Capital Projects & Infrastructure Senior Consultant (Transportation)

About the role

The Capital Projects & Infrastructure Consulting team at Guidehouse is seeking professionals with backgrounds in engineering, construction, project delivery, and related fields to support complex infrastructure projects, particularly in transportation and transit capital programs.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of the capital project lifecycle (planning through maintenance and operations)
• Supports or leads project governance, including organizational and process aspects (boards/committees, interagency coordination, and third-party stakeholders common to DOT/transit programs)
• Manages risk, including risk register, quantitative risk modeling, root cause analysis, issue management, prudence reviews (service impacts, permitting/ROW/utility risks, systems integration risks)
• Controls construction projects, including schedule control, cost control (budget, accruals, forecasts), earned value, change management (safety in operating environments, complex interfaces)
• Analyzes complex schedules using methods like CPM, float, schedule compression/time-cost trade-off, change impacts (staged construction, outage planning)
• Develops contracts and manages procurement processes, including procurement practices common to DOT/transit agencies
• Develops performance metrics and project reports, including dashboards aligned to capital delivery and operational readiness
• Manages project technology, including project and portfolio management, and tools like PMIS/document controls/scheduling toolsets typical in transit/transportation capital programs
• Develops road mapping and strategic plans for informed investment decisions

Requirements

• Bachelor's 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

What Would Be Nice to Have

• Master’s 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 industry-leading 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)

Benefits

• Comprehensive, total rewards package including competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package
• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• 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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