Senior Consultant, State and Local Government

Summary

As a Senior Consultant on our 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.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 to ensure timely delivery of client objectives.Facilitate client meetings, workshops, strategic planning sessions, and stakeholder interviews to identify challenges, opportunities, and priorities.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 to ensure alignment with project goals and client expectations.Monitor project risks, issues, dependencies, and resource requirements while proactively identifying mitigation strategies.Develop executive briefings, presentations, reports, memoranda, and other client-ready deliverables that communicate findings and recommendations clearly and effectively.Support performance management activities, including KPI development, reporting frameworks, dashboard creation, and program evaluation efforts.Assist with business development activities including opportunity research, proposal development, capture support, and client relationship management.Mentor and provide guidance to junior consultants while contributing to a collaborative and inclusive team environment.RequirementsBachelor's degree from an accredited college or university3+ years of professional experience in management consulting, public sector consulting, program management, project management, government operations, or a related fieldExperience supporting complex client engagements and managing multiple workstreams simultaneouslyKnowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and best practicesStrong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skillsExperience facilitating meetings, workshops, stakeholder engagement sessions, and executive briefingsExperience developing high-quality client deliverables, including presentations, reports, business cases, and strategic recommendationsAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TeamsExcellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholdersAbility to work independently while managing competing priorities and deadlinesMust currently reside within the Houston or Austin metropolitan area and be available for periodic in-person client and team meetingsAbility to travel throughout Texas and occasionally outside the state based on client needs.Core CompetenciesDemonstrates expertise in project management, stakeholder engagement, and organizational transformation within the public sector. Proficient in developing strategic recommendations and high-quality client deliverables that drive operational effectiveness and measurable outcomes.Highest-signal resume keywordsProject ManagementStakeholder EngagementBusiness Process ImprovementAnalytical SkillsMicrosoft Office SuiteHard SkillsProject Management PrinciplesQualitative AnalysisQuantitative AnalysisKPI DevelopmentProgram EvaluationChange ManagementStrategic PlanningOperational ImprovementGrants ManagementClient Deliverables DevelopmentSoft SkillsProblem-SolvingCritical ThinkingCommunication SkillsMentoringCollaborationIndustry KeywordsPublic Sector ConsultingGovernment OperationsOrganizational TransformationClient EngagementOperational EffectivenessTools & TechnologiesMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Teams#J-18808-Ljbffr

Job Description

As a Senior Consultant on our 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.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 to ensure timely delivery of client objectives.Facilitate client meetings, workshops, strategic planning sessions, and stakeholder interviews to identify challenges, opportunities, and priorities.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 to ensure alignment with project goals and client expectations.Monitor project risks, issues, dependencies, and resource requirements while proactively identifying mitigation strategies.Develop executive briefings, presentations, reports, memoranda, and other client-ready deliverables that communicate findings and recommendations clearly and effectively.Support performance management activities, including KPI development, reporting frameworks, dashboard creation, and program evaluation efforts.Assist with business development activities including opportunity research, proposal development, capture support, and client relationship management.Mentor and provide guidance to junior consultants while contributing to a collaborative and inclusive team environment.RequirementsBachelor's degree from an accredited college or university3+ years of professional experience in management consulting, public sector consulting, program management, project management, government operations, or a related fieldExperience supporting complex client engagements and managing multiple workstreams simultaneouslyKnowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and best practicesStrong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skillsExperience facilitating meetings, workshops, stakeholder engagement sessions, and executive briefingsExperience developing high-quality client deliverables, including presentations, reports, business cases, and strategic recommendationsAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and TeamsExcellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholdersAbility to work independently while managing competing priorities and deadlinesMust currently reside within the Houston or Austin metropolitan area and be available for periodic in-person client and team meetingsAbility to travel throughout Texas and occasionally outside the state based on client needs.Core CompetenciesDemonstrates expertise in project management, stakeholder engagement, and organizational transformation within the public sector. Proficient in developing strategic recommendations and high-quality client deliverables that drive operational effectiveness and measurable outcomes.Highest-signal resume keywordsProject ManagementStakeholder EngagementBusiness Process ImprovementAnalytical SkillsMicrosoft Office SuiteHard SkillsProject Management PrinciplesQualitative AnalysisQuantitative AnalysisKPI DevelopmentProgram EvaluationChange ManagementStrategic PlanningOperational ImprovementGrants ManagementClient Deliverables DevelopmentSoft SkillsProblem-SolvingCritical ThinkingCommunication SkillsMentoringCollaborationIndustry KeywordsPublic Sector ConsultingGovernment OperationsOrganizational TransformationClient EngagementOperational EffectivenessTools & TechnologiesMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Teams#J-18808-Ljbffr