Position: Executive Consultant

Location: Remote, occasional meetings onsite

Clearance: Agency Clearance

Reports to: Program Manager

THIS ROLE IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT REWARD

The Executive Consultant provides executive-level strategic advisory and policy support to agency leadership. This role supports high-level decision-making by delivering data-driven insights, policy analysis, and operational recommendations related to wildfire response, national fire strategy, and agency priorities. The position requires deep subject-matter expertise, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to translate complex policy and operational data into actionable strategies and leadership-ready communications.

Primary Responsibilities
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior federal executives, providing strategic counsel on organizational priorities, mission objectives, policy implementation, and operational initiatives supporting agency goals.
• Facilitate executive planning sessions and strategic workshops to align organizational objectives, performance measures, and agency priorities with mission-critical outcomes.
• Develop data-driven recommendations, business cases, and decision-support analyses that enable executive leadership to improve program effectiveness, operational efficiency, and resource allocation.
• Partner with Program Managers, Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs), Contracting Officers (COs), and senior stakeholders to ensure successful contract execution, compliance, and mission delivery.
• Lead cross-functional teams in the planning and execution of strategic initiatives supporting agency modernization, organizational transformation, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Conduct organizational assessments, maturity evaluations, and business process reviews to identify operational gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare and deliver executive briefings, strategic reports, white papers, and presentations for senior government officials, executives, and external stakeholders.
• Manage project deliverables, schedules, milestones, and performance metrics to ensure timely completion of contractual requirements and achievement of agency objectives.
• Advise executive leadership on governance structures, policy implementation, risk management frameworks, and organizational change strategies.
• Collaborate with agency leadership to establish key performance indicators (KPIs), accountability measures, governance processes, and reporting requirements.
• Support portfolio and program management activities by assessing strategic alignment, resource utilization, project performance, and organizational priorities.
• Design and maintain executive dashboards, scorecards, and performance reports to provide leadership with actionable insights and decision-making support.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and collaboration among government personnel, contractors, industry partners, and executive leadership to achieve shared mission objectives.
• Conduct strategic analyses, environmental scans, and organizational research to identify emerging risks, challenges, and opportunities impacting agency operations.
• Advise leadership on workforce planning, succession planning, talent management, organizational design, and employee engagement strategies.
• Support budget development, financial forecasting, and resource planning activities to ensure alignment with agency priorities and fiscal accountability requirements.
• Lead change management initiatives that improve organizational readiness, stakeholder adoption, process efficiency, and mission effectiveness.
• Develop risk mitigation plans, corrective action strategies, and contingency planning approaches to address programmatic, operational, and contractual challenges.
• Ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), agency policies, contractual requirements, and established governance standards.
• Provide subject matter expertise in federal program management, organizational performance improvement, executive decision support, and strategic planning.
• Conduct monthly performance review meetings with government leadership and CORs to assess contract performance, milestone achievements, risks, and corrective actions.
• Track and report consultant and contractor performance against established schedules, deliverables, and contractual milestones, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Develop detailed travel requests, cost estimates, and budget justifications for government review and approval while ensuring compliance with federal travel regulations and contract requirements.
• Establish and maintain productive working relationships with senior executives, agency leadership, and key stakeholders to support successful program outcomes.
• Apply project management best practices, performance management methodologies, and analytical frameworks to improve program execution and organizational effectiveness.

Requirements

Contractor personnel shall meet the following minimum requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Public Policy, Natural Resources, or a related field
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in policy, strategy, or advisory roles
• OR twenty (20) years of directly related wildfire or fire response experience
• Demonstrated expertise in federal policy development and implementation
• Experience providing direct support to senior or executive-level leadership

Preferred Qualifications
• Deep operational knowledge of wildland fire response and national fire strategy
• Experience supporting congressional reviews or large fire reviews
• Prior experience within USDA Forest Service, Department of the Interior (DOI), FEMA, or similar agencies
• Familiarity with interagency coordination across federal, state, tribal, and partner organizations

Core Competencies
• Policy Analysis and Development
• Strategic Advisory and Executive Support
• Data-Driven Decision-Making
• Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
• Operational Insight and Program Evaluation