Capital Projects & Infrastructure Senior Consultant (Transportation)
Boston, MA - USA
Job Summary
Job Family:
Capital Projects & Infrastructure Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
Guidehouses Capital Projects & Infrastructure team is seeking professionals with backgrounds in engineering construction project delivery and related fields who are looking to apply their technical expertise to address complex challenges that enable infrastructure strategy and execution with a focus on transportation and transit capital programs (e.g. rail BRT/LRT facilities/stations guideway roadway bridge or other transportation infrastructure). A strong candidate should demonstrate knowledge of the capital project lifecycle (planning through maintenance and operations) and have a proven record of success in an individual contributor role. We are looking for a candidate who is a self-starter comfortable with ambiguity and able to speak on behalf of the team in a client-facing role.
Demonstrates proven thorough knowledge of the capital project lifecycle (planning through maintenance and operations) and a proven record of success in an individual contributor role for active capital projects. Specifically this individual has a proven successful record of having supported or led one or more of the following areas:
- Project governance e.g. organizational and process aspects (including boards/committees interagency coordination and third-party stakeholders common to DOT/transit programs)
- Risk management and analysis e.g. risk register quantitative (probabilistic) risk modeling root cause analysis issue management prudency reviews (including service impacts permitting/ROW/utility risks and systems integration risks)
- Construction project management and controls e.g. schedule control cost control (budget accruals forecasts) earned value change management (including work windows safety in operating environments and complex interfaces)
- Complex schedule analytics e.g. critical path method (CPM) float schedule compression/time-cost trade-off change impacts (including staged construction and outage planning)
- Contract development and management e.g. procurement processes administration scope control
- Performance metrics and project reporting (including dashboards aligned to capital delivery and operational readiness)
- Project technology e.g. project and portfolio management applications to quantify cause and effect of delays (including PMIS/document controls/scheduling toolsets typical in transit/transportation capital programs)
- Develop road mapping and strategic plans to be used by key business leaders to make informed investment decisions.
What You Will Need:
- Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university
- Minimum of 3 (THREE) years 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/transit agencies
- Engineering or technical expertise in project controls project management technology capital infrastructure preferably within transportation/transit capital programs
- Experience drafting documents memos letters and other formal communications to clients including board-ready or stakeholder-facing materials
- The successful candidate must not be subject to employment restrictions from a former employer (such as a non-compete) that would prevent the candidate from performing the job responsibilities as described.
- Due to nature of client engagements US Citizenship restrictions may apply
- No sponsorship is available for this position
What Would Be Nice to Have:
- Masters Degree (MBA MPP MPA etc.)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) AICP EIT or PE
- Experience with Federal grant funding environments including transportation funding programs (e.g. FTA FHWA USDOT) and associated compliance requirements such as grant administration reporting and oversight expectations
- Experience managing PMIS deployment across multiple industries including transportation/transit capital delivery organizations
- Experience with industryleading capital planning and program/project management technologies including but not limited to scheduling and cost tools (e.g. Primavera P6) and PMIS platforms (e.g. Aurigo Masterworks Kahua)
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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Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Guidehouse is the only scaled advisory consultancy in the world to fully integrate commercial and public or government businesses within each of our industry segments because complex problems require both perspectives to address and outwit.