State and Local Government - Consultant, Senior Consultant OR Managing Consultant - Sacramento, CA
About The Position
Guidehouse is seeking a Consultant, Senior Consultant, or Managing Consultant to support engagements with the State of California and agencies in the Western Region. The State and Local Government practice serves clients in business design, organizational strategy, program strategy, large-program implementation, market analysis, financial modeling, operational analysis, process improvement, change management, technology strategy and transformation, compliance monitoring, program management, and reporting. The role requires strong analytical, research, and communication abilities, with the capacity to use data to guide client and team decisions and produce polished, client-ready deliverables. The position may involve managing project components or workstreams, performing analytics, and supervising, coaching, or mentoring others. Candidates must reside in the Greater Sacramento Region and be able to travel within California and occasionally outside the state. No sponsorship is available. This is a pipeline requisition for upcoming awards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
- At least 1 year of overall work experience for Consultant, 3 years for Senior Consultant, or 5 years for Managing Consultant; consulting or public sector experience is ideal.
- For Managing Consultant consideration, direct experience working in the public sector or with a management consulting firm is required.
- Experience managing project components, owning workstreams and/or analytics, and supervising, coaching, or mentoring others in daily tasks.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to use analytic techniques and data to guide decisions.
- Advanced data collection, research, and information-finding experience, with ability to explore solutions and apply critical thinking.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to produce client-ready deliverables such as PowerPoint presentations.
- Ability to grasp and communicate clinical and business implications of technically complex products and services.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to review one’s own and others’ work and produce deliverables requiring minimal rework or editing.
- Collaborative and a team player.
- Ability to travel within California and at times outside the state.
- Must reside in the Greater Sacramento Region.
- No sponsorship is available for this position.
Nice To Haves
- MBA, MPA, or another master’s degree in Public Policy, Government, Political/Social Science, Information Systems, Operational Research, Management, International Development, Economics, Urban Science, or a related field.
- Thorough knowledge and/or a proven record of success with key facets of state and local government, including economic development, education, sustainability, transportation, and/or administration.
Responsibilities
- Support Guidehouse engagements with the State of California and agencies within the Western Region.
- Contribute to client work in areas including business and organizational strategy, program strategy and implementation, market analysis, financial modeling, operational analysis, process improvement, change management, technology strategy and transformation, compliance monitoring, program management, and reporting.
- Manage components of projects and take ownership of workstreams and/or analytics.
- Supervise, coach, or mentor others in their daily tasks.
- Use data and analytical techniques to guide client and team decision-making.
- Conduct advanced data collection, research, and information finding, and explore solutions using critical thinking.
- Produce client-ready deliverables, including PowerPoint presentations.
- Review work products to ensure accuracy and minimize rework or editing.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
