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Black & Veatch Principal Consultant, Water Advanced Metering Infrastructure Job Details | Black & Veatch Family of Companies in Greenville, South Carolina
Principal Consultant, Water Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Date: Nov 26, 2024
Location:
US
Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies
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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation
Req Id : 106237
Opportunity Type : Staff
Relocation eligible : No
Full time/Part time : Full-Time
Project Only Hire : No
Visa Sponsorship Available: No
Why Black and Veatch
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At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.
The Opportunity
The successful candidate will identify and lead the delivery of projects in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) ecosystem projects including metering and network technology, meter device data utilization, operational excellence, and consumer engagement, with a focus on implementation of programs for our water utility clients.
Responsibilities will vary from project to project and involve client program discovery, strategy, justification, planning, implementation, testing and/or operation. Principal Consultants define the client engagement strategy and project execution for assigned or identified projects, serve as a key-client point of contact for the engagement, and assign tasks/mentor junior team members assigned to the project team.
Candidate will also support and in some cases lead business development activities including proposal responses and go-to market strategy for solution offerings.
The Team
Black & Veatch’s Strategic Advisory & Lifecycle Resiliency Services are an integrated portfolio of strategic consulting and operation resiliency services that apply across the client’s entire investment-to-operations lifecycle commitments. Included are Strategic Advisory, Industrial Cybersecurity, and Operating Assets.
Key Responsibilities
Leverages existing and continues to build industry relationships to inform go to market strategy and offering development
Leads a team to define and/or implement strategies and solutions related to AMI grid modernization, data analytics, and/or customer engagement
Defines working relationships with team members and management from within the client’s organization
Develops applicable knowledge bases by using best practices to redefine tools and techniques. Outlines specific performance measures, targets, and goals to articulate the business case for realized efficiencies or added value
Implements project management capabilities including but not limited to: managing client expectations, sub-task delegation and work stream resourcing, and risk project management
Leads high quality project execution, including: deliverable quality control, scope assessment/feasibility, and issue resolution
Anticipates challenges, and implements strategies to minimize issues, leveraging team members skills and expertise as appropriate
Builds onto existing tools and capabilities for project delivery, including: project artifacts, tools, or processes
Maintain a working knowledge of market and technology trends applicable to water distribution utilities
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience
Has managed significant engagements
10+ years in a business/consulting environment
All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree
Business development or offering development experience including sales and marketing support, and proposal development
Depth and breadth of knowledge in AMI, MDM, data analytics, resource conservation, and consumer engagement.
Expertise in Water utility organizations (Operations, IT, Engineering/Planning)
Human relation skills that support an inclusive team environment, open to new ideas and perspectives
Supportive engagement in business development activities
Advanced PC literacy (e.g., Power BI, Visio, Microsoft Project, and/or advanced MS Excel skills)
Certifications
Certifications related to area of expertise, where applicable preferred.
Work Environment/Physical Demands
Remote position, travel up to 25%
Salary Plan
CST: Consulting
Job Grade
005
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To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.
A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.
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