Senior Strategic Planning and Real Property Workforce Subject Matter Expert

Significance is a woman-owned consulting firm serving the federal government. We are known for building trusted relationships within our teams and with our clients and hiring the highest-level experts who implement innovative solutions. We also like to have fun! Our focus on culture has contributed to Significance being named a Washington Business Journal Best Place to Work each of the last seven years. Significance is seeking an experienced Senior Strategic Planning and Real Property Workforce Subject Matter Expert to support critical Navy workforce and strategic planning initiatives at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC. This is a hybrid position and requires an active Secret clearance. The Senior Strategic Planning and Real Property Workforce Subject Matter Expert provides strategic planning, workforce management, organizational alignment, and resource planning support to Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC). The position supports the execution of workforce transformation initiatives, organizational realignment efforts, and long-range resource planning activities across the Navy shore installation enterprise, with a particular focus on the CNIC Real Property community. The SME serves as a trusted advisor to Government leadership, providing analysis, recommendations, and implementation support related to workforce planning, staffing models, organizational design, process improvement, strategic communications, performance management, and resource optimization. The position works across multiple echelons and functional areas to ensure workforce readiness, continuity of operations, and alignment with evolving mission requirements. The successful candidate will leverage extensive experience in Navy facilities, infrastructure planning, real property management, and organizational transformation to develop workforce and resource models, facilitate stakeholder engagement, support policy and governance activities, and assist leadership in making data-driven decisions. Key Responsibilities • Conduct workforce analyses to identify staffing requirements, workforce gaps, organizational risks, and opportunities for improved workforce readiness and sustainment. • Develop and maintain workforce planning models that align staffing requirements with mission priorities, operational demands, and funding constraints. • Support Program Objective Memorandum (POM) planning activities, including data collection, validation, analysis, and alignment of priorities with resource requirements. • Develop program models incorporating historical trends, workload drivers, resource requirements, risks, and future-state scenarios. • Analyze organizational structures and recommend workforce classifications, position alignments, and organizational improvements. • Develop and update workforce documentation, roles and responsibilities, governance artifacts, standard operating procedures, and organizational guidance. • Support workforce realignment initiatives and organizational transition activities across CNIC echelons and departments. • Develop strategic communications products, executive briefings, playbooks, memoranda, taskers, implementation plans, and stakeholder engagement materials. • Support development of performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms that provide leadership visibility into workforce and organizational performance. • Provide subject matter expertise related to Navy shore infrastructure planning, facilities planning, master planning, and real property portfolio management. • Analyze business processes and recommend process improvements that enhance organizational effectiveness and mission execution. • Support the integration of personnel, functions, and responsibilities across organizations undergoing transformation or restructuring. • Facilitate meetings, workshops, working groups, and stakeholder engagements to achieve consensus and advance strategic initiatives. Required Skills: • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. • Minimum 10 years of experience supporting Department of Defense, Navy, or Federal workforce planning, strategic planning, facilities planning, organizational management, or related programs. • Demonstrated experience leading complex planning initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. • Experience developing workforce analyses, staffing models, organizational assessments, and strategic planning products. • Knowledge of Navy organizational structures, shore installation management, and resource planning processes. • Experience supporting senior executive decision-making through data analysis, executive briefings, and strategic recommendations. • Demonstrated ability to develop policies, SOPs, governance documents, and organizational guidance. • Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience developing executive-level products. • Experience facilitating cross-functional teams and stakeholder engagements. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, SharePoint, and other collaboration and analytics tools. • Active Secret Clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one. Desired Skills: • Master's degree in Urban Planning, Public Administration, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Engineering, or a related field. • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. • Direct experience supporting NAVFAC, CNIC, Commander Navy Regions, or Navy shore infrastructure organizations. • Experience with Real Property planning, facilities planning, installation development planning, DD1391 development, master planning, and infrastructure investment strategies. • Knowledge of Navy planning criteria, facility requirements development, and shore infrastructure governance processes. • Experience supporting Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development and resource allocation decisions. • Experience leading organizational transformation, workforce realignment, or change management initiatives. • Experience developing performance metrics, dashboards, and decision-support tools. • Experience serving as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) or supporting acquisition and contract management activities. • Familiarity with enterprise planning systems, facilities management systems, and workforce analytics platforms. At Significance, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Our pay ranges are based on the local cost of labor benchmarks for each specific role, level, and geographic location. We carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including but not limited to experience; job-related skill sets; relevant education or training; and other business and organizational needs. The salary range listed is for the level at which this job has been scoped. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for a comprehensive and generous benefits package. We are an E-Verify Employer https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster.pdf https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RighttoWorkPoster.pdf