Senior Managing Consultant, Specialty Areas

Job Description: • Provide strategic leadership and oversight for multiple specialty practice areas, ensuring alignment with firmwide goals, modernization efforts, and equity principles. • Support Managing Consultants in developing and executing strategic visions for their practice areas. • Promote consistency in consulting approaches, methodologies, deliverables, and standards across practice areas. • Identify cross-cutting needs, trends, and opportunities to strengthen BME’s consulting services and thought leadership. • Establish and track KPIs for practice performance and growth. • Foster collaboration across practice areas and contribute to firmwide systems improvement and knowledge sharing. • Partner with Managing Consultants to identify and pursue strategic business development opportunities within and across their specialty areas. • Provide high-level review and guidance on proposals, scopes of work, and budgets. • Support the development of new service lines and expansion into additional states or jurisdictions. • Support annual revenue planning and resource allocation in collaboration with firm leadership. • Represent BME in professional networks, coalitions, conferences, and thought leadership settings. • Ensure the delivery of high-quality consulting engagements across supervised practice areas. • Provide senior-level guidance to clients on complex public health issues, systems improvements, and cross-jurisdictional planning. • Serve as a resource for managing escalated client issues, timeline challenges, and interagency coordination. • Support Managing Consultants in contract management, client communication, and quality assurance. • Directly supervise several Managing Consultants who lead specialty practice areas. • Provide coaching, performance management, and professional development to strengthen leadership capacity and technical excellence. • Support recruitment, staffing decisions, and team resourcing in partnership with the Director of Public Health and internal Operations/HR leadership. • Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning across all supervised practice areas. • Strengthen internal systems for knowledge capture, documentation, and shared learning. • Lead or contribute to internal initiatives focused on improvement of consulting tools, processes, and training resources. • Support integration of equity, cultural responsiveness, and inclusive practices across all specialty areas and project deliverables. Requirements: • Master’s degree (MPH, MPA, MS, or related field) in public health, emergency preparedness, health systems, or a relevant discipline. • 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in public health, consulting, or systems-building within government, nonprofit, or professional services settings. • 5+ years of supervisory experience, including overseeing managers or senior consultants. • Demonstrated success leading multiple public health programs, practice areas, or complex portfolios. • Extensive experience managing client relationships and overseeing large-scale public health projects. • Strong understanding of public health infrastructure, modernization, and specialty domains such as emergency preparedness or substance use. • Exceptional communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills. • Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution and detail orientation. • Commitment to equity, cultural responsiveness, and strengthening local public health systems. Benefits: • 6+ weeks total leave, including paid vacation, sick time, personal leave, and floating holidays • Health, dental, and vision insurance • Health FSA and dependent care FSA • 401(k) with employer match • Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance • One-time technology stipend • Opportunities for professional development and career growth Apply tot his job

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