Senior Consultant Security Clearance

Position: 4316 Senior Consultant with Security Clearance
OVERVIEW:
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, 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 (i.e., 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 outstanding analyses 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 the project outcomes and inform follow-on work or new work opportunities.
* Identify future needs of existing clients (beyond current project outcomes) and work with leadership to develop and implement approaches for securing work.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance with SCI throughout employment
* 6+ years of relevant work experience, including management consultant experience
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
* Strong Meeting design and facilitation skills
* Proven experience developing project approaches, designing critical paths, and defining and measuring success criteria
* Bachelor's degree
* Willingness to commute to client locations full-time (5 days a week), in and around the Washington Metropolitan area; occasional travel outside of the Washington, D.C. area DESIRED

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Currently holds an active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance or higher
* Master's degree
* Additional consulting-related education/certifications (i.e PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Prosci)
* Demonstrated experience working within or in support of the Defense Security Enterprise, with a strong understanding of its policies, frameworks, and operational priorities
* Strong relationship management skills and the ability to build, manage, and sustain professional relationships with diverse stakeholders.
* Business development experience in a consulting environment, including supporting capture efforts, contributing to proposals, and cultivating client relationships to expand engagement opportunities CLEARANCE:
Secret minimum