Senior Consultant

Description:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced professional to join our Central and Local Government team in support of energy, sustainability, and infrastructure initiatives. This person will support the management of our large programs, working with the project team to plan and deliver large program, and also help own and lead our business development activities in the market.

As a key member of the account team, you will be responsible for managing and coordinating projects and workstreams, contributing to project planning, preparing, and maintaining documentation, reviewing contracts and financials, monitoring project activities, and evaluating the overall project performance. In addition, you will work with client stakeholders to assess project performance, identify, and manage risks and issues, keeping clients informed and proactively managing expectations. Finally, we do expect an interest and commitment to helping identify new project opportunities, writing proposals, and supporting account growth.

We encourage career development and hire for the long term. We will work together to develop a career path that balances your goals and our client’s project needs. As you hone your project management and business development skills, and the aptitude for managing multiple workstreams, you will have the opportunity to progress to the next level, managing larger workstreams and/or programs.

Responsibilities
 

• Contributing to project planning, budgeting, and overall strategy
• Establishing key performance indicators
• Monitoring and evaluating the overall project
• Analyzing project data and producing insights to optimize performance
• Identifying problems and shortfalls and proposing solutions
• Providing operational support such as liaising with stakeholders, tracking timelines, etc.
• Preparing, reviewing, and maintaining project documentation and reports
• Maintaining project contracts and financials
• Support the development and roll-out of our project management methodology, being a coach and change agent to encourage adoption
• Supporting business development, including, but not limited to, writing proposals, leading new business presentations, and helping identifying upcoming and future pursuits
   

What You Will Need
 

• Bachelors degree
• 3-6 years’ experience with project management and operations with the Central and Local Government
• Experience with stakeholder and financial management
• Knowledgeable in all phases of the project management life cycle
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
• Passion for business development and a commitment to support the team’s overall account growth
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Ability to assume ownership of significant portions of tasks while collaborating with a close-knit team
• Ability to manage several tasks simultaneously, prioritize and plan work activities while meeting respective deadlines
• Demonstrated attention to detail
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• An inquisitive nature and desire for continuous improvement
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to travel as needed (~5%; subject to change)
• Staff level of hire will be determined by Guidehouse interviewing process
• The successful candidate must not be subject to employment restrictions from a former employer (such as a non-compete) that would prevent the candidate from performing the job responsibilities as described.