Required Skills & Experience
• Must currently hold an active Secret clearance (or higher)
• Six (6) plus years of relevant work experience in management consulting, organizational development, strategic planning and implementation, communications, change management, and/or facilitation
• Bachelor's degree
• Strong relationship management skills and the ability to build, manage, and sustain professional relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Proven experience developing project approaches, designing critical paths, and defining and measuring success criteria
• Experience with federal government agencies or DoD organizations
• Willingness to work full-time on site in Quantico, Virginia, or in the Washington metropolitan area as needed; occasional travel may be required outside of the Washington, D.C. area
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Demonstrated experience supporting federal transformation initiatives, including current-state assessments, strategy design, stakeholder interviews, and coalition building
• Demonstrated experience working within or in support of the Defense Security Enterprise, with a strong understanding of its policies, frameworks, and operational priorities
• Certification in change management, Lean-Six Sigma, PMP, or other management consulting-related discipline
• Business development experience in a consulting environment, including supporting capture efforts, contributing to proposals, and cultivating client relationships to expand engagement opportunities
Job Description
Day to day: Our Senior Consultant mentors, develops, and coaches our team members while shaping and leading projects, developing relationships with clients, and contributing to business development in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Specific responsibilities include:
• Guide project work through creative and diligent project planning, including crafting project approaches, assigning roles and responsibilities, monitoring success and managing risks, and discussing needs and options with clients
• Efficiently design, develop, and produce high-quality deliverables using proven methodologies and frameworks
• Lead data-gathering efforts (e.g., interviews, surveys, or other quantitative and qualitative data collection/analysis) and stakeholder engagement activities
• Design, facilitate, and manage client strategy sessions and operational review meetings
• Conduct analysis and write reports to synthesize the outputs of major interactions in concise documents
• Serve as lead subject matter expert during the development of proposals, which includes writing content and advising on approaches
• Develop relationships with clients and stakeholders to support project outcomes and inform follow-on work or new work opportunities
• Identify future needs of existing clients (beyond current project outcomes) and work with Rockwood leadership to develop approaches for securing work