USDA Forest Services - Consultant

The Rehancement Group•Fort Collins, CO

4h•Remote

About The Position

The Rehancement Group (TRG) is seeking a Consultant to support Forest Service business improvement, organizational assessment, process documentation, and program execution activities. This role is well suited for a hands-on professional who can gather information, work directly with stakeholders, analyze how work is performed, and help project teams implement practical improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or master's degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience, in business, management, information systems, or a related field is required.
Experience in facilitation, management consulting, training, business improvement, organizational assessment, process analysis, or related work.
Ability to proficiently apply tools and techniques associated with methodology development, change management, activity or data modeling, performance measurement, benchmarking, and best-practice identification.
Ability to lead or assist discussions and meetings with customer personnel and translate findings into practical work products.
Strong research, analytical, writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and common collaboration or document-management platforms.
Must be able to successfully complete the Forest Service background investigation appropriate to the position, level of access, and need-to-know.
Must be able to obtain and maintain required USDA Personal Identity Verification credentials, facility access, and computer or information-system access.
Must comply with applicable USDA, Forest Service, GSA, NIST, HSPD-12, Privacy Act, information-security, acceptable-use, records-management, and facility requirements.
Must protect government information and Privacy Act records from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Must remain eligible for assigned access throughout employment. Ineligibility or loss of required access may prevent performance on the contract.
Must be available for travel, field support, on-site work, or work outside normal business hours when specified by an individual BPA call.

Nice To Haves

Federal consulting experience involving policy, program management, business systems, organizational improvement, training, or knowledge management.
Experience supporting natural resource, environmental, infrastructure, land-management, or scientific programs.
Familiarity with SharePoint, Microsoft Project, database tools, GIS products, or records-management applications.
Experience developing Section 508-compliant documents and presentations.

Responsibilities

Conduct interviews, document reviews, workshops, and data-gathering activities to understand business needs, operating conditions, and performance requirements.
Develop current-state and future-state process descriptions, workflow diagrams, requirements documents, assessment findings, and implementation recommendations.
Apply management consulting and business improvement techniques to organizational development, change management, customer service, performance measurement, and process modernization efforts.
Assist project teams in planning and completing assigned activities, managing action items, transferring knowledge, and maintaining alignment with Forest Service priorities.
Facilitate or support meetings, policy discussions, training, briefings, symposiums, and public or partner engagements involving diverse audiences.
Analyze program, operational, social, economic, or technical information and prepare clear reports, presentations, training materials, and decision-support products.
Use data management, collaboration, records management, and project tools to organize information and maintain traceable work products.
Support quality reviews to ensure deliverables are accurate, clear, complete, editable, Section 508 compliant when applicable, and submitted on schedule.
Work effectively with federal employees, contractors, partners, and technical specialists across geographically dispersed organizations.