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Rockwood Company

Senior Consultant

Rockwood Company, Washington, DC


About Rockwood:

Welcome to Rockwood Company, LLC - where innovation meets impact in the heart of the DC Metropolitan Area. As a rapidly growing, woman-owned change management consulting firm, we pride ourselves on delivering unparalleled value to our clients.

At Rockwood, we foster a team-oriented learning environment that encourages our consultants to push boundaries and reach new heights. The work we do is impactful, and our clients are trusted partners. Our consultants take ownership of their success and partner with leadership to achieve their professional development goals.

About the Position:

Our Senior Consultant mentors, develops, and coaches our team members while shaping and leading projects, developing relationships with clients, and contributing to business development in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Specific responsibilities include:
  • Manage one large project (with five (5) or more people) or manage two (2) small projects (with one (1)-three (3) people on each team) to completion, ensuring the effective execution of the project plan.
  • Guide project work through creative and diligent project planning, crafting project approaches, assigning roles and responsibilities, monitoring success and managing risks, discussing needs and options with clients, etc.
  • Efficiently design, develop, and produce high-quality deliverables using proven methodologies and frameworks.
  • Lead data-gathering efforts (i.e., interviews, surveys, or other quantitative and qualitative data collection/analysis) and stakeholder engagement activities.
  • Design, facilitate, and manage client strategy sessions.
  • Conduct outstanding analyses and write reports to synthesize the outputs of major interactions in concise documents.
  • Serve as lead subject matter expert during the development of proposals, which includes writing content and advising on approaches.
  • Develop relationships with clients and stakeholders to support the project outcomes and inform follow-on work or new work opportunities.
  • Identify future needs of existing clients (beyond current project outcomes) and work with Rockwood leadership to develop approaches for securing work.

Required Qualifications:
  • Active Department of Defense (DoD) TS/SCI clearance (will consider DoS and DoJ clearances)
  • 8+ years of relevant work experience and 6+ years as an external management consultant
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Experience leading change management projects; prior experience leading strategy development, organizational design, and workforce readiness alignment sessions
  • Experience developing team members into exceptional consultants, teaching basic consulting frameworks and providing hands-on coaching and continuous feedback
  • Strong project management skills and ability to coordinate multiple engagements simultaneously and prioritize demands
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking with an innate ability to solve complex problems creatively
  • Client/customer focus with outstanding organization skills and attention to detail
  • Strong leadership with the willingness and ability to directly contribute to the creation of client deliverables, not just advise
  • Willingness to commute to client locations three (3) per week, in and around the Washington Metropolitan area; occasional travel outside of the Washington, D.C. area


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's degree
  • Additional consulting-related education/certifications

Our Unique Benefits:
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Employee Funded Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Unlimited Sick Leave
  • Generous Paid Vacation Time and Eight (8) Federal Holidays
  • 401(k) Retirement Program, Rockwood provides a 100% match on employees contributions, up to 4% of their salary deferrals
  • Employer-Paid Parental Leave
  • Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance
  • Continuous Learning and Tuition Reimbursement allowances
  • Bonuses and incentives for high impact work
  • Monthly Cell phone, Hotspot, or Internet Stipend
  • Monthly wellness Stipend
  • Company Teambuilding Events (i.e.: Nationals Games, Bowling, and more)


Rockwood Company values creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Rockwood, please e-mail . This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.