Project Specialist

Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986, PCG employs approximately 2,000 professionals throughout the U.S.—all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm is a member of a family of companies with experience in all 50 states, and clients in six Canadian provinces and Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector. To learn more, visit www.publicconsultinggroup.com.

Our Education team offers consulting services and technology solutions to help schools, school districts, and state education agencies/ministries of education promote student success, improve programs and processes, and optimize financial resources. We work with clients to ensure all students have what they need to succeed.

Services:

• Teaching
• Learning Solutions
• Data Systems
• IT Solutions
• Financial Solutions
• Equity in Education
• Equitable Education
• Recovery Services

PCG’s Education Consulting service line seeks an Operations Project Specialist to provide various levels of support to the operations team related to the development and publication of print and digital curriculum and professional learning for our clients in the K-12 education sector. The Operations Project Specialist will perform a variety of tasks in support of the Operations team. This may include light copyediting, presentation stylization, proofreading, content loading into identified systems, process documentation, quality assurance validation, running reports, categorization of data sets, and other similar types of project support tasks as needed.
This is a remote role, with occasional in-person meetings. Some travel may be required.

• Will serve various roles within the Operations team to ensure delivery of key work product across various internal and external client projects
• Basic proofreading skills and an eagerness to learn light copyediting, presentation stylization, content loading into identified systems, process documentation, quality assurance validation, running reports, categorizing data sets, etc.
• Ability to write and follow detailed instructions
• Ability to coordinate work set forth in an Operations project plan
• Contribute to and implement process improvements
• Ensure operations staff have access and resources necessary to complete their work (e.g., texts, folder access, account access). Provides training as needed
• Maintain a positive working relationship with all staff and clients
• Complete analysis on large data sets.
• Collect and enter project related data
• Maintain a detail-oriented problem-solving approach to business and technical issues
• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to embrace change
• Be a self-starter and possess intellectual curiosity
• Ability to work both in a team situation and autonomously
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, in particular Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Fulfill other project related duties as assigned

Required Skills and Orientations

• Strong interpersonal, organizational, research, presentation, time management, problem-solving, and oral and written communication skills.
• Process oriented and results-driven work strategy
• Solid technical, practical, and demonstrable skills with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint and Google workspaces tools

As required by applicable law, PCG provides the following reasonable range of compensation for this role: $60,000-$80,000. In addition, PCG provides a range of benefits for this role, including medical and dental care benefits, 401k, PTO, parental leave, bereavement leave.

Compensation:

Compensation for roles at Public Consulting Group varies depending on a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience.  As required by applicable law, PCG provides the following reasonable range of compensation for this role below. In addition, PCG provides a range of benefits for this role, including medical and dental care benefits, 401k, PTO, parental leave, bereavement leave.

EEO Statement:

Public Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to celebrating diversity and intentionally creating a culture of inclusion. We believe that we work best when our employees feel empowered and accepted, and that starts by honoring each of our unique life experiences. At PCG, all aspects of employment regarding recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, company-sponsored training, education, and social and recreational programs are based on merit, business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, gender identity and/or expression, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, citizenship status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. PCG will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. PCG believes in health, equality, and prosperity for everyone so we can succeed in changing the ways the public sector, including health, education, technology and human services industries, work.