Sustainability Research and Strategy Specialist

Job Family :

Strategy & Transformation Consulting

Travel Required : None

None

Clearance Required :

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do :

Guidehouse is seeking a Sustainability Research and Strategy Specialist to join our Defense and Security Segment (D&S), where they will support the the U.

S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on a contract that provides strategic planning, business transformation, advanced data analytics, financial modeling, strategy, and training.

This individual will conduct sustainability analyses, develop strategic frameworks and plans, and leverage business processes and policy insights to identify programmatic enhancements to meet the agency’s sustainability goals, especially in CBP's international trade space.

Duties will include :

• Conduct evaluations or sustainability studies to help an organization simplify procedures, operate more efficiently, and improve effectiveness
• Manage daily communications between internal and external stakeholders
• Lead the implementation of a sustainability strategy framework, including workshops, to help an organization or program achieve its intended sustainability goals
• Prepare for and lead / facilitate internal and external stakeholder discussions, client meetings, and briefings for executive leadership (including interviews and workshops) to inform sustainability policy ideation and implementation
• Lead workstreams and manage multiple concurrent assignments while ensuring technical accuracy, adherence to standards, and timely delivery of all products
• Prepare a wide range of high-quality briefing materials and concise summaries of complex studies, evaluations, and data analyses to communicate program effectiveness and progress to senior leaders
• Conduct detailed risk analysis on the implementation of different policy changes to include mapping of qualitative and quant risks, review of probability / impact / velocity, design of mitigation approaches, and integration into the organizations risk posture
• Develop implementation approaches for proposed organizational changes, to include budget, timelines, system updates, policy / procedure updates, stakeholder outreach, communications, and training
• Serve as a technical expert on executive-level project teams, providing interpretation and insights regarding current and / or future structure and behavior of an organization’s processes, systems, structure, personnel so that they might better align with the organization’s core goals and strategic direction
• Inform decision making through informative data visualizations, presentations, and interactive dashboards that convey key dimensions of challenges and solution approaches, using open source and commercially available visualization and dashboard applications and tools.
• Research private sector and attend industry events to brief CBP leadership on industry trade and sustainability practices.

What You Will Need :

• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust
• Bachelor’s degree
• EIGHT (8) or more years of experience related to sustainability strategy or climate change research or supply chain or circularity analyses or green energy and / or professional office experience.

What Would Be Nice To Have :

• Master’s degree in a Masters degree in Sustainability, Climate Change, Green Energy, or other related field
• 10 (TEN) or more years' professional office experience; OR 5 (FIVE) years' professional office experience with a Masters degree in Sustainability, Climate Change, Green Energy, or other related field.
• Experience in sustainability strategy development
• Experience in supply chain and circularity analyses
• Experience in conducting sustainability and / or green energy, and or climate change research and analysis that has resulted in gaining a comprehensive understanding of a complex technical program, including processes, systems, training, data, and resources to identify recommendations to align with a program’s goals and strategic direction
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications
• Experience in leading studies, analyses, assessments, and other research to address operational and / or organizational challenges resulting in
• Ability to provide an expert view into exceptionally complex problems and processes
• Experience in performing industry benchmarking, and benchmarking against other federal government agencies’ processes, policies, operations, best practices, etc.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to adapt quickly and develop successful professional relationships with key stakeholders
• Ability to conduct environmental scans and analysis to inform strategy planning, strategic direction, and execution
• Experience in collaborating in a team environment to to compile, collate, and integrate both qualitative and quantitative portfolio, program, project, information and data
• Experience in performing basic data analysis and building basic data visualizations in MS Excel
• Ability to apply technical principles, theories, and knowledge of a client’s mission area to enhance the deliverables associated with a particular task order
• Experience in providing technical assistance to the team in the areas of problem definition, analysis, requirements development, and implementation for complex solutions
• Experience conducting interviews or gathering feedback from external stakeholders
• Proficiency in SharePoint
• Experience working in DHS or CBP
• Experience with supply chain and / or international trade
• Experience in federal government management consulting

The annual salary range for this position is $94,900.00-$142,300.00. 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