[Hiring] Consulting Specialist II @CannonDesign

Role Description

• Lead or co-lead the Great Lakes initiatives related to resiliency, climate planning, and partnerships with other organizations.
• Develop data-driven recommendations to drive actionable strategic plans related to the Great Lakes initiatives and other projects as assigned.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—including architects, operational planners, and analytics groups—to co-create user-centered solutions that align with organizational goals.
• Prepare and present clear, compelling reports and visualizations for clients, illustrating how strategic planning initiatives and capital investments will impact performance and long-term organizational value.
• Foster strong relationships with clients through consistent communication, integrity, and by delivering reliable, high-quality strategic consulting services.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, regulatory changes, and advancements to ensure strategic recommendations remain relevant and forward-looking.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions to align diverse perspectives, validate assumptions, and build consensus around strategic initiatives.
• Identify, establish, and nurture meaningful, long-term relationships with clients and internal partners through excellence, integrity, and reliability.
• Deeply embed our approach to problem solving in human-centered strategies that reflect community impact, social impact, operational needs, and financial parameters.
• Significant travel may be required, as necessitated by clients and your role.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred, bachelor's degree required.
• Additional credential preferred, including additional graduate degrees.
• 10+ years of strategic consulting experience or organizational leadership in the education, consulting, or corporate environment.
• 10+ years of experience leading teams and managing internal initiatives.
• Deep expertise in building strategic coalitions, organizing and facilitating think tanks, especially related to climate and resiliency planning, city and government planning.
• Extensive experience presenting to clients, industry conferences, and internal leadership.
• Strategic and analytical thinking to tackle complex challenges.

Requirements

• The salary range for this position is $159,500 to $199,400 annually.
• Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
• We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible spending account options, and voluntary insurances.
• We have paid time off, flex-time schedules, remote work options, and a 401k plan and employee perk programs.
• For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at CannonDesign Benefits .
• Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Company Description

As part of CannonDesign’s industry-leading consulting family, our Blue Cottage team works with organizational leaders to define their ideal future and plan processes, organizational strategies, equipment, and facilities to create an ideal future.

• Our projects are anchored by services such as strategic transformation, design thinking, space and functional programming, operational planning, change management, and transition and activation planning.

About Working Here

• We are a start-up culture in an established firm: nimble, energetic, innovative, and fun.
• We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction).
• We are committed to ensuring our practice provides equal opportunities for all employees.
• We support equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts that benefit all employees through the leadership of our DEI Council and Employee Resource Groups.
• We’re about communication and transparency here.