Consultant – State and Local Government, Community Building Investment – Campus 2026

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What You Will Do:

The Strategy & Economics team within Guidehouses State and Local Government practice is a group of mission-driven individuals working with our clients to create a positive impact on society and communities. Our engagements span a variety of disciplines and policy areas including public sector organizational strategy broadband and digital equity economic and workforce development smart cities industrial policy infrastructure strategy and public sector funding.

We are recruiting for Public Sector Strategy Consultants to join our State and Local Government practice in Los Angeles CA Arlington VA or New York NY. You will work with state county and municipal level administrations agencies and departments on a range of strategy and policy issues affecting the social environmental and economic vibrancy of our communities. Your role will be working as part of a larger engagement team to understand an unstructured client problem conduct market analysis and peer research develop a solution framework for how the client can address the problem in collaboration with a wider ecosystem of public private and institutional stakeholders and provide the business case for tactical recommendations. We pride ourselves on working collaboratively and selflessly putting ourselves in our clients shoes and working with humility to serve our clients mission. We are passionate about the role of government and public sector institutions in enhancing society-wide outcomes that equitably benefit all communities.

What You Will Need:

Qualifications Required:

- Relevant internship experience and/or academic courses related to: Public Policy Government Urban Policy Political/Social Science Information Systems Operational Research Management Economics/Econometrics Statistics Data Analytics Systems Engineering and/or related fields.

- Minimum Degree Required: Bachelors degree (Must graduate from an accredited degree program between Fall of 2025 and Summer of 2026)

- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the country

- No current or future sponsorship is available for this position

- Strong logical reasoning critical thinking and data analysis skills

- Outstanding attention to detail

- Strong verbal communication and narrative development skills with the ability

to summarize and convey key insights from analyses to senior audiences

- High degree of comfort working in unstructured situations and ability to

maintain poise and maturity while working under pressure

- Ability to be self-directed anticipatory and responsive

- Collegial team player who can work within a small motivated team of diverse

consulting professionals

What Would Be Nice To Have:

- Functional experience in at least one of the following areas desired but not required:

- Proficiency with data analytics developing cost-benefit and related models

and familiarity using multiple public datasets including BLS BEA ACS and

other geographically-defined socioeconomic datasets.

- Proficiency with input-output or general equilibrium economic modelling tools

such as Esmi IMPLAN or REMI.

- Proficiency with Stata R Python and other programming languages.

- Proficiency with data visualization and mapping techniques such as with

Tableau or ArcGIS.

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What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• 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

About Guidehouse

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