State and Local Government (SLG) - Senior Consultant

WHAT YOU WILL DO
As a Senior Consultant on Guidehouse's State and Local Government team in Houston or Austin, you will help public sector clients solve complex operational, strategic, and organizational challenges from planning through implementation. You will serve as a key member of client delivery teams, supporting project management, stakeholder engagement, business process improvement, organizational transformation, program administration, and strategic initiatives across state and local government agencies. You will work directly with client executives, department leadership, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions that drive operational effectiveness, improve service delivery, and achieve measurable outcomes.

KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE
- Serve as a day-to-day project lead supporting the successful delivery of consulting engagements from project initiation through closeout
- Develop project management plans, workplans, schedules, risk registers, action item trackers, and status reports
- Facilitate client meetings, workshops, strategic planning sessions, and stakeholder interviews
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis to evaluate business processes, organizational structures, program performance, and operational effectiveness
- Develop recommendations and implementation strategies that improve efficiency, effectiveness, compliance, and service delivery
- Support organizational transformation, strategic planning, operational improvement, grants management, program administration, and change management initiatives
- Coordinate activities across multiple stakeholders and project teams
- Monitor project risks, issues, dependencies, and resource requirements
- Develop executive briefings, presentations, reports, and other client-ready deliverables
- Support performance management activities, including KPI development, reporting frameworks, and dashboard creation
- Assist with business development activities including opportunity research, proposal development, and client relationship management
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior consultants

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- 3+ years of professional experience in management consulting, public sector consulting, program management, project management, government operations, or a related field
- Experience supporting complex client engagements and managing multiple workstreams simultaneously
- Knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and best practices
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
- Experience facilitating meetings, workshops, stakeholder engagement sessions, and executive briefings
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must currently reside within the Houston or Austin metropolitan area and be available for periodic in-person client and team meetings
- Ability to travel throughout Texas and occasionally outside the state based on client needs

WHAT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE
- Experience supporting state, local, or municipal government clients
- Experience in strategic planning, program management, grants management, disaster recovery, infrastructure, public safety, transportation, healthcare, or human services programs
- Experience with business process improvement, organizational design, change management, or operational transformation initiatives
- Familiarity with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Azure DevOps, or Jira
- Knowledge of federal and state funding programs, compliance requirements, and grants administration processes
- Master's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Public Policy, or a related field
- Professional certifications such as PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Prosci, or Scrum Master

WHAT WE OFFER
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance; personal and family sick time and company paid holidays; discretionary variable incentive bonus eligibility; parental leave and adoption assistance; 401(k) retirement plan; life insurance; health savings and flexible spending accounts; short- and long-term disability; student loan pay-down; tuition reimbursement; and professional development opportunities.