MetaPhase Consulting Careers

 
At MetaPhase, we believe Quirky is Cool and being authentic is the only way to be!  We take the work we do very seriously and do a lot of important mission-focused work for our clients. We are individuals with different passions and strengths who take as much joy in the work we do as from those we work with. Today, we have a team that is invested in creating new solutions that lean forward, challenge the status quo, but also reflect our intimate knowledge of our customers’ business. Over the years we have fostered a culture in which we are united by shared values—passion, solidarity, generosity, curiosity, and boldness—and these come alive in the work we do and how we do it.          

Together, we know our people are our difference—for our clients and our colleagues.          

Are you ready to:        

• Work alongside a dedicated and diverse set of people to offer honest advice and practical guidance to our clients?   

• Learn and grow by taking advantage of every opportunity available to you?   

• Join a company which prides itself on its shared values and inclusive culture?    

• Be the difference and make it happen? 

MetaPhase is currently supporting the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Strategic HQ Integration and Functional Transformation (SHIFT) initiative, an 18-month effort to assess and optimize FTA Headquarters organizational structures, functions, staffing, governance, and workload models.

In support of this project, MetaPhase is seeking a Senior Human Capital Project Manager with ten or more (10+) years of experience, including demonstrated project lead experience, to manage delivery of the FTA SHIFT transformation initiative. In this role, it is expected that the Project Manager coordinates a cross-functional team spanning human capital, organizational design, business process reengineering, change management, and workforce analytics, and maintains execution discipline across the 18-month Firm-Fixed-Price engagement, managing risks and dependencies, coordinating leadership engagement, and ensuring high-quality and timely delivery of contract milestones and CDRLs.

What You Will Be Doing 

• Manage day-to-day execution of a complex federal organizational transformation engagement
• Develop and maintain the Project Management Plan and Integrated Master Schedule
• Coordinate organizational design, human capital, BPR, workforce analytics, and dashboard workstreams
• Manage dependencies, milestones, deliverable schedules, and leadership review cycles
• Serve as a primary interface with government stakeholders, including the COR
• Track risks, issues, decisions, action items, and mitigation strategies
• Coordinate executive interviews, workshops, briefings, and feedback sessions
• Ensure work remains aligned with FFP scope, schedule, quality, and acceptance requirements
• Manage preparation and submission of monthly technical progress reporting and meeting documentation
• Oversee quality control across organizational structures, implementation roadmaps, governance frameworks, analytical products, and technical deliverables
• Manage the integration of leadership feedback into deliverables
• Mentor and coordinate consultants and analysts across the project team

What We Need From You (Required)  

• Minimum of ten or more (10+) years of relevant consulting, human capital, organizational transformation, or program/project management experience
• Demonstrated project lead experience, specifically organizational human capital, and change management transformations
• Experience managing complex federal consulting engagements
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, schedules, risks, and client deliverables
• Excellent executive communication and facilitation skills
• Strong understanding of federal consulting delivery and contract requirements
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and aggressive deadlines
• Ability to successfully fulfill FTA Public Trust suitability requirements

Nice to Have (Desired)

• PMP certification
• Experience supporting DOT or FTA
• Experience managing Firm-Fixed-Price federal engagements
• Organizational change management certification
• Experience with organizational design or workforce transformation programs

Required Clearance

Ability to obtain and successfully fulfill FTA Public Trust/Suitability requirements; U.S. Citizenship preferred

Work Location 

Hybrid - Washington, DC. Remote work with onsite engagement at FTA Headquarters in Washington, DC as requested.

Travel

None

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, organizational development, public administration, project management, or a related discipline.