Senior Consultant - Grants Innovation and AI Solutions

Guidehouse Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidehouse Inc. is seeking a results-driven consultant to support federal grants management modernization, including screening, review, compliance, and QA processes across the grants lifecycle.

The role emphasizes evaluating AI-enabled solutions and translating complex policies into actionable requirements. Candidates should have 5+ years in consulting or related fields, with a focus on grants management and quality assurance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years in consulting, PM, business analysis, policy analysis, grants management, QA, or related field; public sector experience preferred.
• Ability to obtain Federal Public Trust; active clearance preferred.
• Strong analytical skills to assess policies, requirements, processes, and data; identify risks and opportunities.
• Experience gathering and documenting business and functional requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support federal clients in grants management modernization across the lifecycle.
• Evaluate AI-enabled solutions for grants management and QA processes.
• Analyze policies and guidance to translate needs into evaluation frameworks.
• Gather, document, and validate business and functional requirements through stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver policy analyses, evaluation criteria, findings, and client communications.

Skills

Analytical skills

Consulting skills

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Problem solving

Requirements gathering

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

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.