ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT

At Value Mangement Strategies, Inc. (VMS) you won’t just start a job—you’ll join a community. Our fast-paced team of consultants thrives on collaboration, tackling our client’s most complex projects, processes, and programs together. Whether that’s facilitating value engineering studies, guiding organization development initiatives, or leading collaborative charrettes to reach stakeholder consensus. As an Associate Consultant, you’ll gain hands-on experience, build real-world consulting skills, and learn directly from seasoned professionals who are invested in your growth. If you are curious, motivated, and ready to contribute from day one, VMS is the place to fuel your passion, shape your career, and make an impact.
We are seeking an Associate Consultant to join our collaborative, client-focused team. In this role, you will work closely with experienced consultants to support the planning, coordination, and delivery of projects for a diverse range of clients. You’ll help prepare and organize workshops, manage project documentation, track progress, and contribute to the development of high-quality deliverables across a range of consulting services, including value engineering and organization development. This position offers the opportunity to build consulting skills in facilitation, communication, and technical analysis while working in a dynamic, professional services environment. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and eager to learn—ready to play a key role in delivering exceptional value to our clients.
At VMS, we believe your career should be a journey of growth, challenge, and purpose. As an Associate Consultant, you’ll gain hands-on experience across a variety of consulting disciplines, supported by a team that values fresh perspectives and invests in your growth. If you’re ready to learn, contribute, and build a career where your work truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Join us—and start shaping what’s possible.

REQUIREMENTS

• Must speak, read, and write English fluently.
• Must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university.
• Must possess strong skills in using the Microsoft Office suite.

ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support client engagements by assisting in the coordination, planning, and facilitation of projects in alignment with defined scopes of work.
• Prepare for workshops and meetings by organizing logistics, materials, and handouts in collaboration with lead consultants.
• Maintain effective communication with project teams before and after workshops, ensuring schedules, agendas, and study materials are distributed and up to date.
• Document key discussions during client-facing sessions by taking accurate notes and meeting minutes.
• Assist in developing deliverables such as reports, studies, calculations, and presentations under the guidance of lead consultants.
• Ensure quality and consistency in all deliverables through editing, formatting, and applying both internal and client-specific standards.
• Coordinate with subconsultants to confirm availability and align participation with project needs.
• Support stakeholder communication efforts, including drafting outreach materials and coordinating messaging.
• Assist in managing scope, schedule, and budget updates across internal teams and subconsultants.
• Organize and maintain project documentation including contracts, work orders, task orders, and deliverables.
• Actively build consulting skills in facilitation, communication, and technical domains by applying learning from ongoing projects.
• Pursue relevant professional development and credentials to enhance expertise, such as a SAVE International Certified Value Specialist

ADDITIONAL VMS RESPONSIBILITIES

• Apply policies and procedures consistently to ensure alignment with organizational standards and best practices.
• Monitor compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations, as well as internal policies and procedures.
• Assist in producing and refining project documentation including progress and performance reports, organizational improvement plans, policies and procedures, management plans, and data entry manuals.
• Capture and share lessons learned to promote continuous improvement on assigned projects.
• Maintain up-to-date project records in the VMS enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
• Manage internal and external document control to ensure accurate filing and retrieval in both VMS and client systems.
• Coordinate across departments to support consultants, operations, project coordination, marketing, and business development activities.
• Complete administrative tasks accurately and on time, including expense reports and timecards within the ERP system.
• Contribute to proposal development for RFPs and RFQs by gathering content, formatting materials, and assisting with submission.
• Support marketing efforts by helping develop promotional materials and executing elements of marketing plans.