Electric Generation IFS Asset Management Service Offering Leader - 1898 & Co.

About the role

The Opportunity: Shape the Future of Utility Asset Management
Are you an enterprise technology leader with a passion for unlocking value in asset-intensive industries? Do you want to build, lead, and scale a premier consulting practice backed by the brand equity and resource engine of a leading global engineering firm?

Responsibilities

• Define the EAM Strategy: Own and execute the strategic vision and go-to-market roadmap for our comprehensive EAM and APM services, leveraging our partnerships with both IFS and IBM Maximo.
• Present and position our EAM capabilities at major industry conferences, publish thought leadership, and represent 1898 & Co. within key industry organizations and professional societies.
• Create compelling collateral, case studies, sales briefings, and interactive demonstrations highlighting our multi-platform value proposition.
• Drive targeted discussions with utility and infrastructure stakeholders to uncover operational pain points, build trust, and align customer needs with the ideal EAM solution (IFS or Maximo).
• Design robust, integrated EAM, APM, and grid operations architectures that meet complex business, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead the creation of key client proposals, define project scope, estimate delivery effort, and confidently present winning pitches to client leadership.
• Maintain and qualify a healthy pipeline of EAM opportunities, partnering closely with our account executives and client engagement directors.
• Provide strategic oversight and act as a steering committee member on major EAM/APM implementation, migration, and upgrade projects.
• Lead program estimating, resource planning, and budgeting efforts, ensuring that multi-disciplinary teams deliver on-time, on-budget, and with exceptional quality.
• Champion and enforce strict adherence to QA/QC processes, ensuring that deliverables meet both internal consulting standards and client technical specifications.
• Nurture and scale the team: Provide leadership, technical guidance, and career instruction to consulting staff; recruit, mentor, and build a world-class EAM delivery practice.
• Foster collaboration: Partner across internal business lines, engineering disciplines, and client engagement managers to maximize cross-selling and service delivery efficiency.
• Maintain and lead compliance with all company and site safety policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in engineering, business, computer science, management information systems (MIS), or related field from an accredited program and 13 years of relevant experience required (applicable years of experience may be substituted for degree requirement)
• Excellent business acumen with proven success managing consulting engagements.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to quickly and efficiently interpret large data sets.
• Ability to uncover customer needs, develop recommendations and deliver them persuasively.
• Expert facilitation, collaboration, organization, and problem solving skills.
• Strong understanding of financial concepts.
• Excellent planning and analytical skills.
• Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills; and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience: Minimum of 13 years of professional experience, including 5 years of experience identifying, architecting, and implementing enterprise technology solutions.
• EAM Domain Expertise: Deep hands-on experience and architectural understanding of IBM Maximo and/or IFS Cloud Enterprise Asset Management platforms.
• Utility Domain Expertise: Solid understanding of operations, business processes, and regulatory frameworks within the North American Electric Utility space (generation, transmission, and/or distribution).
• Consulting & Advisory Skills: Proven success managing complex technology consulting engagements, leading design workshops, and acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.
• Exceptional Communication: Stellar oral and written communication skills with a proven track record of distilling highly complex technical concepts into clear, value-driven business language for executive audiences.
• Multi-Platform Mastery: Proficiency in both IFS Cloud and IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS), including their respective Asset Performance Management (APM), Mobile Work Management, and scheduling components.
• Integration Expertise: Experience integrating EAM systems with adjacent utility platforms (e.g., GIS, ADMS, CIS, ERP, and IoT/OT data streams).
• Business Acumen: Strong financial acumen, including an understanding of utility capital/O&M budgeting, software licensing structures, and ROI modeling for digital transformations.
• Product Management: Background in technology product management, platform deployment, or SaaS go-to-market strategies.