Government and Public Sector - Transformation Execution - Business Consulting - Staff

About the role

EY’s Government & Public Sector practice delivers consulting and audit services to Federal, State, Local and Education clients, helping them implement new ideas to achieve mission outcomes. As a member of the Transformation Execution Team, you will support government agencies in improving Program Management operations and driving measurable results through diverse, high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Support and improve Program Management operations, including integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, procurement, and stakeholder management
• Apply PM knowledge to meaningful and complex projects while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and industry leaders
• Collect and analyze data to develop innovative recommendations and methodologies for organizational, process, and technology improvements
• Deliver quality client services and establish enduring relationships with key stakeholders
• Stay current with business and industry trends relevant to clients’ operations
• Advance business acumen by learning from senior resources
• Communicate and help implement EY US’ portfolio management, PM, and project management methodologies
• Develop people through leadership, coaching, and mentoring at all staff levels
• Support people-related initiatives such as recruitment, retention, training, and competency development

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Understand clients’ cultures and operations to influence key decisions
• Leverage industry-leading practices and trends to provide valuable insights
• Cultivate and manage business development opportunities; assess and present ways to serve clients
• Develop and maintain long-term client relationships and networks
• Build relationships across EY practices to meet client needs

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with an emphasis in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a business-related field
• At least two years of consulting or relevant industry experience
• At least one year of experience leading teams on engagements
• Knowledge and experience in:
  • Process improvement
  • Stakeholder and customer engagement support
  • Performance measurement or performance management
  • Performance measures and metrics development
• Demonstrated ability to:
  • Proactively identify team and client needs
  • Work independently with minimal supervision
  • Manage shifting priorities and changing client needs
  • Mentor and develop staff
  • Pay attention to detail and commit to excellence
  • Apply analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with one or more PM software packages, such as Microsoft Project or Oracle Primavera
• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint
• Willingness and ability to travel to client sites
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret/public trust clearance or higher

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior consulting experience with a Big 4 firm or large global institution
• Experience supporting client service projects, business development efforts, and internal growth initiatives
• Experience delivering services for project plans on medium to small projects
• Experience with federal, state, or local agencies, often gained by working in a Big Four global management consulting firm or a blue-chip company focused on government and the public sector

Travel Expectations

The EY Government and Public Sector Practice staffing model assigns resources to projects aligned to the office within your metropolitan area; travel may be required within and/or beyond your region based on client and project needs. For federal practice roles, flexibility to travel up to approximately 30% is preferred. For state, local, and education practice roles, flexibility to travel up to approximately 80% is preferred.

Pay

The base salary range for this role in all US geographic locations is $69,700 to $114,800. In the New York City Metro Area, Washington State, and California (excluding Sacramento), the range is $83,500 to $130,600. Individual salaries within these ranges are determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography.