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Senior Consultant / Strategic Delivery Lead - Risk Management

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Location
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Work
Remote
Employment
Not stated
Level
Lead / staff
Function
Operations
Pay
$100K – $180K a year (read from the ad)
Posted
3 weeks ago

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The top of this role’s range, $180K a year, is about the median of $185K for lead / staff operations jobs in Virginia (middle half $160K – $225K, 31 jobs that state pay).

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About the role

SCT is a firm that partners and collaborates with our clients to deliver results and navigate complex challenges. We bring specialized expertise in strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, data analytics, talent management, human capital management, and PMO services. Our core values, that we apply to everything we do, are Integrity, Superior Value, Excellence, Teamwork, Empowerment and Continuous Learning.

We value highly and therefore cultivate a collaborative working culture that emphasizes each employee's strengths and interests in building our team and delivering for clients.

About SCT

SCT is a firm that partners and collaborates with our clients to deliver results and navigate complex challenges. We bring specialized expertise in strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, data analytics, talent management, human capital management, and PMO services. Our core values, that we apply to everything we do, are Integrity, Superior Value, Excellence, Teamwork, Empowerment and Continuous Learning.

We value highly and therefore cultivate a collaborative working culture that emphasizes each employee's strengths and interests in building our team and delivering for clients

Description

SCT is seeking a Senior Consultant / Strategic Delivery Lead - Risk Management to provide strategic advisory and project leadership support within a national security mission organization. The Senior Consultant will support efforts to strengthen enterprise risk management, translate complex technical and programmatic information into strategic insights, and develop recommendations that support executive decision-making. The Senior Consultant will provide functional leadership across projects and interact regularly with the client as a trusted strategic advisor.

Duties

  • Provide strategic advisory support on enterprise risk management, risk-informed decision-making, governance, and program maturation.
  • Analyze complex technical, programmatic and operational information and translate it into strategic recommendations to enhance enterprise risk management.
  • Lead projects and workstreams, including planning, coordination, quality review, action tracking, and oversight of junior team members.
  • Develop executive briefings, presentations, reports, strategic communications, and decision-support materials.
  • Design and facilitate strategic summits, workshops, working sessions, training, and stakeholder engagements.
  • Support development of risk management processes, training, dashboards, performance measures, and other program capabilities.
  • Coordinate across technical experts, program offices, senior leaders, contractors, and other stakeholders.
  • Identify emerging client needs, risks, gaps, and opportunities and recommend practical approaches to address them.
  • May include occasional travel.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 8 years of professional experience in risk management, strategic advisory services, federal consulting, program/project management, or a closely related field.
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; a Master’s degree is preferred.
  • Active U.S. Government security clearance with fully adjudicated T5 background investigation including drug test.
  • Strong working knowledge of risk management principles, processes, and risk-informed decision-making.
  • Experience within the Department of Energy (DOE) or National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) environment is highly desirable.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex projects and multidisciplinary teams with limited supervision.
  • Ability to understand complex technical information and communicate strategic implications to executive audiences.
  • High-quality written, analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent oral communication, organizational and interpersonal skills, including ability to interface with executive-level clients.
  • Experience designing or facilitating strategic workshops, summits, or other stakeholder engagements is highly desirable.
  • PMP, PMI-RMP, Lean Six Sigma, or other relevant professional certification is preferred.

Location: Remote / Occasional Travel

Compensation: The anticipated salary range for this full-time position is $100,000 to $180,000 annually. The final salary offered will be determined based on factors such as the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and contractual requirements, as applicable.

SCT offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage; employer paid basic life and short-term disability insurance; voluntary supplemental insurance options; paid time off and paid holidays; and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching, subject to plan eligibility requirements.

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.

Source

Posted by SCT on their own hiring page, job-boards.greenhouse.io. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 11:42 UTC; the original is the reference.

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