Digital Technology Consultant (Environmental Engineering) - East Business Unit

Brown and Caldwell•Alexandria, VA

3d•$95,000 - $155,000

About The Position

Brown and Caldwell is seeking a Digital Technology Consultant to serve as a task lead supporting its Digital Solutions team. The role develops digital technology strategies, evaluates and implements solutions, and helps water and wastewater clients advance their digital objectives. Areas of work include data management, business intelligence and dashboarding, enterprise reporting, AI-enabled solutions, system integration, and digital transformation. The consultant assesses clients’ data environments, digital systems, reporting capabilities, and related business processes to identify improvement opportunities and future-state requirements. The consultant works closely with clients to develop technology roadmaps, evaluate and select solutions, establish supporting business processes, and guide implementation through deployment and adoption. The role leads advanced BI report and dashboard development, recommends enterprise application optimizations, and collaborates with technical staff on data integration and analytics solutions. It applies recognized data management and governance practices, including DAMA-DMBOK principles, to assess data capabilities, define governance approaches, improve data quality and accessibility, and develop practical roadmaps that maximize the value of client data assets. Work is performed independently with limited supervision and occasional guidance for complex or strategic matters. The role also supports and leads client engagement to develop concepts into projects, prepositioning meetings ahead of RFP releases, RFP responses, and the creation of scopes of work and fee estimates. The selected candidate may work from the Eastern or Central time zone; preferred proximity is to offices in Alexandria, Philadelphia, New York City, or Atlanta.

Requirements

Typically, at least 5 years of relevant experience.
Experience working with data from water- or wastewater-related enterprise applications, such as CMMS, GIS, LIMS, SCADA, PMIS, or asset management systems.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, computer science, geography, or a similar field.
Advanced knowledge of enterprise applications used in the water/wastewater engineering sector, including CMMS, GIS, SCADA, LIMS, and data technologies, and of designing digital solutions that use their data for analysis and business intelligence visualization.
Expertise in data management and data governance frameworks and policies.
Ability to identify and design digital solutions that integrate business IT system data with time-series datasets from sensors and SCADA networks.
Excellent data analysis, BI tool proficiency, enterprise reporting, and technical problem-solving skills.
Skill in facilitating client discussions and presenting work outcomes effectively.
Demonstrated expertise in creating and implementing processes and plans that make effective use of data and digital technology.
Ability to support other team members’ development of technology consulting skills.
Keeps current with digital technology and data management practices, principles, and developments in the water/wastewater industry.
Typically expected to become certified in Brown and Caldwell’s Subject Matter Specialist (SMS) Framework and progress through its competencies.
Ability to pass a pre-employment background check and drug test.

Nice To Haves

10 or more years of relevant experience.
Strong subject matter expertise in a core water/wastewater application, such as SCADA, CMMS, GIS, LIMS, or AMI.
Experience supporting and leading sales activities.
Experience leading client-facing digital tasks and projects.
Experience applying DAMA-DMBOK or comparable data management frameworks.
Experience with data governance, data quality, metadata, data architecture, integration, master data, and/or data lifecycle management.
Experience conducting data maturity assessments and developing data strategies, governance frameworks, and implementation roadmaps.
Graduate education, professional training, or certification in data management, information management, data governance, information systems, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

Communicate technology planning approaches and frameworks to clients.
Lead enterprise technology planning and the selection, evaluation, and implementation of information systems that support client business processes and integrate technologies to make effective use of data, systems, and tools.
Lead teams in identifying, designing, and implementing digital solutions that align technology initiatives with client business goals.
Manage all aspects of small- to mid-size projects with low technical complexity and small project teams.
Ensure data governance for digital solutions complies with Brown and Caldwell technical standards and cybersecurity policies.
Lead the design, development, and implementation of data management initiatives, dashboards, AI-embedded tools, reporting, and digital transformation efforts.
Provide strategic insights through data analysis.
Facilitate client discussions and present the status and future initiatives of digital technology plans and usage.
Distinguish basic data integration needs from more complex data engineering pipeline needs, and lead technical staff in implementing appropriate solutions.
Train and support less experienced colleagues in digital technology consulting.
Support business development and lead development of scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Adapt to additional assignments, including project-management-related duties, as needs evolve.
May mentor, guide, support, and share knowledge with less experienced team members.
Support client engagement to develop concepts into projects, participate in prepositioning meetings ahead of RFP releases, contribute to RFP responses, and help create scopes of work and fee estimates.