Principal Management Consultant

Arcadis•Los Angeles, CA

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. Key Skills and Experience: To be successful in this role, you must be able to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of a utility organization and manage client expectations to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction. You will support a variety of client projects and serve as an integral member of the Arcadis consulting team. A strong understanding of AMI, meter-to-cash processes, and utility business practices is essential. Experience working with large water utilities—along with electric and gas utilities—is strongly preferred. Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. 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. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location. #Resilience-ANA #Water-ANA #LI-RC2

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, a related discipline or equivalent experience.
10+ Years of progressive experience in the utility industry.
To be successful in this role, you must be able to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of a utility organization and manage client expectations to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
You will support a variety of client projects and serve as an integral member of the Arcadis consulting team.
A strong understanding of AMI, meter-to-cash processes, and utility business practices is essential.

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.