PMP Project Manager, Federal Health Advisory

<p><b><u>Job Family</u>:</b></p>Strategy &amp; Transformation Consulting<p><br/><b><u>Travel Required</u>:</b></p>Up to 10%<p><br/><b><u>Clearance Required</u>:</b></p>Ability to Obtain Public Trust<p></p><p></p><p><b><u>What You Will Do:</u></b></p><br/><p>You will support high-impact initiatives for the Food and Drug Administration, leading complex projects that improve financial, acquisition, mission, and operational performance across the enterprise. This role requires direct engagement with executive leadership, ownership of delivery execution, and strong command of project management discipline.</p><p><br/></p><p>You will:</p><ul><li>Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on budgetary, operational, organizational, and process improvement initiatives</li></ul><ul><li>Build and maintain strong working relationships with FDA leadership, program offices, and external stakeholders</li><li>Lead and manage high-visibility projects supporting FDA priorities, including budget, acquisition, and business transformation initiatives</li><li>Facilitate executive meetings, working groups, and leadership briefings</li><li>Translate complex data and technical information into actionable insights for leadership audiences</li><li>Own deliverable quality by identifying, correcting, and preventing errors, and holding the team accountable for producing accurate, client-ready work</li><li>Develop clear, concise executive briefings, presentations, and decision materials tailored for senior leaders</li><li>Manage weekly staffing allocations across multiple workstreams, aligning resources to priorities and contract deliverables</li><li>Validate work performed by team members meets weekly and bi-weekly objectives, quality standards, and client expectations</li><li>Provide hands-on project management oversight, including planning, execution, risk management, and performance tracking</li><li>Support IT-enabled initiatives and modernization efforts, translating business needs into actionable plans</li><li>Apply business graphic design principles to produce high-quality, visually compelling deliverables</li><li>Mentor and oversee junior staff, reinforcing accountability, quality, and consistency in delivery</li><li>Support workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, and professional development efforts</li><li>Foster a collaborative, customer-focused environment that promotes accountability and continuous improvement</li></ul><p>Identify opportunities to streamline operations through automation, analytics, dashboards, and business process re-design. In addition to client delivery, you will play a key leadership role within the account by:</p><ul><li>Developing and mentoring junior team members, building core consulting, communication, and delivery skills</li><li>Identifying, shaping, and capturing new business opportunities across the FDA, contributing to growth exceeding $2M annually</li><li>Driving internal initiatives such as Project Management Office (PMO) development, culture-building activities, Corporate Social Responsibility efforts, Lunch and Learns, and All-Hands meetings</li><li>Creating and maturing new capabilities that expand service offerings and strengthen account delivery</li><li>Authoring internal policies, procedures, and processes to improve quality, consistency, and scalability</li><li>Serving as a day-to-day guide for junior staff, reinforcing strong consulting practices and high-quality client service delivery</li><li>Collaborating closely with account Directors and Partner leadership to align on priorities, performance, and growth</li></ul><br/><p><b><u>What You Will Need:</u></b></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree</li><li>Project Management Professional (PMP) certification </li><li>5+ years of professional experience supporting federal clients, with demonstrated success in project management and delivery execution</li><li>Proven experience working directly with executive leadership</li><li>Demonstrated experience developing executive-level communications, including briefings, presentations, and decision materials</li><li>Experience managing multiple project teams, including assigning work, tracking progress, and validating deliverables against defined timelines</li><li>Experience managing staffing allocations across several workstreams on a weekly basis</li><li>Strong project management background, including planning, execution, and performance tracking</li><li>Experience supporting or delivering IT-related projects or business system implementations</li><li>Strong business graphic design and presentation development skills, including advanced use of PowerPoint</li><li>Experience with Microsoft Office 365 tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint) to support analysis and decision-making</li><li>Ability to work independently with minimal oversight while maintaining alignment with leadership priorities</li><li>Experience capturing stakeholder requirements, conducting process analysis, and developing actionable