Management Specialist 7

CDM Smith•Fairfax, VA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join CDM Smith – where amazing career journeys unfold. Imagine a place committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. Where you work on projects that are meaningful to you. Where you play an active part in shaping your career journey. Where your co-workers are invested in you and your success. Where you are encouraged and supported to do your very best and given the tools and resources to do so. Where it’s a priority that the company takes good care of you and your family. Our employees are the heart of our company. As an employer of choice, our goal is to provide a challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment which fosters personal leadership, career growth and development for every employee. We value passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world-class solutions and bring diverse perspectives. Join our team, and together we will make a difference and change the world.

Requirements

Expert knowledge of corporate governance practices, organization design principles, accounting principles, finance, supply chain management, and organization management.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to understand highly complex technical, professional and business materials.
Bachelor's degree.
12 years of related experience.
Domestic and/or international travel may be required.
The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.
Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

Provide strong leadership to help drive a strong culture and foster engagement while supporting the firm’s vision framework.
Recruit, interview, and hire new employees to support project workload and overall firm growth.
Retain our best and brightest and support your employees’ career journey.
Actively participate in your team members’ career paths, including identifying and completing appropriate training, achieving professional registration/certification, and assigning challenging projects.
Select suitable mentors for your employees as part of the Career Compass Program.
Celebrate team members at important milestones (i.e., work anniversaries, promotions, professional registration, etc.)
Conduct timely and effective annual performance appraisals, coordinating with technical mentors, project managers, Technical Delivery Managers (TDM), and others.
Leverage your team’s participation in the Community of Practice.
Create a culture of personal ownership for quality of work product.
Coordinate workload within the Program Services Group and utilization goals for the individuals on your team.
Manage the team’s financial performance relative to annual goals.
Deliver appropriate sales support, as coordinated with the TDM and Discipline Leaders.
Act as the direct manager and administrator for a team of approximately 25 staff.
Ensure your team members are compliant with CDM Smith’s QMP and Health & Safety procedures for project delivery.
This management role is approximately 40% of the job requirement with 60% of time working on construction projects and pursuit of new work opportunities.
With high level goals provided, leads moderate to highly complex consulting analyses (e.g., operations improvement, Human Resources, organizational design, etc.) to support client business needs.
With high level goals provided, leads the preparation of moderate to highly complex sections of management consulting reports.
Leads the creation of basic to highly complex recommendations for improvements to client programs.
With high level goals provided, contacts clients to collect or review datasets and/or presentations.
Provides project status updates to clients, as required.
Manages implementation plans as appropriate.
Collaborates with sales staff to create proposals in response to current and potential client requests for proposal (RFPs).
Reviews draft proposals for adherence to firm, industry, state, local and federal regulations and best practices.
Meets with current and potential future clients to review their current and future organizational needs.
Provides technical guidance and training to more junior staff.
Mentors more junior staff and develops them for future growth within the discipline and firm.
Performs other duties as required.
Participate in Communities of Practice (CoP) activities.
May participate in professional association and societies, attend conferences, contribute to papers, etc.