Organizational Design & Change Management Senior Consultant

Guidehouse • Arlington, VA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves conducting organizational assessments, developing future-state organizational structures, and facilitating change management processes to support agency transformation initiatives. The consultant will work with senior leadership to create business cases, implementation roadmaps, and governance models. Key activities include analyzing workforce data, designing organizational charts, and preparing executive-level briefings. The position requires the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Requirements

• Three (3) to Five (5) years of experience supporting organizational transformation, organizational design, workforce planning, or management consulting engagements.
• Bachelor's Degree or Seven (7) years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience conducting organization-wide assessments, current-state/future-state analyses, and operating model evaluations.
• Demonstrated experience developing organizational structures, governance frameworks, and workforce alignment recommendations.
• Experience supporting large-scale change management and organizational transformation efforts using structured methodologies and stakeholder engagement approaches.
• Strong facilitation skills with experience leading executive interviews, workshops, focus groups, and leadership meetings.
• Ability to develop data-driven business cases, implementation plans, and strategic recommendations for senior executives.
• Exceptional technical writing and presentation skills, including development of executive briefings, governance documentation, and decision support materials.
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting the Department of Transportation or other federal civilian agencies.
• Knowledge of federal human capital frameworks, workforce optimization methodologies, and organizational governance models.
• Experience supporting headquarters reorganizations, shared services transitions, or enterprise operating model redesigns.
• Prosci, CCMP, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, SHRM, or related professional certification.
• Experience conducting workload analyses, staffing model development, or workforce planning assessments.
• Experience drafting or revising organizational manuals, governance documents, policies, directives, or functional statements.
• Familiarity with workforce analytics, organizational data visualization, or workforce modeling tools used to support strategic decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Conduct organizational assessments of HQ functions, missions, staffing structures, and operating models to identify opportunities for organizational optimization and workforce realignment.
• Develop future-state organizational structures, functional alignments, organizational charts, and position frameworks to support agency transformation initiatives.
• Facilitate executive interviews, workshops, and stakeholder working sessions to capture leadership priorities, validate findings, and build consensus around transformation recommendations.
• Develop business cases, implementation roadmaps, and workforce transition strategies that support senior leadership decision-making and organizational change execution.
• Design governance models, decision-right frameworks, and roles and responsibilities matrices to support future-state operating environments.
• Assess organizational change impacts and develop change management, communication, and stakeholder engagement plans to drive adoption of new organizational structures.
• Analyze workforce, workload, and operational data to support staffing baseline development, resource planning, and organizational design recommendations.
• Prepare executive-level briefings, presentations, reports, and client deliverables for senior federal government stakeholders.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior