Senior Specialist - Program and Project Management

Overview

Ansible is seeking a Senior General Management Consultant who is experienced in program and project management to support the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in executing multiple concurrent transformation initiatives. The Management Consultant will provide services to VHA clients including strategic planning, program evaluation, business process improvement, and implementation and operations support (i.e., studies, data management, performance measurement, training development, research, and policy).

The successful candidate is independent but works well in a team environment; has a high attention to detail; applies critical thinking and creativity to developing work products; has strong written and oral communication skills, and has proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Power Apps and Visio. The candidate must be able to understand project objectives, client environment, and stakeholders and facilitate multi-disciplinary project teams, including developing and managing project plans, meeting agendas, strategic plans, white papers, senior leader briefings, and standard project management artifacts.

The candidate will plan and organize work, sometimes across various projects, and deliver and monitor quality of work products and overall performance in meeting client expectations. The candidate will maintain regular client interaction, proactively anticipate, and prepare for client needs, and present recommended approaches and solutions in support of high-profile initiatives.
This role requires a combination of project management, problem solving and analytical skills, collaboration and teamwork, flexibility, and client relationship building/management skills.

Ansible is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of national security, health care, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers’ success as if it is their own.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate proficiency in relationship and time management
• Create programmatic and project-specific artifacts
• Provide verbal and written communications support for a large, Federal health program
• Effectively and professionally engage with all project stakeholders and explain complex principles in plain language
• Manage communications with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, including senior leadership, to ensure effective and timely dissemination of project updates and changes
• Demonstrate excellence in oral and written communications (presentations and artifacts)
• Professionally represent Ansible at client progress meetings and briefings
• Prepare progress reports and client briefings
• Prepare quality client deliverables
• Demonstrate collaborative teamwork
• Support client growth initiatives by identifying additional opportunities and scoping or responding to follow-on tasks
•  Provide subject matter expertise related to project management strategies and approaches and develop plans and artifacts with minimal supervision
• Manage day-to-day client relationships and communications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or University
• 10+ years of professional experience in healthcare operations, business process improvement, or consulting
• Experience and/or knowledge of consulting methodologies such as change management, project management, process improvement, analysis and Lean Six Sigma
• Experience in healthcare operations analysis
• Knowledge of business architecture and gap analysis techniques
• Ability to deliver in project settings that require a grasp of cross-functional subject matter
• Ability to be a self-starter in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to simplify complex ideas for non-experts to comprehend
• Advanced proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work without sponsorship in the US indefinitely
• Ability to obtain a US security clearance if needed

All candidates must be able to:

• Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
• Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
• Lift up to 20 lbs
• Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
• Push/pull with 30 lbs of force

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.