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Matrix Design Group, Inc. is an award winning, employee-owned engineering, planning, and consulting firm. As an employee-owned company we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, respect, and excellence and are dedicated to providing innovative and sustainable solutions for our clients.
We have a friendly, collegial, cooperative atmosphere and offer a full range of benefits including an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; holiday, vacation, and sick leave; training and education; and a 401(k) plan. Matrix employees are encouraged to participate in employee wellness programs, social committees, and community outreach programs.
Salary Range: $105,000 - $130,000 annually. Salary will be dependent upon experience.
Locations: Colorado Springs, Denver, Phoenix, San Antonio or Remote
Summary:
The Senior Consultant will be responsible for providing advanced consulting support to Matrix’s Built Environment Solutions (BES) business unit. Consulting support is typically related directly or indirectly to the Department of War or other federal agencies. It may include developing study methodologies, data collection and analyses, planning and programming facility and infrastructure requirements, researching and writing unique reports, and other tasks as assigned.
The ideal candidate is a self-directed leader who can translate complex problems into executable work plans, mentor team members, communicate effectively with technical and executive audiences, and help identify follow-on opportunities while modeling the Matrix First mindset.
Essential Functions:
- Lead project delivery: develop work plans, scopes, schedules, and budgets; manage risks, changes, and internal controls.
- Serve as a primary day-to-day point of contact for client counterparts; build trust and manage expectations through proactive communication.
- Plan and facilitate virtual and in-person stakeholder engagements (workshops, charrettes, interviews, working groups) to shape objectives and capture requirements.
- Direct and/or perform analysis and documentation that supports BES offerings, including facilities and infrastructure planning, asset management, space utilization, and process improvement.
- Integrate multiple technical domains into coherent, client-ready products; ensure methods and assumptions are transparent, traceable, and defensible.
- Prepare and review deliverables such as technical memoranda, executive briefings, implementation plans, dashboards/exhibits, and reports.
- Administer QA/QC for project deliverables; enforce consistency in templates, standards, and data quality across the project team.
- Coordinate and lead multi-disciplinary teams (internal staff and subconsultants); assign tasks, set priorities, and maintain momentum to hit deadlines.
- Track financial performance (budget, burn, invoicing, realization) and optimize staffing to balance delivery excellence with profitability and utilization.
- Identify issues affecting scope, schedule, or client satisfaction early; recommend options and elevate appropriately to leadership when appropriate.
- Contribute to business development: support capture planning, write proposal content, develop fee estimates, and help position follow-on work with existing clients.
- Model Matrix First by collaborating across teams, mentoring others, and representing Matrix professionally in client and community settings.
Competencies:
- Strong consulting and project management fundamentals (scope, schedule, budget, risk, QA/QC, and client satisfaction).
- Ability to translate complex facility and infrastructure challenges into clear tasks, deliverables, and recommendations.
- Technical credibility across BES service areas (requirement development, asset management and strategies, space use and planning, process improvement) and ability to integrate disciplines.
- Executive-ready communication: clear writing, confident briefing, and the ability to explain trade-offs and limitations to non-technical audiences.
- Facilitation skills for workshops and stakeholder engagements; able to build alignment across diverse groups.
- Sound judgment and independence; comfortable working under broad guidance and making day-to-day decisions within delegated authority.
- Leadership and mentoring: develops others through coaching, feedback, and setting clear expectations.
- Strong organization and attention to detail; produces high-quality, defensible work products on deadline.
- Financial acumen for project performance and staffing decisions; understands how delivery choices affect profitability and risk.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with data visualization and collaboration tools (e.g., Power BI/Tableau, Teams, SharePoint) is a plus.
- Professionalism and integrity; represents Matrix well with clients, partners, and the community.
- Commitment to Matrix First culture—collaboration, accountability, service, and continuous improvement.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Provides day-to-day task leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance to project team members (consultants, analysts, and subconsultants) and may supervise staff as assigned.
- Direct supervisory responsibilities will vary based on project needs and business growth; the role regularly contributes to staff development, performance feedback, and workload planning.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, planning, construction management, business, data science, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience in consulting, project management, facilities/infrastructure planning, asset management, space utilization, process improvement, or similar work (more experience preferred for highly senior candidates).
- Preferred experience supporting federal clients, particularly the Department of War, with familiarity in navigating government stakeholders, requirements, and documentation standards.
- Professional licensure and/or relevant certifications are preferred (examples: PMP, PE, RA, AICP, CCM, CFM, CEM) or demonstrated equivalent experience leading complex federal projects.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (Secret or higher), including passing a background investigation; U.S. citizenship may be required for specific contracts.
- Valid driver’s license in conjunction with successfully passing the Company’s MVR screening.
- Ability and willingness to travel to client sites and project locations as needed.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Matrix Design Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against based on disability.
The expected salary range for this position is displayed in accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location.
