Enterprise Engineering Platforms Leader

About the role

The Enterprise Engineering Platforms Leader - Strategy & Execution plays a pivotal role in defining and delivering the enterprise vision, roadmap, and operational excellence for Black & Veatch’s engineering systems and desktop application ecosystem. This role is responsible for ensuring that these platforms enable high performance engineering outcomes at scale.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all technology maintenance and end-user support needs for deployed enterprise engineering systems are resolved in a timely manner; driving continuous improvement and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action opportunities as needed.
• Define and maintain application & technology roadmaps which ensure deployed solutions are secure, resilient, scalable, and aligned with vendor lifecycles & the overall BV portfolio strategy.
• Partner with business, technical, and software/service providers to translate business & technology needs into potential solutions with costs/benefits analysis, achievable project timelines, and BV-standard deployment architectures.
• Manage relationships with key software providers such as Autodesk, Bentley, Hexagon, AVEVA, Esri, and more to achieve BV business outcomes through vendor solutions and services.
• Lead and develop a small team responsible for executing work within the portfolio, ensuring timely delivery of work in alignment with business priorities and strategic goals.
• Provide oversight to IT service providers to ensure engineering systems are continuously available, performant, and supported per business needs, IT policies, and contracted KPIs/SLAs.
• Collaborate with business/discipline stakeholders to package and deploy application updates to BV workstations which keep engineering client applications current and free of defects or vulnerabilities.
• Coordinate with business owners, software providers, and BV software procurement teams to ensure applications are continuously rationalized, licenses are right-sized, and contracts renewed.
• Lead application virtualization strategy for engineering applications deployed in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• U.S. citizen capable of being exposed to data classified as CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information).

Qualifications

• 10+ years progressive experience in IT, engineering and construction practices, and engineering applications including leading large-scale projects and initiatives in a complex organization.
• Experience managing the application lifecycle for desktop, cloud, and hosted engineering solutions from key software providers: Autodesk, Bentley, Esri, Hexagon, AVEVA, etc.
• Experience in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) industry.
• Background in designing, building and maintaining enterprise design and modeling environments.
• Understanding of and experience with the software development lifecycle and methodologies.
• Enterprise data and systems integration experience.
• Software and systems architecture design, cloud services, and hosting experience.
• Experience managing third party SaaS and application hosting platforms.
• Experience with ServiceNow reporting/ ITIL service management framework.
• Experience manipulating large Excel datasets via advanced formulas.

Skills

• Client focus and proven ability to solve business problems through the appropriate application of technology.
• Understanding of cross-disciplinary AEC workflows and project execution in CAD/CAE technologies.
• Capability to multi-task and effectively prioritize within a multi-tasking environment.
• Excellent verbal, writing and presentation skills targeted to all levels of leadership.
• Experience leading small technical teams in an operational environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits portfolio including medical, dental, vision, disability, and a robust wellness program.
• Flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.
• Vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, and a company-matched 401k plan.
• Voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union.

Pay

Salary Plan ITS: Information Technology Service Job Grade 018

Schedule

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.