USDA Forest Services - Consultant

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.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dawn Newton, HR and Talent Acquisition Manager at hrhelpline@rehancement.com.