Principal Consultant, Asset Management Systems SME - Asset Performance Management

About the role

Black & Veatch is seeking an exceptional professional to join our Infrastructure Advisory organization as a Principal, Asset Management Systems SME – Asset Performance Management. Black & Veatch’s Infrastructure Advisory organization provides strategic and digital transformation consulting services to the power, energy, water, wastewater, local government, oil & gas sectors. We have an immediate need for a professional with Business Development capabilities and functional / technical industry expertise and experience with Asset Performance Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development efforts for Black & Veatch’s Asset Management Systems APM offerings for Electric, Gas, Water, Wastewater & Local Government Clients.
• Ability to articulate the business case for the implementation of Black & Veatch’s Asset Management Systems APM offerings for Electric, Gas, Water, Wastewater & Local Government Clients
• Use personal network to identify potential clients for Black & Veatch’s Asset Management Systems offerings.
• Manage Asset Performance Management projects and engagements.
• Define and lead the architectural strategy for Asset Performance Management with applications such as ABB, GE Vernova, IBM Maximo and DNV Cascade
• Design scalable, secure, and high-performance Asset Performance Management solutions aligned with business requirements.
• Oversee system integrations with Asset Performance Management solutions and third-party platforms.
• Evaluate emerging technologies applicable to Asset Performance Management
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate functional needs into technical architecture and integration plans.
• Manage client expectations within defined scope of engagement.
• Assist Black & Veatch in enhancing existing offerings.
• Collaborate with Black & Veatch Teams to create new offerings.
• Develop, present, and defend conclusions, recommendations, and implementation plans.
• Recommend appropriate resources based on the phases of an engagement.
• Delegate and manage work to assigned team members.
• Transfer capabilities, and skills to improve others’ knowledge and skill levels.
• Enhance established working relationships with team members and management from within the client’s organization.
• Contribute to engagement quality reviews.
• Establish best practices for configuration, customization, and data governance.
• Guide development teams in implementing architectural standards and frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and performance standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with Asset Performance Management
• 5+ years of experience with one of more APM solutions such as ABB, GE Vernova, IBM Maximo and DNV Cascade.
• Strong understanding of asset management systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Industry knowledge in Generation, Transmission, Distribution across electric, gas and water utilities
• Knowledge of the principles of Asset Management.
• Experience providing advisory services in the functional areas of Asset Management and Asset Performance Management
• Ability to communicate across organizational boundaries and organizational levels.
• Experience with the architecture and functional capabilities of … solutions
• Background in utilities or public sector implementations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience
• Has managed significant engagements
• 10+ years in a business/consulting environment

Benefits

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.

We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP-owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long-term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.