Consultant – Housing and Community Solutions

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Guidehouse collaborates with state and local housing agencies, public housing authorities, and other mission-focused clients to design, implement, and enhance affordable housing programs.

• You will assist in client engagements that emphasize housing finance, program design, policy execution, and operational enhancements.

• Supporting the implementation of affordable housing finance and programs for public sector clients.

• Evaluating proposals for affordable housing development, including 4% and 9% LIHTC projects.

• Developing and assessing project budgets, sources and uses, and financial pro formas.

• Conducting feasibility studies, benefit-cost analyses, and subsidy layering evaluations.

• Aiding in project due diligence by reviewing development, financing, land use, and regulatory documentation.

• Assisting clients with the use of HOME, CDBG, ARPA, and other public funding sources.

• Researching and interpreting HUD regulations (24 CFR), QAPs, and program guidelines.

• Creating supporting deliverables such as memos, reports, tools, templates, Standard Operating Procedures, and presentations.

• Performing quantitative and qualitative analyses and synthesizing findings into clear, client-ready outputs.

• Supporting stakeholder engagement efforts, including interviews, workshops, and coordination with partner agencies.

• Managing assigned tasks, timelines, and deliverables in collaboration with project leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

• A minimum of 1 year of experience in affordable housing finance, housing policy, public-sector consulting, government, nonprofit, or mission-driven organizations.

• Experience in supporting affordable housing development, finance, or program implementation projects.

• Experience in developing or analyzing project budgets, financial models, or pro formas.

• Familiarity with LIHTC, HOME, CDBG, and/or other housing and community development funding sources.

• Working knowledge of HUD multifamily programs and relevant federal regulations.

• Strong Excel skills, including proficiency with pivot tables and lookup functions.

• Excellent analytical and research abilities with a keen attention to detail.

• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a consulting environment.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

🏝️ Benefits

• 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 Insurance.

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance.

• Student Loan PayDown program.

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities.

• Skills Development & Certifications.

• Employee Referral Program.

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach.

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program.

• Mobility Stipend.