Capital Projects & Infrastructure Management Consultant (Transportation)

Guidehouse•Boston, MA

3d•$102,000 - $170,000

About The Position

Guidehouse’s Capital Projects & Infrastructure team is seeking a consultant with engineering, construction, project delivery, or related experience to address complex infrastructure strategy and execution challenges, with a focus on transportation and transit capital programs such as rail, BRT/LRT, facilities and stations, guideway, roadway, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure. The role requires knowledge of the capital project lifecycle, from planning through maintenance and operations, and a successful record as an individual contributor on active capital projects. The consultant should be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to represent the team in client-facing situations. The consultant will support or lead work in areas including project governance; risk management and analysis; construction project management and controls; complex schedule analytics; contract development and management; performance metrics and project reporting; and project technology. The role also develops roadmaps and strategic plans to help business leaders make informed investment decisions. Work may be performed in a Guidehouse office or client office, and travel is required.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident due to the nature of client engagements.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Five or more years of post-graduation work experience.
Experience directly leading client relationships and/or project teams.
Experience with federal, state, and local procurement regulations and requirements, including public-sector procurement practices common to DOT and transit agencies.
Engineering or technical expertise in project controls, project management technology, or capital infrastructure, preferably in transportation or transit capital programs.
Experience drafting documents, memos, letters, and other formal client communications, including board-ready or stakeholder-facing materials.
Ability to travel.
Ability to work in a Guidehouse office or client office location.

Nice To Haves

Reside within 50 miles of a Guidehouse office listed in the posting.
Master’s degree, such as an MBA, MPP, or MPA.
Project Management Professional (PMP), AICP, EIT, or PE credential.
Experience with federal grant funding environments, including transportation funding programs such as FTA, FHWA, or USDOT, and related grant administration, reporting, and oversight requirements.
Experience managing PMIS deployment across multiple industries, including transportation and transit capital delivery organizations.
Experience with capital planning and program/project management technologies, including Primavera P6 and PMIS platforms such as Aurigo Masterworks or Kahua.

Responsibilities

Support or lead project governance, including organizational and process matters, boards and committees, interagency coordination, and third-party stakeholder coordination.
Support or lead risk management and analysis, including risk registers, probabilistic risk modeling, root cause analysis, issue management, and prudency reviews.
Manage or support construction project controls, including schedule and cost control, budgets, accruals, forecasts, earned value, and change management.
Analyze complex schedules, including critical path method, float, schedule compression, time-cost trade-offs, change impacts, staged construction, and outage planning.
Support contract development and management, including procurement processes, contract administration, and scope control.
Develop performance metrics and project reporting, including dashboards aligned with capital delivery and operational readiness.
Work with project technologies and applications used to quantify causes and effects of delays, including PMIS, document controls, and scheduling toolsets.
Develop roadmaps and strategic plans to help business leaders make informed investment decisions.
Lead client relationships and/or project teams and prepare formal client communications and stakeholder-facing materials.

Benefits

Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
Personal and family sick time and company-paid holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental leave and adoption assistance
401(k) retirement plan
Basic life and supplemental life insurance
Health Savings Account and dental/vision and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-term and long-term disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition reimbursement, personal development, and learning opportunities
Skills development and certifications
Employee referral program
Corporate-sponsored events and community outreach
Emergency back-up childcare program
Mobility stipend