Consultant - United States

dss+ • Houston, TX

16h • Remote

About The Position

This role can be based anywhere in the US. Travel of 70%+ is required. Allow us to introduce ourselves dss+ is a leading operations management consulting firm offering a range of advisory and implementation transformational services in Operational Risk, Operational Excellence, and Sustainability, enabled by Learning & Development and Digital Technologies. dss+ has employees across the globe offering services primarily in the Metals & Mining, Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Manufacturing, Consumer Products, and Financial Services industries. With our DuPont industrial operations heritage and expertise in operational risk management, operations excellence, learning & development, data analytics & digital technology, our capabilities provide an integrated, transformational solution to enable clients to realize their business goals. At dss+ we have established an inclusive culture, where everyone contributes, has the chance to develop and display their talents in solving challenging client problems. We are a team-based culture and, thus, we look for people that operate well in this environment, are intellectually curious and adaptive in ensuring their contribution fits within the evolving themes and dynamics of our projects. The Role dss + services fall into three core areas—operational risk management, operational excellence, and sustainability—each bolstered by learning, development and culture change solutions and digital technologies. Teams around the globe work with clients in metals and mining, chemicals, oil and gas, power and utilities, agriculture, food and beverage, industrial and manufacturing, and private equity. You will work with leading industrial companies to improve their footprint, keep their people and communities safe, and deliver value to our clients, transforming their cultures, processes and capabilities for sustainable, long-term results and at all levels – from executives to operators. We are currently hiring broadly at the Consultant level, with a particular focus on metals and mining, manufacturing, and oil and gas. We’re ideally looking for someone who’s worked in both consulting and industry, especially within these sectors, but we’re always eager to connect with talented people whose paths might look a little different.

Requirements

• A self-starter, who is able to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment and must be driven to produce improvement initiatives both internally and with clients
• You must have excellent analytical, problem solving, and communication skills to provide relevant recommendations and maintain high stakeholder satisfaction levels
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and team working attitude, to be able to work in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams
• High level of proficiency with PowerPoint, Visio, Word, Advanced Excel, Access, and ideally visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Willingness and ability to travel and work on client sites as required
• You’re willing to develop expertise across all aspects of our clients’ operations
• 1-3 years of prior exposure to consulting and/or industrial operations environment
• A graduate from a top-tier university with a degree in a business-related major or engineering.
• Live and breathe dss + Core Values and Mission Critical Behaviors and encourage others to do the same.
• As a company and individually, we are here to deliver value, walk our talk, keep learning, work in teams and be engaged.
• Plug into technical, regional, and global communities to build working relationships and a strong network of resources.
• Advance the way the industry thinks, contributing to emerging dss + IP, reusable assets, thought leadership and more.

Nice To Haves

• A post-graduate qualification will be beneficial
• We’re ideally looking for someone who’s worked in both consulting and industry, especially within these sectors, but we’re always eager to connect with talented people whose paths might look a little different.

Responsibilities

• You will work across industry sectors with a team of experienced consultants and subject matter experts to help our clients improve their operational capabilities.
• You’ll be aligned to a primary industry group but engage in work that spans multiple sectors.
• You will be involved in all aspects of client projects from day 1: you will help structure and prepare projects, join key client interactions, and generate senior management outputs
• Contribute to the delivery of client engagements to develop safety leadership and culture, reduce operational risks, and enhance systems and capabilities for safety and risk management
• Deliver assessments, design and deliver training and coaching programs, and develop operational risk management systems
• Facilitate workshops, deliver coaching, provide technical advice to clients and develop risk and safety systems
• Manage projects to ensure the effective execution of the project, including project planning, project governance and risk management
• This position will allow you to apply and expand your analytical and problem-solving skills across a variety of industries, for both domesticl and international clients

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level