Government Consulting Services – DOD SkillBridge Program

Job Description

About Matrix Design Group, Inc.

Matrix Design Group, Inc. is an award-winning, employee-owned engineering, planning, and consulting firm. They are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, respect, and excellence, providing innovative and sustainable solutions for their clients. The company offers a range of benefits, including an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, holiday, vacation, and sick leave, training and education, and a 401(k) plan. Matrix employees are encouraged to participate in employee wellness programs, social committees, and community outreach programs. Matrix has been named a Zweig Group 2025 Best Firm!

Job Description

This position is for transitioning service members participating in the DOD SkillBridge Program.

Opportunities Are Available In The Following Centers Of Excellence:

• Civil Services
• Construction Management
• Environmental Services
• GIS
• Government Consulting
• Landscape Architecture
• Planning Services
• Structural/Transportation
• Water Resources/Ecological Services

Location: Colorado Springs, CO; Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ or San Antonio, TX preferred. Open to considering other remote locations.

Salary: N/A SkillBridge Internship

Summary: The individual will provide consulting support to the Government Consulting Services Center of Excellence (CoE). This support typically relates to the Department of Defense or state/local government(s). Responsibilities may include developing study methodologies, data collection and analyses, researching and writing reports, and other tasks. This role is ideal for a professional passionate about public service, process improvement, and project management.

Essential Functions:

• Research areas or issues as assigned and write formal and informal reports of varying lengths focused on summarizing information or persuading readers to support objectives.
• Support continuous process improvement and business process reengineering projects through process mapping; data collection, analysis, & visualization; and development of digital solutions.
• Support project execution to include preparing reports, developing technical documents and presentations, and contributing to other’s project deliverables.
• Plan, organize, and lead facilitation of virtual and in-person engagements with project stakeholders focused on visioning, brainstorming, and solving various challenges.
• Meet with clients and their representatives as an individual or part of a team to present results, resolve issues, answer questions, and maintain good relations.
• Project management or project management assistance including budgeting, scheduling, organizing teams, prioritizing multiple projects and deadlines, quality assurance and invoicing.
• Supporting proposal development by providing content for the approach, schedule, or other sections as assigned in accordance with the request for proposal or request for qualifications.

Competencies:

• Familiarity with the organization and structure of the U.S. Department of Defense, with a more detailed working knowledge of one or more of the military services.
• Gather input from stakeholders involved in all aspects of a project to ensure their perspective and specialized knowledge is incorporated into recommendations and proposed solutions.
• Collect and organize information from a variety of sources, such as computer databases, scanned documents, surveys, and customer feedback.
• Ability to use statistical analysis, simulations, predictive modeling, or other quantitative methods to analyze information and develop practical solutions to business problems.
• Write memos, reports, and develop presentations explaining findings and recommendations for managers, executives, and other project stakeholders
• Outstanding communication (written and oral) and presentation skills.
• Well versed in use of the Microsoft Office suite of products, to include Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and others.
• Ability and willingness to travel to project sites and other facility offices.
• Working knowledge of data visualization and automation tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, and others) is preferred.

Education And Experience:

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, architecture, operations research, data science or related field of study.
• Minimum of four years of work-related experience, preferably in the areas of engineering, public works, installation management, construction management, logistics, or base operating support.
• Valid driver’s license, in conjunction with successfully passing the Company’s MVR screening.