Senior Asset Management Consultant

Arcadis•Virginia Beach, VA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Asset Management Consultant to join their Resilience Water Team. This role involves working on various national asset management engagements and can be based in Hanover, Maryland, or Virginia Beach, Virginia. The ideal candidate will have experience in the technical delivery of asset management projects for water and wastewater utilities, with a strong understanding of industry-accepted tools and techniques such as asset management planning, gap assessments, asset inventory, condition and consequence-of-failure assessments, life-cycle cost analysis, O&M programs, and capital investment planning. The role requires the ability to work independently and collaboratively with a diverse team of consultants, IT professionals, engineers, and scientists. Strong intellect, persuasive communication skills, and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders are essential.

Requirements

7 years of consulting experience with an environmental engineering or management consulting firm or equivalent experience with a municipal utility.
B.S. in Engineering, Management Information Systems, or Engineering Management.

Nice To Haves

IAM, PE and/or PMP certifications are preferred.
Experience in GIS, Business Intelligence (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, etc.), CMMS or other asset management decision support platforms.
Experience as a Project Manager and proficiency with Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

Supporting the development and implementation of asset management plans and programs.
Development of strategic asset management plans.
Development of service levels, performance measures, and business process improvement initiatives.
Collaborating with others to analyze utilities’ operational business processes and decision support system solutions.
Performing consulting tasks associated with business process analysis, asset registers/inventories, criticality, condition assessment, and repair and renewal needs.
Performing analysis of large utility GIS, maintenance, data collection tools, or condition assessment databases to support inspection, condition assessment, and planning programs.
Evaluating utilities’ asset management activities, including asset inventories, technology support consequence of failure, condition and remaining useful life, repair and renewal needs, and cost projections.
Providing recommendations for improved operations and maintenance practices, as well as supporting technology to minimize asset life cycle costs.
Improving the effectiveness of asset management technology support with master plans, business process improvement, data integration, and associated technology applications.