Senior Consultant

Public Consulting Group•US MO Remote, MO

1d•$88,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Collaborating with our Technology Consulting team, you will help organizations streamline operations and achieve strategic goals to serve the public better. We provide the full spectrum of technology consulting services to help state and local agencies meet operational and program needs that enhance the lives of their user base. Services include Strategy, Architecture, Planning, and Procurement; Business Enablement; Business Solutions; and Project Assurance.

Requirements

Prioritizes initiatives and maintains progress in multiple efforts concurrently.
Ability to research, analyze and interpret policy, legal briefs, and regulations.
Translate ideas into actions with a strong commitment to demonstrating outcomes.
Able to work independently and consistently achieve excellent results.
Able to work effectively with all members of project teams.
Outstanding oral and written presentation skills.
Demonstrated initiative and the ability to successfully identify new business opportunities and up-sell to existing customers.
Bachelor degree or 10 years’ experience required.
5-10 years’ relevant work experience.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree preferred.
Previous experience working for state government or consulting with state government clients.
Experience with Child Support, Child Welfare, Medicaid, Workforce, or other state government programs that receive federal funding.
Previous experience developing proposals in response to Request for Proposals.
Active Project Management Professional certification.
Located in Jefferson City, MO; Topeka, KS; Omaha, NE; Pierre, SD; Des Moines, IA; Bismarck, ND; St. Paul, MN; or Madison, WI.
Graduate Degree in relevant field.

Responsibilities

Serves as project manager with a strong understanding of client needs related to project program area and/or technical best practices and industry standards for project delivery in one or more of the following areas: Project Management, Quality Assurance and Testing, Software Development Lifecycle and System Configuration, Security and Privacy, Business Process Redesign, Independent Verification and Validation, Strategic Planning, Procurement Planning and Execution.
Understands complex state and federal regulations and requirements; analyzes and interprets federal and state law and regulation.
Reviews business operations for service and efficiency improvements.
Independently manages complex projects, staff, and tasks with limited supervision while meeting and exceeding performance expectations.
Manages daily project functions and client interaction.
Develops communication plans with clients, executes highly effective written and verbal communication both internal and external.
Identifies and elicits requirements from key stakeholders in each engagement.
Facilitates client discussions.
Identifies gaps and shortcomings and determines necessary workarounds.
Plans and monitors ongoing project tasks, delegates tasks and responsibilities to team members.
Assesses best practices and compliance errors and provides technical assistance to clients.
May have responsibility to manage direct reports in this position.
Conducts market analysis and develops growth strategies, identifying priority service offerings, coordinating outreach, and translating market intelligence into actionable pursuit plans.
Identifies, researches, and qualifies new sales opportunities; maintains accurate opportunity information in the customer relationship management system; coordinates analysis; and follows leads through pursuit, proposal, award, or closeout.
Supports complex proposal efforts and may lead teams to develop proposal sections.