Executive Consultant 2

This position facilitates construction, public and internal partnerships with the agency stakeholders. Provides expertise and guidance for organizing programs across the agency . Promotes building productive partnerships, problem solving, team alignment and communication. Distributes resources and tools for teams to utilize and monitors the progress of assigned programs. Requires travel which may include overnight stays.

Schedule and facilitate public and internal partnerships workshops. Assist the teams to reach a consensus on project-related matters. Complete all follow up documentation. Track projects through their life cycle and support collaborative efforts with team members and stakeholders.

Organize and complete all administrative functions before and after workshops. Follow-up with team members and leadership of existing partnerships, providing technical expertise and program guidance to ensure quality services are maintained. Coordinate and analyze reporting of progress and various actions for ADOT leadership and management review.

Utilize customer feedback and partnering needs to assess opportunities to enhance the program. This includes pulse surveys and evaluations to monitor project health, along with implementing new services, tools, and best practices.

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of effective communication
• Facilitation of construction meetings/workshops
• Partnering in construction
• Natural, professional, energetic interpersonal style
• Organizational development and understanding of government structure and culture
• Mediation and conflict resolution
• AMS or lean management system tools such as SDCA, PDCA, Process Mapping, and Kaizen
• Project management

Skill in:

• Public speaking, facilitation, training, and coaching
• Sttrong written and verbal communication
• Developing relationships and building rapport with internal and external stakeholders
• Comprehensive facilitation and meeting consultation services
• Providing effective guidance and expertise in the development and implementation and evaluation of partnerships
• Creating effective presentations and documents
• Listening to stakeholders to collaborate and develop creative solutions to address their concerns and issues
• Implementing process improvements using data analysis, critical thinking, and problem solving
• Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio

Ability to:

• Facilitate groups to develop Partnering goals and identify potential Partnering issues in construction projects
• Guide teams through problem identification and resolution
• Actively listen and understand customer concerns
• Effectively apply time management and organizational skills
• Provide accurate and relevant oral/written information in an efficient manner
• Work in a team oriented organizational structure
• Be flexible between changes in task assignments
• Review information from a variety of sources to aid in the maintenance and advancement of partnering
• Develop and apply standard work and visual management within the organization
• Develop strong working relationships with team members, peers, and management
• Address conflicts and obstacles and guide teams to achieve desired results

Four years of team facilitation, meeting coordination, training, public speaking, project management, which included team/consensus building, report writing and presentation, time management and organizational analysis.

A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communication or closely related field may substitute for two years of experience.

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, and  the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Mandatory participation in the Arizona Retirement System (ASRS) is required.

For questions about this career opportunity, please contact ADOT Human Resources Recruitment via email at srecruitment@azdot.gov or phone call at (602) 712-8188 option 2.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 712-8188 option 3. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. ADOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.