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Company: Black & Veatch Corporation 

Req ID: 107878 

Job Title: Consultant Water & Energy 

Location: VRTLTX, RGAUSTIN 

Department: BVCOR - GLOBAL ADVISORY 

Full time/Part time: Full-Time 

Recruiter: Nicole Kisling 

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 Global Advisory is seeking a consultant-level professional to join more than 450 consultants, regulatory policy advisors, technology specialists, and energy industry respected subject matter experts to deliver to our clients. This individual will have the opportunity to contribute to the planning, marketing, selling, and delivery world-class consulting solutions in the Water/Wastewater/Stormwater sector with a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach that integrates strategic, financial, and expertise-based advisory services to private and investor-owned utility companies, commercial and industrial customers, municipalities, and government agencies.  

The Rates & Regulatory Practice provides highly desired services in market segments including rate case management and support, costing and ratemaking, innovative pricing solutions, infrastructure-based business cases, operational effectiveness reviews, stormwater utility development, alternative funding analyses, cost/benefit analysis and expert testimony support across the water industry. The candidate will frequently lead communications within the internal engagement team and with the clients. Consultants in this practice generally work on multiple concurrent projects at a given time. Works with limited supervision and/or may lead small efforts or project teams.

Key Responsibilities

The ideal candidate must understand the technological, market and commercial changes driving the current water industry.  Our ideal candidate will develop sales capability to contribute to the growth of the Rates & Regulatory Practice by creatively engaging clients and delivering solutions to satisfy their needs, and work with others in the Practice to focus on similar activities.  The candidate will help develop long-term project and business advisory relationships with a wide range of utilities.  

This individual will be responsible for data analysis and initial preparation of deliverables to contribute to the completion of an engagement. The individual will be able to works with limited to moderate supervision and/or lead a small effort or project team. In addition, the individual must be capable of supporting all aspects of assigned engagements, which may include conducting quality assurance reviews on their own and others' work. 

 

Consulting Capability: 

Ensures individual contributions are aligned with client needs and consistent with overall engagement objectives 

Understands and consistently meets client expectations within scope of engagement role by responding promptly and professionally to their inquiries 

Applies methods or recognized equivalent as appropriate to meet the specific needs of the client and engagement demands 

Conducts situation analysis through client interviews and documents research to determine the business strengths and weaknesses to identify preliminary engagement priorities 

May have matrix management responsibilities for resources on a project  

Industry Knowledge Capability: 

Applies detailed knowledge of a distinct area of expertise to produce work products 

Develops and presents recommendations and alternatives to the client by leveraging technical or functional knowledge or prior experience in the chosen business area 

Uses expertise to integrate findings from research and develops alternative solutions 

Presents alternatives and recommendations to client or team 

Proactively develops additional knowledge applicable to the area of expertise  

Project Delivery Capability: 

Manages the delivery of at least two stages of an engagement using the assigned methodology 

Identifies and assess risks and participates in developing mitigation strategies. Escalates significant issues to appropriate engagement management 

Contributes to the development of a project plan for team or sub-engagement 

Raises scope change concerns to management based on the contractual terms of the engagement 

Scope: 

Billable Hours and business development targets established in annual goal setting process 

Generally works on 1-4 concurrent projects at any given time 

Management Responsibilities: 

Does not have management responsibility for the people to whom they provide work direction 

Positions receiving work direction: Analyst, Consulting & Sr. Analyst, Consulting. 

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience. 4+ 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

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Advanced degree in Business or Economics  Proficient technical knowledge in one or more target industries.  Knowledge base in one or more solution areas.  Good general knowledge of customers in one or more target industries.  Proficiency in one or more aspects of consulting processes.  Human relations skills including collaboration and team functions.  Understanding of team function and operation in an engagement environment.  Ability to operate multiple software packages.  Advanced PC literacy.   Knowledge of a complete engagement lifecycle  Ability to meet deadlines and be flexible to multiple demands of project teams and shifting priorities 

 

Certifications

Certifications related to area of expertise, where applicable preferred.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Virtual, ability to travel up to 25%

Competencies Action orientedInterpersonal savvyCustomer focusSalary Plan CST: ConsultingJob Grade 003

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