Digital Data Consultant - Network Model Management

About the role

SAM is seeking a mid-level consultant to join its Digital and Data Services division. The ideal candidate will have a focus on Network Model Management (NMM) practice, particularly in the areas of electric and gas utility industries.

Responsibilities

• Support client-facing engagements that include current-state assessments, target-state architecture, data governance design, integration delivery, and roadmap execution.
• Contribute to target-state architecture and canonical model design, including data flows between GIS, EAM, network planning, design, operations, protection, and analytics systems.
• Develop and document data governance artifacts: ownership and stewardship models, quality rules, workflow design, lineage, and lifecycle management.
• Design and help implement model validation, transformation, and publication patterns that produce traceable, trusted outputs for consuming systems.
• Assist with vendor evaluations, RFP development, requirements definition, and implementation roadmaps.
• Produce clear, client-ready deliverables—assessments, diagrams, requirements documents, and presentations—for both technical and executive audiences.
• Collaborate with SAM geospatial, engineering, and integration teams to connect field/GIS reality, enterprise asset data, and electrical model governance.

Requirements

• 4-8 years of professional experience in the electric utility industry or in consulting/technology roles serving electric utilities.
• Strong preference for hands-on experience in electric transmission & distribution (T&D) utilities, specifically focused on networks and asset subject areas within network planning, design, or operations business functions.
• Familiarity with how utility systems exchange model and asset data, and an understanding of the challenges created by point-to-point integrations and manual reconciliation.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to profile data, identify quality issues, and document processes and requirements clearly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce professional deliverables and present to client stakeholders.
• Comfort working in a collaborative, client-facing consulting environment with shifting priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical engineering preferred), computer science, information systems, geospatial science, or a related field—or equivalent professional experience.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as project needs require (typically light to moderate).

Skills

• Experience with or a working understanding of the IEC Common Information Model (CIM), including CIM profiles, extensions, or CIM-based model exchange.
• Hands-on experience with utility platforms such as GIS (e.g. ESRI Utility Network, GE Smallworld), Asset Management (e.g. IBM Maximo, SAP/PM), Network Analysis Tools (e.g. Siemens PSS/E, Siemens CAPE/APA, ASPEN, CYME, DNV Synergi, Digsilent PowerFactory), EMS (e.g. AspenTech, GE, Siemens, ABB), ADMS (e.g. AspenTech, GE, Siemens, Schneider, Oracle, ACS, Hitachi), DERMS, or MDMS.
• Experience with system- and data integration patterns—API/event design, transformation, and validation automation.
• Experience with data governance frameworks, semantic modeling, or metadata management.
• Consulting experience delivering assessments, roadmaps, or implementation support for utility clients.
• Familiarity with DER integration, advanced analytics, or digital twin use cases in a grid context.

Benefits

• Health and Wellness Benefits: BlueCross BlueShield health insurance coverage begins the month after your hire date, Free Vision + Dental plans for employees, company-paid premiums for Long-term disability/Life Insurance (with HSA + FSA plans), SAM Cares program focused on holistic well-being.
• Financial Benefits: Employee Referral Rewards Program of $1K, $2,500 or $5K, Fidelity retirement plans with a 5% company match, tuition reimbursement, optional cellphone stipend.
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including vacation/sick/holidays, parental leave to support families.
• Professional Development: Customized career development plan for licensing and certifications, Project Manager Business Academy, CAD Training Program, Individual Development Plans/Career Check-Ins, SAM WINS - our initiative for women-focused leadership and development, Milestone Anniversary Recognition, SAMbassador mentorship program.
• Perks and Discounts: Access to “Perks at Work” for discounts on wellness + travel + leisure and everyday purchases, company-sponsored events, free office snacks.
• Culture and Awards/Achievements: SAM Named 2026 Top Workplace USA for the fourth Year; 2026 SAM Ranks No. 92 on ENR Top 500 Design Firms.