Digital Technology Consultant (environmental engineering)

Brown and Caldwell•Rancho Cordova, CA

6d•$95,000 - $155,000

About The Position

Brown and Caldwell is seeking a Digital Technology Consultant to serve as a task lead on its Digital Solutions team. The role develops digital technology strategies, evaluates and implements technology solutions, and helps water and wastewater clients advance 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 business processes to identify improvement opportunities and future-state requirements. Working with clients, the role develops technology roadmaps, evaluates and selects solutions, establishes supporting processes, and guides implementation through deployment and adoption. It also leads advanced BI reports and dashboards, recommends enterprise application optimizations, and collaborates with technical staff on data integration and analytics solutions. The role applies recognized data management and governance practices, including DAMA-DMBOK principles, to assess data capabilities, define governance approaches, improve data quality and accessibility, and create practical roadmaps that maximize the value of client data assets. Work is performed independently with limited supervision, with occasional guidance on complex or strategic issues. The role also supports client engagement and business development, including developing concepts into projects, prepositioning ahead of RFP releases, preparing RFP responses, and creating scopes of work and fee estimates. The candidate may be located in the Pacific or Mountain time zones; the preferred location is near a Northern California office, such as Walnut Creek, San Francisco, San Jose, or Sacramento.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, computer science, geography, or a similar field.
Typically, a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
Experience working with data from water/wastewater-related enterprise applications, such as CMMS, GIS, LIMS, SCADA, PMIS, and asset management systems.
Advanced knowledge of enterprise applications used in the water/wastewater engineering sector and how to 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 data from sensors and SCADA networks.
Strong data analysis, BI tool, 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, the candidate will become certified in Brown and Caldwell’s Subject Matter Specialist (SMS) Framework and progress through its competencies.
Position is subject to 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 digital tasks and projects in a client-facing role.
Experience applying DAMA-DMBOK or comparable data management frameworks.
Experience with data governance, data quality, metadata, data architecture, integration, master data, 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 and integrated technologies that support client business processes and use of data, systems, and tools.
Lead teams in identifying, designing, and implementing digital solutions aligned with client business goals.
Manage all aspects of small- to mid-size projects with low technical complexity and small project staffs.
Ensure data governance for digital solutions complies with Brown and Caldwell technical standards and cybersecurity policies.
Lead 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 direction 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.
Provide training and support to 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.
Support client engagement and develop concepts into projects, including prepositioning meetings, RFP responses, scopes of work, and fee estimates.
May mentor, guide, support, and share knowledge with less experienced team members.