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Our vision is to address the world's most critical problems with technical and science-based solutions in pursuit of a better future. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach-one that integrates expertise across social, statistical, data, and laboratory sciences, engineering, and other technical disciplines to solve the world’s most challenging problems.We believe in the promise of science and technical solutions, and we push ourselves every day to deliver on that promise for the good of people, communities, and businesses in the US and around the world. If you are looking for the opportunity to make a real difference, RTI is the place for you.\nAbout the Hiring Group\nRTI/TechWerx supports the management and execution of the Genesis Mission Consortium under the programmatic direction of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The consortium brings together industry, academia, National Laboratories, and other partners to facilitate collaboration and resource sharing in support of the Genesis Mission, a whole of government initiative to harness artificial intelligence and advanced computing to accelerate scientific discovery, advance energy innovation, and strengthen national security.\nThe Consortium Operations Manager leads the day-to-day operational execution of the Genesis Mission Consortium, translating strategic priorities and contractual commitments into coordinated workplans, staffing and resource plans, and timely delivery. Reporting to the Consortium Lead, the Manager serves as the consortium’s operational lead and is responsible for integrating execution across workstreams, managing operational performance, and ensuring appropriate financial oversight, contractual compliance, and project delivery that meets RTI’s internal quality standards. This position has no direct reports and exercises operational leadership through coordination, priority-setting, and follow-through across project teams.\nWithin the approved project plans, budgets, and assigned authority, the Consortium Operations Manager establishes operational priorities, directs program coordination activities, coordinates project teams and RTI business partners, and resolves routine operations issues. The Manager serves as a key operational point of contact for federal sponsors and ensures the Consortium Lead has timely visibility into performance, risks, and decisions requiring escalation.\nThe Consortium Lead retains overall accountability for RTI’s delivery of consortium activities, including implementation strategy, governance support, strategic sponsor relationships, major programmatic decisions with RTI’s authority, and overall performance. The Operations Manager owns the processes and follow-through required to execute that direction, enabling the Consortium Lead to focus on overall project leadership and sponsor relationships.\nTo qualify, candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status, etc.). Preference will be given to candidates located in the DC or RTP areas, with flexibility to consider remote candidates based on qualifications.\nWhat You'll Do\nProgram Execution and Integration\nTranslate strategic direction and sponsor priorities into integrated workplans, ensuring activities and deliverables have clear owners, milestones, deadlines, and dependencies, and that workplans are updated regularly.\nCoordinate execution across consortium functional leads, sponsor/agency leads, program and project coordination staff, and RTI business partners to ensure cohesive delivery and clear accountability.\nProvide day-to-day direction and priorities to program/project coordination staff and coordinate delivery with workstream leads.\nOversee the integrated consortium workplan, schedules, deliverables, actions, decisions, risks, and status reporting, ensuring follow-through on agreed actions and timely completion of milestones and deliverables.\nMaintain visibility across workstreams, dependencies, priorities, risks, and issues; work with functional leads to resolve execution challenges and escalate significant delivery, resource, strategic, governance, or sponsor matters to the Consortium Lead as appropriate.\nEstablish and maintain effective program management processes and operating rhythms appropriate to the size and complexity of the consortium.\nSponsor and Stakeholder Management\nServe as a primary day-to-day operational point of contact for federal sponsors, in coordination with the Consortium Lead and designated sponsor/agency leads.\nSupport the preparation and delivery of briefings, status updates, decision materials, and other program information for sponsor and RTI leadership audiences.\nSupport the Consortium Lead in the preparation of senior sponsor engagements, strategic discussions, and major programmatic decisions.\nSupport integration of additional federal sponsoring agencies, working with agency leads and functional teams to accommodate sponsor-specific requirements while leveraging common Genesis Mission Consortium services and processes.\nCoordinate follow-up on sponsor requests and agreed actions, ensuring clear ownership and timely responses, and escalating matters requiring Consortium Lead direction or contractual review.\nFinancial, Staffing & Operational Management\nLead program budgeting, forecasting, staffing, and resource planning in collaboration with the Consortium Lead, Financial Analyst, and functional leads.\nMonitor and manage program expenditures against the budget, supported by the Financial Analyst, and assess actual and forecast costs against the contract values to identify emerging financial risks.\nTrack labor charging and resource utilization against staffing plans and budgets; assess staffing needs as workload evolves and recommend adjustments to priorities, assignments, processes, or staffing.\nTrack contractual billing milestones and coordinate with responsible parties to ensure invoices are submitted promptly when billing requirements are met, including any required deliverable acceptance. Monitor expenditures against amounts invoiced and coordinate resolution of billing delays or discrepancies.\nCoordinate with contracting, subcontracting, finance, billing, and other RTI business partners to support effective program execution and compliance with applicable requirements.\nSupport operational planning for new or expanded sponsored activities, including anticipated staffing, operational, financial and other internal resource requirements.\nOperational Improvement and Scaling\nIdentify and implement opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, or otherwise improve recurring Genesis Mission Consortium processes and workflows.\nDevelop and implement scalable operating approaches for supporting growth in consortium membership, programs, working groups, and federal sponsorship.\nAssess operational implications of additional initiatives and sponsoring agencies and develop appropriate implementation approaches in coordination with functional and sponsor leads.\nSupport longer-term workforce, capacity, and operational planning in coordination with the Consortium Lead and functional leads to ensure the Genesis Mission Consortium can scale efficiently while maintaining program quality and sponsor responsiveness.\nWhat You'll Need\nRequired\nBachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience, Master’s degree and 6 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.\nUS Citizenship required. \nAt least 4 years relevant experience managing the day-to-day operations and delivery of complex federal programs.\nDemonstrated experience leading program execution across multidisciplinary or cross-functional teams, including establishing clear ownership, securing commitments, and driving follow-through where contributors may not directly report to the position.\nDemonstrated experience managing workplans, schedules, deliverables, risks, staffing requirements, and competing priorities. Demonstrated experience managing project budgets and forecasts, monitoring expenditures and labor utilization.\nDemonstrated ability to work effectively with U.S. government sponsors and senior program stakeholders.\nStrong judgment and demonstrated ability to independently resolve operational issues while recognizing matters requiring leadership or sponsor escalation.\nOutstanding critical thinking skills and proven ability to identify issues and opportunities, provide solutions, and build consensus among multiple stakeholders.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing concise program updates, briefings, and decision-support materials for senior audiences.\nDemonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities, stakeholders, and requirements, navigate ambiguity, and translate incomplete information into clear next steps while meeting deadlines.\nExperience developing or implementing scalable program management processes, operating models, workflow improvements, or automation.\nExperience with workforce planning, resource allocation, and management across multidisciplinary teams or multiple workstreams.\nPeriodic domestic travel may be required based on program needs.\nSome assignments may require the ability to meet applicable U.S. Government access, suitability, or security requirements.\nPreferred\nExperience managing multi-stakeholder initiatives, research programs, consortiums, partnerships, or comparable activities.\nExperience supporting consortium, public-private partnership, research collaboration, or ecosystem-based program models.\nExperience managing programs involving multiple federal agencies or sponsor organizations.\nEEO & Pay Equity Statements\nFor San Francisco, CA USA Job Postings Only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Further information is available here.\nRTI accepts applications to our job openings from candidates with criminal histories or conviction records in accordance with all applicable laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.\nFor Applicants in Massachusetts Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.\nThe anticipated pay range for this role is listed below. Our pay ranges represent national averages and may vary by location as a geographic differential may be applied to some locations within the United States. RTI considers multiple factors when making an offer including, for example: established salary range, internal budget, business needs, and education and years of work experience possessed by the applicant. 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