Senior Consultant – Grants Innovation and AI Solutions

Job Family:

Operational Effectiveness Consulting Travel Required:

Up to 10% Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

• Support federal clients in improving and modernizing grants management operations across the grants lifecycle, with a focus on evaluating and enhancing grant application screening and review processes.
• Support the evaluation of AI-enabled solutions designed to enhance grants management activities, including grant application screening, review, compliance assessment, and quality assurance processes.
• Analyze federal grants policies, program requirements, review criteria, and supporting guidance to translate business needs into structured evaluation frameworks and documented requirements.
• Gather, document, and validate business, functional, and operational requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, document reviews, and collaborative working sessions.
• Assess grants management processes, operating models, policies, and program requirements to identify risks, opportunities, gaps, and actionable recommendations.
• Conduct analyses and quality reviews to enhance operational effectiveness, compliance, consistency, and program outcomes.
• Develop and execute evaluation approaches to assess AI-generated outputs and support human review activities that validate accuracy, consistency, quality, and alignment with policy requirements.
• Support business transformation initiatives through requirements gathering, policy analysis, technology evaluation, quality assurance, automation, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Develop strategic and operational deliverables, including requirements documentation, policy analyses, evaluation criteria, testing approaches, findings reports, recommendations, presentations, training materials, and client communications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to manage priorities, drive project execution, and achieve client objectives.
• Own and deliver high-quality work products while contributing to a collaborative, client-focused consulting team.

What You Will Need:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust; Candidates with an active Public Trust or suitability are preferred.
• Bachelor's degree.
• FIVE (5) or more years of experience in consulting, project management, business analysis, policy analysis, grants management, quality assurance, or a related field; public sector experience and grants management experience strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess policies, requirements, business processes, and operational data; identify risks and opportunities; and develop actionable recommendations.
• Experience analyzing policies, regulations, business requirements, review criteria, or program guidance and translating them into operational processes, evaluation criteria, or technical requirements.
• Experience gathering, documenting, validating, and managing business and functional requirements.
• Experience supporting quality assurance, evaluation criteria, testing, validation, or review activities.
• Experience developing structured documentation, standard operating procedures, evaluation frameworks, technical documentation, or implementation guidance.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate clear, well-supported findings through executive presentations, reports, requirements documents, policy analyses, and client deliverables.
• Strong consulting skills, including structured problem solving, attention to detail, executive communication, stakeholder management, deliverable development, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced client environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, collaborate across teams, and deliver high-quality work in fast-paced client environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and development of client-ready deliverables.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Teams, and SharePoint.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience supporting federal grants programs, including knowledge of grant application review, eligibility determination, grants administration, grants operations, monitoring, compliance, and oversight activities.
• Experience working with federal government clients.
• Experience supporting process modernization, workflow automation assessments, AI-enabled solution evaluations, business requirements gathering, and technology implementation initiatives.
• Experience supporting AI, automation, decision-support, or emerging technology assessments in regulated, compliance-focused, or federal environments.
• Experience developing test cases, evaluation criteria, quality review frameworks, validation approaches, or performance assessment methodologies.
• Experience working in Agile environments and utilizing tools such as Jira, Salesforce, or similar platforms.
• Experience leading teams, coordinating stakeholders, and managing workstreams in support of client engagements.

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

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

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.