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Emergency Management Strategy and Analytics Consultant

Guidehouse

CHICAGO, ILJob$89–148K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$89–148K/yr
Location
CHICAGO, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Public Trust clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

The Strategy and Transformation Senior Consultant will coordinate collaboration between government entities and business and industry stakeholders in FEMA Region 5. During emergency declarations, the consultant will facilitate information-sharing about major businesses and local utilities to support economic resilience. The role also uses GIS to analyze impacts and trends, supports regional emergency planning and exercises, and improves federal emergency management and industry integration processes.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Geographic Information SystemsArcGISFEMA or DHSNational Response FrameworkNational Disaster Recovery FrameworkPrivate Sector IntegrationPublic AffairsCommunity AffairsStrategic CommunicationsWritten CommunicationOral CommunicationMicrosoft Suite

Qualifications

Public Trust AdjudicationBachelor's Degree6 Years Emergency Management ExperienceActive Public Trust or Suitability

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job Family :

Strategy & Transformation Consulting

Travel Required :

Up to 10%

Clearance Required :

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do :

As a Strategy and Transformation Senior Consultant, you will facilitate relationship-building between federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments and key business and industry stakeholders within FEMA Region 5 to encourage collaboration and mutual support between all parties. During an emergency declaration, you will be responsible for facilitating information-sharing among key business and industry stakeholders on the status of major businesses and local utilities to distribute operational information and identify resolutions to support economic resilience during emergency management operations.

Duties will include:

  • Utilizing Geographic Information System (GIS) services such as ArcGIS to analyze and present supply chain, business, and economic impacts, trends, and predictions

  • Developing and implementing collaborative actions with business and industry stakeholders and local economies impacted by a disaster

  • Facilitating the inclusion of business and industry partners in regional emergency management planning, training, and exercise activities

  • Serving as a conduit of communication and coordination between federal government and local or regional business and industry entities

  • Engaging and integrating with regional-level business and industry partners to understand context, capability and capacity of business and industry to ensure alignment

  • Assessing, building, and improving upon existing regional federal emergency management, business, and industry integration processes

  • Contributing to the development and expansion of federal business and industry coordination roles across the nation

  • Documenting best practices to support the development of standard operating procedures

  • Understanding of national supply chain dynamics resulting from disasters

What You Will Need :

  • Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.

  • Bachelor's degree

  • SIX (6) years of experience in/or applicable to the emergency disaster management field.

  • Experience using Geographic Information System (GIS) services such as ArcGIS to analyze and present supply chain, business, and economic impacts, trends, and predictions

  • Direct experience or familiarity with FEMA or DHS

  • Familiarity with the National Response and Recovery Framework (NRF) and (NDRF) respectively.

  • Work on-site at the FEMA Region 5 office (Chicago, IL).

What Would Be Nice To Have :

  • Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred

  • Familiarity with how private sector and industry integrates with the federal government.

  • Experience with public affairs, community affairs, and strategic communications

  • Strong written and oral communication skills

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications

The annual salary range for this position is $89,000.00-$148,000.00. 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.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [email protected] . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or [email protected] . Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact [email protected] . Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

How this job compares

Set against the 539 open Strategy Consultant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$89–148K/yr
  • Illinois median$96–204K/yr38 salary ranges
  • US median$99–206K/yr503 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $119K, is 28% below the Illinois median midpoint ($165K) — in the lowest quarter of Strategy Consultant salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 40 open Strategy Consultant jobs in Illinois and 539 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience — more than three in four Strategy Consultant postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 511 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 383 of the 539 open Strategy Consultant jobs (71%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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