Senior Management Consultant

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36, people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play.

With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description :

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Management Consultant to join our Resilience Water Team and work on a variety of engagements with our Asset Management practice nationally.

The Senior Management Consultant will have experience with technical delivery of asset management projects for the water and wastewater utility industry.

Candidates should have a comprehensive understanding of industry-accepted asset management tools and techniques including asset management planning and gap assessments, asset inventory, condition and consequence-of-failure assessments, life-cycle cost analysis, O&M programs, and capital investment planning.

We are interested in candidates in the Midwest Region, but for the ideal candidate this can be negotiated. The chosen candidate can expect to work independently as well as on teams staffed with management consultants, IT professionals, engineers, and scientists from various backgrounds, locations, specialties, and experience levels.

Some tasks, such as addressing requests for assistance, require a combination of technical and non-technical skills. In this position you will need a strong intellect, the ability to articulate complex ideas persuasively and a talent for establishing and solidifying relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Role accountabilities :

This role is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of asset management plans and programs.

Other responsibilities include :

• Development of strategic asset management plans.
• Development of service levels, performance measures, and business process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with others to analyze utilities operational business processes and decision support system solutions.
• Perform consulting tasks associated with business process analysis, asset registers / inventories, criticality, condition assessment, and repair and renewal needs.
• Perform analysis of large utility GIS, maintenance, data collection tools, or condition assessment databases to support inspection, condition assessment, and planning programs.
• Evaluate utilities asset management activities, including asset inventories, technology support consequence of failure, condition and remaining useful life, repair and renewal needs, and cost projections.
• Provide recommendations for improved operations and maintenance practices, as well as supporting technology to minimize asset life cycle costs.
• Improve the effectiveness of asset management technology support with master plans, business process improvement, data integration, and associated technology applications.
• Some travel may be required for project site visits, client meetings, conferences, etc.

Qualifications & Experience :

Required Qualifications :

• 8 years of consulting experience with an environmental engineering or management consulting firm or equivalent experience with a municipal utility.
• B.S. in Engineering, Management Information Systems, or Engineering Management.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Exceptional communication skills with experience of managing and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in a team with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, excellent at building both internal and client relationships.
30+ days ago