Senior Solutions Consultant – Grid Modernization (Director/Senior Director)

Focus: ADMS/OMS · Solution Engineering · Client Engagement Location: United States (remote or hybrid, with occasional travel for client meetings, workshops and project activitiesEmployment type: Full-time, permanentCompensation: Highly competitive base salary, performance-based variable pay and benefits Confidential search. HYREON Talent Solutions is conducting this search on behalf of a confidential client. The client's identity will be disclosed to qualified candidates during the initial conversation. About our client Our client is one of the fastest-growing AI and digital transformation firms in North America's energy and utility sector. It helps electric utilities modernize grid operations through technology consulting, enterprise and operational integration, analytics and emerging AI-enabled capabilities.Built exclusively for large electric, gas, water and telecom utilities, the company integrates the enterprise platforms utilities run on and deploys grid modernization frameworks. Its platforms are already live with North American utilities, including an eMobility platform for EV and charging programs and a workforce automation platform that shortens storm and outage restoration times. With North American operations expanding quickly, the company is investing in senior US leadership to grow its grid modernization practice. The Opportunity Our client is seeking a senior utility technology leader who can engage US electric utilities, lead technical discovery, develop credible solution approaches and help account teams build grid modernization opportunities. The ideal candidate brings substantial hands-on ADMS/OMS, SCADA/DMS and electric distribution experience, grounded in practical utility implementation and integration work. This role combines customer presentations, solution development and technical pre-sales with architecture advisory and implementation-informed consulting. You will be equally comfortable explaining modernization benefits to business executives and working through system integration and distribution operations with engineering and IT/OT teams. Grid analytics, data architecture, IT/OT cybersecurity and practical AI-enabled applications complement this core utility technology expertise. You will partner with account managers to develop business, while bringing the technical depth to shape practical solutions and support delivery when engagements are won. What you'll do Client engagement, solution development and pre-sales Lead technical discovery: work with utility engineering, operations and IT/OT stakeholders to understand current-state challenges, business priorities, system constraints and modernization objectives, and translate them into well-defined solution opportunities.Develop and present solutions: create customer-specific use cases, solution narratives, conceptual architectures, presentations and recommendations that connect technical capabilities to operational and business outcomes.Support account growth: partner with account managers and practice leadership on RFP responses, proposals, scopes of work, assumptions and estimates; contribute to solution demonstrations, workshops and follow-on opportunity development. Grid modernization consulting and technical solution leadership Shape customer modernization solutions: work with utilities to define ADMS/OMS modernization priorities, articulate operational benefits and develop practical solution approaches for distribution operations, outage restoration and grid automation.Bring deep ADMS/OMS expertise: advise on SCADA/DMS, switching, network-model management and advanced distribution applications, including FLISR, Volt/VAR optimization, power flow and state estimation.Translate proposals into deliverable architectures: define integration approaches across ADMS/OMS, GIS, AMI/MDMS, DERMS, CIS, asset management and workforce platforms; contribute to design reviews, implementation roadmaps, testing strategies and solution assurance. Operational analytics, data architecture and cybersecurity Identify customer-focused analytics opportunities: develop compelling operational use cases using ADMS, OMS, SCADA, AMI and GIS data to improve reliability, outage management, feeder performance and load forecasting.Shape data-informed, secure solutions: apply practical knowledge of utility data architecture, integration patterns, data quality, IT/OT cybersecurity, secure interfaces and resilience to proposed modernization approaches. What you bring Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.Minimum 12 years in electric utility technology, engineering or consulting, with direct experience working with US electric utilities.Customer-facing solution consulting: strong presentation, workshop and written communication skills; proven ability to conduct discovery, translate customer needs into solution approaches and contribute to technical proposals and executive presentations.Technical depth: substantial experience with ADMS/OMS, SCADA/DMS or closely related distribution-grid modernization initiatives, spanning implementation, integration, network models, technical design, testing or solution assurance.Distribution operations: strong knowledge of outage management, switching, topology processing, distribution automation and advanced distribution applications, with the ability to engage credibly with utility engineers and vendors.Solution architecture and integration: experience defining practical architectures and interfaces across operational and enterprise utility platforms, including data flows, integration dependencies and non-functional requirements.Hands-on approach: willingness to stay close to the work, including supporting delivery when large engagements are won.Work authorization: must be legally authorized to work in the United States. What sets you apart Solution development and account collaboration: experience contributing to solution strategy, executive and technical presentations, demonstrations, RFPs, proposals and account growth.Complex IT/OT transformation delivery: proven experience implementing multi-system transformation programs for US electric utilities, spanning solution design, integration, testing, deployment and operational transition.Platform and implementation experience: exposure to GE Vernova, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Survalent or comparable ADMS/OMS/SCADA platforms, especially on North American utility programs.Broader grid modernization: experience with DERMS, GIS modernization, AMI/MDMS (including AMI 2.0), operational analytics, utility data platforms, cloud, IT/OT cybersecurity or AI-enabled utility use cases. Compensation and benefits Base salary: Highly competitive and commensurate with experienceVariable pay: performance-based variable compensation, with details shared during the initial conversation.Benefits: comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and vision), 401(k) and paid time off. Our client offers an attractive, flexible compensation package for the right leader. Full details will be discussed during the initial conversation. How to apply Interested leaders are invited to apply through the HYREON careers page or connect with us directly on LinkedIn. All inquiries and applications are treated in the strictest confidence, and no information will be shared with our client without your consent. Our client is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.