Asset Management, Senior Advisor - Water (US)

About the role

GHD is seeking an Asset Management, Senior Advisor - Water (US) to grow and deliver our municipal water and wastewater asset management practice.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategy, win work, and lead multi-disciplinary teams delivering programs that align with ISO 55000 principles, AWWA utility management/AM standards, and US best practices (EPA).
• Serve as the account and engagement lead for city, county, and regional utilities—shaping roadmaps for levels of service, risk, lifecycle and cost optimization, and capital program alignment.
• Direct programs across the asset management lifecycle, including asset data and criticality, condition/RUL modeling, risk registers, O&M/RCM optimization, CIP prioritization, resilience and climate adaptation, and performance management.
• Oversee CMMS/EAM delivery (IBM Maximo, Infor, SAP, Cityworks), guiding requirements, configuration, data governance, and change management.
• Grow a high-performing team and mentor project managers and analysts in IAM/GFMAM competencies and ISO-aligned delivery methods.
• Develop playbooks and methodologies for risk-based decision making, lifecycle costing, and reliability strategies.
• Own pipeline creation and capture—leading positioning, solutioning, scoping, pricing, and proposal development for municipal asset management, O&M optimization, and digital water pursuits.
• Represent GHD at industry forums such as AWWA, WEF, and IAM, and author thought leadership that shapes the future of water infrastructure.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical, or Industrial/Systems Engineering (Master’s degree in engineering, asset management, data analytics, or public administration a plus)
• Professional Engineer licensure required
• 10+ years in municipal water/wastewater asset management consulting with progressive responsibility leading programs and teams
• Proven success implementing risk/LoS/lifecycle frameworks and translating results into prioritized capital & O&M plans for utilities
• Hands-on leadership with CMMS/EAM (Maximo, Infor, SAP PM, Cityworks) and integration with GIS/SCADA/BRCM, maintenance planning/scheduling, and reliability analytics (FMECA/criticality, PM optimization)
• Comfortable in facilitating councils/boards and cross-functional utility teams (operations, engineering, finance/treasury)
• Able and willing to travel 20-40% as projects require

Qualifications

• Comfortable in facilitating councils/boards and cross-functional utility teams (operations, engineering, finance/treasury)
• Able and willing to travel 20-40% as projects require

Skills

• Data Collection and Analysis
• Community of Practice Management
• Consulting Project Content Development
• Consulting Project Delivery
• Consulting Project/Program Design
• Personal Capability Building
• Project Management
• Client & Customer Management (External)

Benefits

• 401K - Employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following 3 months of service
• Paid time off – Our PTO benefit is designed to provide eligible employees with a period of rest and relaxation, sick, and personal time throughout the year. PTO starts at 16 days per year and increases with years of service
• Holiday Pay - Holiday pay is provided for eligible employees. GHD observes 9 holidays per year. Holiday pay will be based on the regular set schedule for the employee
• Wellness Benefit- Regular full-term employees are eligible to participate in the wellness reimbursement program. GHD will reimburse 50% of the cost of the following to maximum of $250.00 reimbursement annually for such items as: Health club membership fees, home exercise equipment purchases, Bicycles, Race, run & marathon entrance fees, Smoking cessation programs, Weight loss programs (i.e.—Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig), Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices
• Salary range: $147,000-$300,000 based on experience and location

About GHD

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents. The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.