Client Project Manager, Smart Grid

MONITOR 360, a division of leading consulting firm The Monitor Group with offices around the world, is seeking a qualified candidate to help lead client work and build our practice based in the San Francisco office. The practitioner will apply consulting skills to help address a range of complex problems for U.S. government clients. Our clients bring us their most difficult, open-ended challenges that involve a high degree of uncertainty and complexity. They expect us to help them generate insights and provide novel, innovative answers and solutions to big questions, such as:

• What are the risks and opportunities for US national security from emerging developments in telecom and power grid technologies?
• How will the uses and adaptations of communications technology pose unique opportunities for global actors to organize and mobilize?
• What is the future relationship of Russia and China and its impact US national security?

Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day management of consulting projects at the intersection of science and technology with geo-economics/politics and national security
• Manage all aspects of a given project, including workflow planning, budgeting, research agenda, team assembly/allocations, deliverables crafting, progress reporting, client meeting and workshop coordination, sourcing of experts from networks, etc.
• Contribute to the intellectual agenda for and approach to the execution of each project
• Structure and facilitate interactive client workshops and learning journeys
• Collaborate closely with the account leader and the partners managing Monitor 360 to determine the course of each case and the overall strategy for the client relationship
• Contribute to the group's business development and marketing campaigns aimed at developing client relationships

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree from top university in electrical engineering, computer science, technical design, communications or power systems
• 5+ years of professional experience, of which 2+ years spent in consulting
• Proven ability to deliver value-added client experiences
• US national with strong desire to work on national security issues
• Global outlook, intellectual curiosity and demand for diversity of opinions
• Strong inclination to co-create solutions with a diverse set of team members
• Superior written and oral communication skills, focused on crafting impactful narratives
• Highly motivated self-starter with versatile, entrepreneurial approach
• Ability to travel domestically approx. 25% of the time and internationally on occasion
• Familiarity with text- and graphics-based software tools, and online collaboration and knowledge sharing platforms

Compensation: A competitive compensation and benefits package, commensurate with experience

• An intellectually stimulating, innovative working environment characterized by thought-partnering and collegial generosity
• The opportunity for personal growth and for a career within the Monitor 360 team, the Monitor National Economic Development & Security division and Monitor Group globally

Deadline: February 15, 2010

To Apply:

If you are interested in this position and feel that you have the relevant experience, skills, and qualities, please apply by sending the following 3 items:

1. A cover letter that outlines how your skills and experience make you a viable candidate for this particular position, and why you feel you'd be a good fit for Monitor 360
2. A résumé
3. A recent writing sample that displays analytic ability. The writing sample may be from academic coursework or a professional environment.