Principal Management Consultant

Arcadis • Los Angeles, CA

12h

About The Position

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 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 world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis' Resilience Water Business Advisory practice is seeking a Principal Management Consultant to support our efforts in the Digital Advisory Practice. Our team is focused on management consulting to support water, gas, and electric utilities with technology advisory, strategy development, feasibility analysis, process improvement, procurement, project management and project implementation for projects like Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI).
Role accountabilities:
Utilities continue to face evolving operational challenges, driving the need for innovative and resilient solutions. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Advisory Leadership to strengthen Arcadis’ presence in the utility technology arena which includes: AMI, customer information solutions, data analytics, and other related smart utility solutions. You will support the growth and delivery of these services, including developing and leading internal teams to execute projects to successful outcomes. Additional responsibilities include:
Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, executives, partners, vendors, and internal teams.
Serving as a strategic liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders throughout project lifecycles.
Supporting utility clients in planning and executing AMI or other utility technology implementations across water, gas, electric, or multi-utility operations.
Managing project scope, schedule, budget, financial performance, and stakeholder expectations.
Leading and directing applicable user training and system testing activities.
Coaching project personnel and promoting best practices to improve tools, processes, and overall performance.
Providing annual thought leadership in these domains through key industry events and forums.
Travel required on an as needed basis up to 30% per month.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 10+ Years of progressive experience in the utility industry.
• communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of a utility organization
• manage client expectations to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
• strong understanding of AMI, meter-to-cash processes, and utility business practices

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline
• Experience working with large water utilities—along with electric and gas utilities—is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, executives, partners, vendors, and internal teams.
• Serving as a strategic liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders throughout project lifecycles.
• Supporting utility clients in planning and executing AMI or other utility technology implementations across water, gas, electric, or multi-utility operations.
• Managing project scope, schedule, budget, financial performance, and stakeholder expectations.
• Leading and directing applicable user training and system testing activities.
• Coaching project personnel and promoting best practices to improve tools, processes, and overall performance.
• Providing annual thought leadership in these domains through key industry events and forums.

Benefits

• Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.
• We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year.
• The salary range for this position is $113,933 - $222,739.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level