Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Management Science & Innovation (MSI) is a boutique consulting firm with over 20 years of proven experience solving our clients' most complex management and operational challenges. The Senior Consultant is responsible for planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing complex projects supporting a Federal Civilian client while ensuring that project objectives are achieved within scope, schedule, quality, and contractual requirements.
Responsibilities
- Tailor, maintain, and execute comprehensive Project Management Plans provided by the MSI Program Manager
- Coordinate all project activities across functional teams of Federal employees
- Manage project baselines for scope, schedule, budget, and performance
- Lead project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout activities
- Ensure alignment between project objectives and organizational priorities
- Define project scope in collaboration with Federal clients and stakeholders
- Manage scope changes through formal change control processes
- Prevent scope creep through disciplined requirements management
- Develop and maintain integrated project schedules
- Identify dependencies, milestones, and critical paths
- Monitor schedule performance and implement corrective actions
- Communicate schedule status and forecast completion dates
- Coordinate project staffing and resource allocation
- Lead cross-functional teams
- Foster collaboration and accountability among project team members
- Prepare executive briefings, status reports, dashboards, and presentations
- Facilitate meetings with Federal clients and internal leadership
- Ensure timely communication of project issues and decisions
- Identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate project risks
- Maintain project risk registers
- Develop contingency and mitigation strategies
- Escalate significant risks and issues appropriately
- Build trusted relationships with Federal clients and stakeholders
- Identify stakeholder needs and expectations
- Manage stakeholder engagement throughout the project lifecycle
- Resolve conflicts through collaboration and effective communication
- Meet or exceed project performance metrics and KPIs
- Monitor project health using dashboards and performance reporting
- Recommend corrective actions to improve project outcomes
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Public Policy, Political Science, Management, or related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience managing complex projects for Federal government clients
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional project teams
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects
- Experience preparing executive-level briefings and project reports
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management software including Microsoft Planner
- Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification
- Experience supporting Federal Civilian agencies
- Experience supporting PMOs or enterprise portfolio management initiatives
- Knowledge of Federal regulations, governance, and reporting requirements
- Experience with Microsoft Power Platform
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