MetaPhase is currently supporting the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Strategic HQ Integration and Functional Transformation (SHIFT) initiative, an 18-month effort to assess and optimize FTA Headquarters organizational structures, functions, staffing, governance, and workload models. In support of this project, MetaPhase is seeking a Human Capital Subject Matter Expert / Project Lead with ten or more (10+) years of experience to provide senior-level expertise in federal human capital, organizational design, workforce transformation, and change management while helping FTA leadership evaluate and implement optimized Headquarters organizational structures. In this role, it is expected that the SME/Project Lead works directly with senior agency executives and stakeholders to translate organizational, workforce, and mission requirements into practical Medium Change and High Change transformation options within FTA's target 10-office structure. What You Will Be Doing 3434Lead strategic analysis of FTA HQ organizational missions, functions, staffing, and organizational structures3434Facilitate interviews and workshops with senior executives and key stakeholders3434Develop and evaluate Medium Change and High Change organizational design options within FTA's target 10-office structure3434Develop business cases, value propositions, feasibility analyses, resource requirements, implementation schedules, and expected benefits3434Recommend optimized functional alignments, FTE configurations, reporting relationships, and organizational structures3434Define new or revised roles and responsibilities, including shared-services integrator positions3434Advise on governance structures, decision authorities, workflows, and organizational accountability3434Guide organizational change impact assessments, mitigation strategies, and adoption planning3434Support development of implementation roadmaps and SMART transformation goals3434Provide executive-level briefings and recommendations to FTA leadership3434Ensure recommendations are analytically sound, actionable, and aligned to agency mission outcomes3434Provide senior quality assurance across organizational design and human capital deliverables What We Need From You (Required) 3434Minimum of ten or more (10+) years of relevant human capital, organizational transformation, workforce strategy, or management consulting experience3434Significant experience supporting federal government organizations3434Demonstrated expertise in organizational design and organizational effectiveness3434Experience conducting workforce and functional assessments3434Experience advising senior executives on organizational transformation3434Demonstrated ability to translate qualitative and quantitative findings into executive-level recommendations3434Strong facilitation, stakeholder engagement, analytical, writing, and presentation skills3434Ability to lead complex workstreams involving organizational ambiguity and competing stakeholder priorities3434Ability to successfully fulfill FTA Public Trust suitability requirements Nice to Have (Desired) 3434Experience supporting DOT, FTA, or another federal transportation organization3434Experience with federal HR or shared-services consolidation3434Prosci, CCMP, PMP, SHRM, or related certification3434Experience designing federal governance or operating models3434Experience developing organizational manuals, functional statements, or workforce transformation strategies Required Clearance Ability to obtain and successfully fulfill FTA Public Trust/Suitability requirements; U.S. Citizenship preferred Work Location Hybrid - Washington, DC. Remote work with onsite engagement at FTA Headquarters in Washington, DC as requested. Travel None Education Bachelor's degree in organizational development, human resources, business, public administration, or a related field; advanced degree preferred. Compensation Compensation decisions are dependent of the facts and circumstances of each case.