Manager, Consulting

Why Black and Veatch

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1.  

Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use. 

The Opportunity

Black & Veatch is seeking an exceptional professional to join our Infrastructure Advisory organization as a Manager - Consulting to lead Infrastructure Technology projects.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Provide consulting services and support the delivery of Utility Transformational programs and projects in the areas of Grid Modernization, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Customer Experience solutions, and Enterprise Work and Asset Management.  This includes management of the project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and resources, with participation and consultation in technical solution delivery strategy, solutions architecture, business and systems integration, and organizational change management.
• Work closely with the Principal Consultants and Project Directors to manage and deliver on contractual obligations, client satisfaction, pull through business opportunities, and develop trusted, long-term client relationships. 
• The Manager brings experience delivering transformational-related projects for utilities, as a utility employee, working for utility infrastructure or software platform vendor, or in a consulting capacity for utilities.  The preferred candidate will be conversant in the business, functional, and technical aspects of electric utilities, including bringing direct experience with utility software systems delivery methodologies, power systems T&D infrastructure, distributed energy resources, and OT/IT systems (e.g., EMS/SCADA, ADMS/OMS, DERMS, GIS). 
• Much of the client delivery work will be done remotely through online, virtual meetings with Black & Veatch team members and our clients.  Travel to the client site is on an as needed basis, but typically no more than 1-2 times per month for 2-3 days per trip. 

Key Responsibilities

• Align client technical needs with identified business objectives through the planning and execution of grid, asset, and customer solution projects. 
• Lead large, complex, multi-year technology infrastructure and systems projects involving multiple stakeholder organizations across the client utility.  
• Lead continuous improvement and quality development in go to market collateral, delivery work products, templates, and processes. 
• Bring strong verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to overcome obstacles and negotiate resolutions to complex problems.  
• Leverage your knowledge of the multiple delivery methodologies to integrate planning and scheduling across power systems infrastructure and OT/IT systems, including: utility engineering and construction, systems/software delivery lifecycle, and PMBOK PMI. 
• Support organizational planning, structured project planning and execution, finance and accounting, personnel administration, technology life cycle management, delegation, team building, conflict management, and problem solving. 
• Identify resource needs, build project teams, identify team roles and responsibilities, align team members, motivate and inspire consulting professionals to meet project objectives, influence cross-functional organizations and business partners. 
• Be a change advocate and overcoming barriers to change for our clients and team member, navigate/resolve unforeseen challenges, effectively balancing scope, schedule, resources, and quality. 
• Demonstrate effective business and technical writing and verbal communication skills; developing presentations for reporting to all levels of the client business, from technical practitioners, to management level leadership and sponsorship, to executives. 
• Manage meetings with defined agendas, effective group participation, time management, and action items tracking. 
• Develop professional quality work products at each stage of the project management lifecycle, leveraging, building on, and adding to existing Black & Veatch delivery templates, processes, and artifacts for project management and solution delivery. 
• Manage client engagement for complex, transformational programs in advanced distribution infrastructure 
• Support work with clients to document and/or discover current and future states business processes 
• Manage technical project work such as developing solution concepts, review of vendors’ design documents, requirements traceability  
• Support business requirements definition, request for proposal development  
• Support proposal evaluation, selection process, statement of work development and vendor contract negotiation 
• Lead and/or participate in system testing 
• Support or act as project manager to develop project plans, key milestones, and project control structure 
• Transfer knowledge, capabilities, and skills to improve others’ knowledge and skill levels 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience
• 7+ years experience in a business/consulting environment
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree 
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• 7 years of experience in business and technology consulting, or relevant product management and/or project implementation services (Utility Management & Technical Consulting) 
• Extensive Knowledge of Electric utilities operations functions and associated processes 
• Familiarity with major industry trends and OT/ADMS/DERMS vendor solutions 
• Ability to travel up to 50% 

Certifications

Work Environment/Physical Demands

B&V Office or Client Site - Travel up to 50%

Salary Plan

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