Deputy Project Manager - Secret Cleared

Our Deloitte Strategy & Transactions team helps guide clients through their most critical moments and transformational initiatives. From strategy to execution, this team delivers integrated, end-to-end support and advisory services covering valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, government operations modernization, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability. Work alongside clients every step of the way, helping them navigate new challenges, avoid financial pitfalls, and provide practical solutions at every stage of their journey—before, during, and after any major transformational projects or transactions.

Work you'll do

As a Project Manager on the Operations Transformation team, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the Project Manager in the day-to-day delivery of the program 
• Coordinating client deliverables, staffing actions, milestones, dependencies, and key decisions to support on-time, high-quality execution
• Leading day-to-day coordination for the Knowledge Management workstream and helping ensure alignment with broader program priorities and client needs
• Collaborating with line-of-effort leads and client stakeholders to resolve issues, maintain delivery discipline, and keep teams aligned on expectations and deadlines
• Representing project leadership in client meetings, reviews, and coordination forums, as needed, and preparing supporting briefings, reports, and status materials

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

The team

Deloitte’s Government & Public Services (GPS) practice – our people, ideas, technology and outcomes – is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Operations Transformation offering provides NextGen core operational solutions and operating models, business-led technology support, and process optimization services, maximizing value to our government clients’ missions.

The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Active Secret clearance
• Experience supporting project delivery activities such as tracking deliverables, milestones, dependencies, staffing actions, and key decisions across teams
• Experience coordinating stakeholder meetings, reviews, or program touchpoints in a client-facing environment
• Ability to work onsite 5 days a week
• Ability to travel 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting U.S. Government clients
• Experience supporting Knowledge Management activities in a program environment
• Experience preparing reports, presentations, briefings, or executive read-ahead materials
• Experience coordinating work across multiple teams, workstreams, or lines of effort
• Experience using Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

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