
Principal Consultant, ADMS System Integration
- Tualatin, OR
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide consulting services and offer expertise and guidance on Operational Technologies (OT) transformation especially around Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS), Outage Management System (OMS), and Enterprise OT-IT Integration.
- To speak to requirements related to Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS), Virtual Power Plant (VPP) or related topics is expected
- Support the delivery of Utility Transformational programs and projects in these areas with participation and consultation in technical solution delivery strategy, solutions architecture, business and systems integration
- 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.
- Support client engagement for complex, transformational programs in advanced distribution infrastructure
- Support development of business and technical strategy, business case and implementation plan for ADMS implementation
- Lead client interviews and facilitate engagement among stakeholders in understanding ADMS functions, architecture, and infrastructure
- Work with clients to document and/or discover current and future states business processes
- Provide functional and technical expertise in various aspects of Digital Grid, Operational Technology, and ADMS/DERMS
- Perform and 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 development of project plans, key milestones, and project control structure
- Transfer knowledge, capabilities, and skills to improve others' knowledge and skill levels
- Bring strong verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to overcome obstacles and negotiate resolutions to complex problems
- 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
- 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
- Support proposal evaluation, selection process, statement of work development and vendor contract negotiation
- Master's degree
- Actively participated in at least two ADMS projects through the complete lifecycle including requirements development, design, systems integration & implementation and testing
- Deep knowledge of System Architecture concepts, IT/Computing infrastructure, Telemetry infrastructure & protocols, RTUs, User Interface & Situational Awareness Trends, Information Storage & Retrieval technologies, and Operational Data Historian
- Knowledge of DER capabilities (DER customer program, DER Integration, forecasting, dispatch, measurement & verification, etc.)
- Demonstrated knowledge of Organizational Change Management, and Business Process Improvement
- Deep knowledge of and direct experience in two or more solution areas: DER planning and Integration, ADMS, Outage Management System, Distribution Automation
- 4+ years of experience in business and technology consulting, relevant product management, and/or project implementation services as part of a DERMS vendor team
- 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%; typical monthly travel is 25%
- Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience
- Has managed significant engagements
- 10+ years 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.