Federal Program Controls & Engagement Lead

OCT Consulting, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

401K with employer contributions

Paid Time Off and holidays

Life Insurance and disability benefits

Training Benefits

Job summary

OCT Consulting, LLC is a federal contractor seeking a Program Controls and Engagement Specialist to support a financial management shared services program. Responsibilities include maintaining master plans, schedules, and reports, plus developing training and SOPs for federal clients.

The role requires 3–6 years in program controls, advanced MS Project skills, and experience with earned value and cost models, with security clearances a plus. Remote work may be possible with client approval.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, information management, or a related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 3–6 years of experience in program controls, project scheduling, or federal financial operations.
• Advanced Microsoft Project skills and earned value management knowledge.
• Experience with activity-based costing or cost recovery models.
• Technical writing experience including SOPs, desk guides, and process docs.
• Experience organizing and maintaining SharePoint document libraries and lists.
• Proficiency in Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and SharePoint.
• Preferred: Power BI or Tableau; SQL; PMP or other PM certification; federal financial management experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the program’s master integrated plan and schedule in MS Project and update weekly with owners, dependencies, and risks.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, communications plans, and risk management plans.
• Prepare weekly status reports with executive summary and visuals; support monthly progress summaries and six-month reviews.
• Prepare earned value reports comparing planned and actual hours/milestones.
• Schedule and support recurring meetings; prepare agendas, minutes, and action tracking; maintain stakeholder lists.
• Maintain the program document repository in SharePoint; support records retention per NARA requirements.
• Draft and update SOPs, desk guides, and tip sheets; update after approved changes.
• Develop and update training plans/materials and deliver virtual training to users.
• Support ad hoc taskings and process improvement projects.

Skills

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/ accounting/ business administration/ information management

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Outlook

Teams

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Project (MS Project)

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

PMP or other PM certification

Job description

OCT Consulting, LLC is a federal contractor seeking a Program Controls and Engagement Specialist to support a financial management shared services program. Responsibilities include maintaining master plans, schedules, and reports, plus developing training and SOPs for federal clients.

The role requires 3–6 years in program controls, advanced MS Project skills, and experience with earned value and cost models, with security clearances a plus. Remote work may be possible with client approval.