IT Consultant - Rockwood Company

Consultant

Washington, DC Metro (Hybrid)

About Rockwood

Welcome to Rockwood Company, LLC - where innovation meets impact in the heart of the DC Metropolitan Area. As a rapidly growing, woman-owned change management consulting firm, we pride ourselves on delivering unparalleled value to our clients.

At Rockwood, we're not just consultants; we're solution innovators dedicated to tackling the toughest challenges facing our nation. Working hand-in-hand with our clients, we craft bold yet practical solutions that drive real change. Our mission is clear: to empower a more innovative, collaborative, and effective government, equipped to tackle today's missions and anticipate tomorrow's challenges.

We believe in a human-centered approach, ensuring that our solutions are not only effective but sustainable. From strategy development to stakeholder alignment, customer experience, workforce readiness, strategic communications, and program management, we offer a comprehensive suite of services to meet our clients' needs.

But our success isn't just measured by our solutions - it's measured by the growth and development of our team. At Rockwood, we foster a team-oriented learning environment that encourages our consultants to push boundaries and reach new heights. Our consultants take ownership of their success and partner with leadership to achieve their professional development goals.

Join us at Rockwood, where every challenge is an opportunity, and every solution makes a difference.

About the Position

Our Consultant will support a variety of IT initiatives that require change management methods and applications. As a change management consultant, you'll use your expertise to assess how alternations will impact business processes and design to develop a clear transformation strategy with mission, vision, goals, service delivery principles, and value drivers.

Responsibilities may include:

• Support client project tasks from initiation to completion; help track timelines, capture status updates, lead knowledge capture, facilitate and contribute to client and team discussions, and help create frameworks that support desirable solutions
• Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data (through research, interviews, surveys, observation, etc.)
• Develop standard operating processes and procedures and assist with the development of workflows to capture the current state of the client mission and recommend best practice alternatives for a future state
• Identify and document key insights from client interactions and data collection to propose changes for organizational improvement
• Facilitate client discussions, lead stakeholder interviews and brief client deliverables
• Integrate information from Directorates and Divisions throughout the organization to facilitate easy access, sharing, and dissemination of information with internal business partners and external clients.
• Contribute to the development of strategic communications and campaign efforts
• Provide event planning support for interactive conferences, strategy meetings, working group sessions or other events; this may include helping to design the event, coordinating event logistics, facilitating discussions, and capturing knowledge (live) during the event to ensure people who never attended understand the big takeaways
• Build lasting relationships with clients while helping them dissect and solve problems
• Lead and support stakeholder interviews and other stakeholder engagement activities
• Provide project management support (to include managing resource-planning spreadsheets, working with senior-level consultants to refine project plans, performing quality control reviews on client deliverables, and drafting and submitting status reports to clients)

Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret (preferred) or Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree
• 2-5 years of experience with federal consulting with exposure to organizational management, strategic planning and execution, communications, change management, and facilitation
• Willingness to commute to client locations as needed, in and around the DC Metro area; occasional travel outside of the DC area
• Experience working with senior executives
• Ability to build strong working relationships and work diplomatically with others in various roles and levels
• Ability to manage multiple competing tasks, prioritize as necessary, and deliver high-quality products, sometimes under tight deadlines
• Ability to execute administrative tasks, including tracking and organizing actions and facilitating meetings to support program productivity and effectiveness
• Strong verbal and written communications skills to organize information into well-written clear messages and compelling documents
• Ability to develop presentations and work products in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to collaboratively brainstorm and work with clients and Rockwood team while also having the ability to work independently from a home office, client site, and Rockwood office as required

Nice to Have:

• Experience working in a tech environment, including digital transformations, IT modernization, or IT transformations
• Experience with applying industry best practices
• Strategy, Change Management, Process Improvement, Communications, or performance Management Certification
• Experience with leading and facilitating groups

Our Unique Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans to keep you and your family covered.
• Enjoy peace of mind with employer-paid short-term, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Prepare for the future with our 401(k) matching program, where Rockwood provides a 100% match on your contributions, up to 4% of your salary.
• Recharge with generous paid vacation time, unlimited sick leave and celebrate eight federal holidays.
• Invest in your growth with a continuous education budget.
• Receive spot cash bonuses and extra vacation days for outstanding contributions.
• Further your education with tuition reimbursement.
• Stay connected with your choice of cell phone, hotspot, or internet stipend.
• Prioritize your well-being with a wellness stipend for gym memberships and more.
• Join us at all company gatherings and events.
• Equip yourself with a laptop, office supplies, and home office essentials.
• We offer employees the option to purchase additional Voluntary life insurance and AD&D coverage
• Access to Total Pet Plan to help care for your furry friends
• Enjoy paid maternity and parental leave to support your family needs.

At Rockwood, we believe in taking care of our team so they can thrive both personally and professionally.

Don't miss this opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our nation's security. Apply now and join us in shaping a brighter future for our client and our country.

Rockwood Company values creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Rockwood, please e-mail careers@rockwoodcompany.com. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.