Principal Strategy and Performance Consultant

Description

• Identify new opportunities with priority clients, providing pre-selection positioning, scoping, and negotiations to support business growth in organizational strategy services.
• Drive organizational transformation through effective change management practices, promoting collaboration and alignment with regional and program goals.
• Design and deliver client-specific solutions that integrate technology, people, and strategy for optimized results using industry best practices tools.
• Apply enterprise program and project management techniques to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with high-quality results.
• Improve stakeholder alignment by developing and implementing strategic engagement frameworks for organizational initiatives.
• Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across BC’s internal teams to maximize value for clients.
• Guide and support clients through change initiatives to achieve measurable results in performance improvement.
• Communicate complex concepts effectively to diverse audiences, including professionals, clients, and the public, through detailed reports and presentations.
• Proactively manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring appropriate levels of effort and resources are applied to each project.
• Develop pathways to support change and high-level strategic initiatives that align with the client’s mission and goals, enhancing service delivery and community engagement.
• Work closely with BC’s Business Unit leadership, Technical Practices, Project Managers, Client Service Managers, and Utility Performance professionals to deliver integrated, client-focused solutions.
• Leverage data-driven insights and advanced analytics to develop actionable recommendations that enhance operational performance.
• Develop and execute strategic plans that align with clients’ business goals, including change management strategies and implementation frameworks.
• Collaborate with BC clients to lead and facilitate organizational strategy initiatives, business process enhancements, and organizational system design improvements.
• Develop integrated solutions based off of client initiatives and community needs related to climate adaptation, prioritized Capital Improvement Plans (CIPs), and equity and social justice plans.
• Conduct organizational and workflow assessments to identify improvement opportunities and drive efficiency.
• Build trusted partnerships with BC clients to understand their unique organizational challenges and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with senior clients to outline, execute, and drive change management strategies, ensuring alignment across the organization.
• Utilize methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), or other performance improvement frameworks to optimize processes.
• Maintain BC’s quality standards while meeting project timelines and budgets.
• Lead complex, cross-functional programs that span multiple business units, agencies, and partnerships.

Requirements

• The ability to lead teams in developing solutions that integrate technology, people, strategy, and adoption for optimized results.
• Experience leveraging data-driven insights and implementing advanced analytics to create actionable recommendations that enhance operational performance.
• Partnering experience with senior clients to outline and execute implementation strategies, driving change management throughout the organization.
• Practical experience with performance improvement and business process mapping methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma.
• Master’s degree in Public Administration, Business, Management, Public Policy, or a related field.
• Experience in identifying new opportunities with priority clients across multiple areas and support preselection positioning and education of services, scoping and negotiations in support of growth of this area of business.
• Proven success in setting up and proactively managing complex, cross-functional projects that span business functional groups, agencies, and partnerships.
• Working knowledge in one or more applications of performance improvement including but not limited to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Lean Six Sigma, Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), and/or Prosci ADKAR.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver tangible results in various business environments.
• 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business, Management, Public Policy, or a related field.
• Experience in enterprise program and project management, business analysis, change management, systems design, organizational and workflow pattern assessment and process improvement methodologies.
• Strong analytical and strategic background.
• Demonstrated proficiency in data analysis and presentation tools.
• Established and exceptional communication skills to craft detailed reports and support presentations for diverse audiences, ranging from other professionals to the public.
• Proven track record in a consulting environment, with direct exposure to strategic planning and organizational management projects.
• Proven record of responsive and diligent project management, capability to meet BC’s quality standards and keeping projects on budget and schedule.
• Demonstration of leading multiple projects simultaneously ensuring the appropriate level of effort is applied to each project.
• Significant experience in business consulting.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance