Management Consultant (2022-0212)

Location

Reston, VA | United States

Job description

Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language and intelligence services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.

We are actively hiring mid-career Management Consultants with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to support a fast-paced and growing team in Reston, VA.  The successful candidates will have experience in understanding and assessing complex client problems and then designing and executing solutions to address those problems.  Our consultants serve as trusted advisors to high-profile clients in the Intelligence Community.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operate independently with no supervision and collaborate effectively in a team environment to:
  • Provide advice to leaders and managers on organizational matters, to include finance/budget, business processes, strategy, organizational design, organizational development, training and/or performance management
  • Design and conduct research into organizational issues, assessing the current state
  • Apply value elicitation techniques to understand the desired future state
  • Analyze the gap between the current state and desired future state and make actionable recommendations
  • Capture data and other research results, as well as findings and recommendations, in reports and briefings for leaders and managers
  • Advise on implementation of recommendations

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree
• TS/SCI with polygraph
• 3+ years of management consulting, professional services, and/or project management experience
• 3+ years’ experience leading and supporting projects in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Proven track record of navigating complex projects, building client relationships, and collaborating with others
• Ability to think critically, analyze, and actively listen to effectively solve problems
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent research, data gathering, and analytical skills

PREFERRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree
• Intermediate to advanced data manipulation and analytical skills using Excel
• Experience with projects on client sites
• Experience with consulting in a professional or internship environment
• Experience with mission analysis, requirements analysis, gap analysis, strategic planning, roadmap development, training, policies, processes and procedures, business process reengineering, organizational development, strategic communications, risk management, or Lean Six Sigma
• Knowledge of project management processes and best practices
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action

ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by federal, state or local law. It is the policy of ATS not merely to refrain from employment discrimination as required by the various federal, state, and local enactments, but to take positive affirmative action to realize for women, people of color, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans full equal employment opportunity. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.

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