travel, local travel authorization, or travel compliance coordination.\nExperience identifying process gaps and implementing practical improvements that reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and strengthen compliance oversight.\nThe annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00-$216,000.00. 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:\nGuidehouse 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.\nBenefits include:\nMedical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance\n\nPersonal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays\n\nParental Leave\n\n401(k) Retirement Plan\n\nGroup Term Life and Travel Assistance\n\nVoluntary Life and AD&D Insurance\n\nHealth Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts\n\nTransit and Parking Commuter Benefits\n\nShort-Term & Long-Term Disability\n\nTuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities\n\nEmployee Referral Program\n\nCorporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach\n\nCare.com annual membership\n\nEmployee Assistance Program\n\nSupplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)\n\nPosition may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus\n\nAbout Guidehouse\nGuidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.\nGuidehouse 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.\nIf you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.\nAll communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or . Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. 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. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.\nIf any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact . Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.\nGuidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.","description_format":"text","description_chars":10725,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Parental leave","Retirement plans","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Digital Government","IT Consulting & Digital Transformation","Management Consulting"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-16T18:12:04Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 24 · green card filings: 14","filings_12m":24,"filings_prev_12m":23,"green_card_filings_12m":14,"median_offered_wage_usd":132500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T01:12:26Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":216000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/guidehouse-program-administration-director","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/guidehouse-program-administration-director.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-17T01:12:26Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1655,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4179},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4179"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fguidehouse-program-administration-director"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fguidehouse-program-administration-director"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fguidehouse-program-administration-director"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/guidehouse-program-administration-director\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fguidehouse-program-administration-director"}]}