[Hiring] Senior Program Management Consultant @Saxon Global

Role Description

Develop and manage a detailed project work plan for the Regional ADV and Anchor-Out Program, including:

• Tasks
• Milestones
• Deliverables
• Decision points
• Schedules
• Progress updates
• Meeting materials
• Meeting notes
• Action items
• Task tracking

Review and synthesize existing materials related to the Regional ADV and Anchor-Out Program, including:

• Workshop materials
• Meeting notes
• Survey results
• Stakeholder input
• Internal memoranda
• Policy research
• Case studies
• Inventories
• Related program materials

The consultant will identify:

• Key findings
• Recurring themes
• Information gaps
• Unresolved questions
• Major funding, policy, legislative, jurisdictional, and governance considerations

Design and support a targeted stakeholder engagement process, including:

• Outreach strategy
• Stakeholder mapping
• Meeting and workshop design
• Agenda preparation
• Facilitation of virtual and in-person meetings
• Coordination with public and private sector partners such as:
• Federal, tribal, state, regional, and local agencies
• Harbormasters
• Marina operators
• Marine patrol
• Nonprofit organizations
• Advocacy groups
• Interested community members

Develop a draft framework for a Regional ADV and Anchor-Out Program that defines:

• The core problem
• Program purpose
• Goals
• Intended outcomes
• Roles and responsibilities
• Governance and operational gaps
• Program structure options
• Phasing
• Funding approaches
• Staffing needs
• Prevention strategies
• Coordination strategies
• Early intervention strategies
• Near-term and long-term implementation needs

Prepare a final written roadmap or feasibility framework that summarizes:

• The work completed under the contract
• Practical next steps for advancing or testing a Regional ADV and Anchor-Out Program
• The problem
• Key findings
• Stakeholder input
• Major barriers
• Program design considerations
• Policy and governance issues
• Funding and operational considerations
• Recommended next steps

The final product is intended to support BCDC leadership, staff, external partners, and a potential Budget Change Proposal process in 2027.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in related field

Requirements

• 12-years or more of experience as a project and program manager for large-scale clients, preferably in the government sector, which shall include:
• Minimum five years of experience developing strategic planning documents, implementation roadmaps, feasibility frameworks, program designs, or similar policy-related planning documents
• Experience supporting public-sector, policy-oriented, regional, environmental, coastal, marine, or local government organizations
• Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings, workshops, stakeholder discussions, and executive or board/commission-level conversations
• Strong project management skills, including development of work plans, schedules, milestone trackers, action item logs, meeting materials, status updates, and final deliverables
• Strong research, analysis, writing, and synthesis skills, including ability to summarize stakeholder input, identify major themes, document gaps, and develop actionable recommendations
• Ability to work with executive leaders, agency staff, Commissioners, public agencies, and diverse external stakeholders in a collaborative and time-sensitive environment
• Must be qualified/eligible to do business in California, if contracting directly

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with regional governance, interagency coordination, program design, public policy implementation, or multi-jurisdictional initiatives
• Experience with coastal, marine, environmental, harbor/marina, public safety, enforcement, or abandoned/derelict vessel issues
• Experience developing funding strategies, staffing models, governance options, roles and responsibilities matrices, and phased implementation roadmaps
• Familiarity with San Francisco Bay Area public agencies, local governments, shoreline management, marine operations, or environmental planning
• Experience preparing briefing materials, executive summaries, commissioner/board updates, and presentation-ready materials

Additional Information

• Candidates will be required to provide the following to submit to the client:
• PDF copy of diploma/degree or
• PDF copies of certifications
• Three client references for project work performed within the past 5-years