Position Overview:The Rehancement Group, (TRG) is seeking a Consultant to support Forest Service business improvement, organizational assessment, process documentation, and program execution activities. This role is well suited for a hands-on professional who can gather information, work directly with stakeholders, analyze how work is performed, and help project teams implement practical improvements.
Work Arrangement: Primarily remote. Work location will be established by individual BPA calls and may include USDA facilities, field sites, government offices, contractor facilities, or Fort Collins, Colorado.
Travel: Periodic travel may be required within the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories.
Employment Type: Full-time contract support, contingent upon contract award and assigned BPA calls.
Schedule: Generally aligned to government business hours. Some assignments may require support outside normal business days or hours, including Federal holidays.
Security: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the USDA/Forest Service background investigation and Personal Identity Verification process appropriate to the position and level of access.
Key Responsibilities:- Conduct interviews, document reviews, workshops, and data-gathering activities to understand business needs, operating conditions, and performance requirements.
- Develop current-state and future-state process descriptions, workflow diagrams, requirements documents, assessment findings, and implementation recommendations.
- Apply management consulting and business improvement techniques to organizational development, change management, customer service, performance measurement, and process modernization efforts.
- Assist project teams in planning and completing assigned activities, managing action items, transferring knowledge, and maintaining alignment with Forest Service priorities.
- Facilitate or support meetings, policy discussions, training, briefings, symposiums, and public or partner engagements involving diverse audiences.
- Analyze program, operational, social, economic, or technical information and prepare clear reports, presentations, training materials, and decision-support products.
- Use data management, collaboration, records management, and project tools to organize information and maintain traceable work products.
- Support quality reviews to ensure deliverables are accurate, clear, complete, editable, Section 508 compliant when applicable, and submitted on schedule.
- Work effectively with federal employees, contractors, partners, and technical specialists across geographically dispersed organizations.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or master's degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience, in business, management, information systems, or a related field is required.
- Experience in facilitation, management consulting, training, business improvement, organizational assessment, process analysis, or related work.
- Ability to proficiently apply tools and techniques associated with methodology development, change management, activity or data modeling, performance measurement, benchmarking, and best-practice identification.
- Ability to lead or assist discussions and meetings with customer personnel and translate findings into practical work products.
- Strong research, analytical, writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and common collaboration or document-management platforms.
Preferred Qualifications:- Federal consulting experience involving policy, program management, business systems, organizational improvement, training, or knowledge management.
- Experience supporting natural resource, environmental, infrastructure, land-management, or scientific programs.
- Familiarity with SharePoint, Microsoft Project, database tools, GIS products, or records-management applications.
- Experience developing Section 508-compliant documents and presentations.
Security, Access, and Employment Conditions:- Must be able to successfully complete the Forest Service background investigation appropriate to the position, level of access, and need-to-know.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain required USDA Personal Identity Verification credentials, facility access, and computer or information-system access.
- Must comply with applicable USDA, Forest Service, GSA, NIST, HSPD-12, Privacy Act, information-security, acceptable-use, records-management, and facility requirements.
- Must protect government information and Privacy Act records from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
- Must remain eligible for assigned access throughout employment. Ineligibility or loss of required access may prevent performance on the contract.
- Must be available for travel, field support, on-site work, or work outside normal business hours when specified by an individual BPA call.
TRG provides competitive salaries commensurate with education and experience with full options for advancement and a robust benefits program.
