Senior Consultant – Utility Rate Consulting

Raftelis•Austin, TX

About The Position

Raftelis helps local governments and utilities thrive by providing management consulting expertise to help transform local governments and utilities. We’ve provided professional consulting services to more than 700 organizations in the last year alone. We work in all areas of management consulting including finance, assessment, communications, technology, executive recruitment, and strategic planning. We’re proud to share that Raftelis has been certified as a Great Place to Work®! 93% of our employees say it is a great place to work, compared to 57% of employees at a typical US-based company. As one of our employees said, “at Raftelis, we maintain a great balance between hard work and allowing staff to focus on their lives outside of work. We also have a strong culture where people genuinely care about each other, and leadership is committed to doing what's best for both our employees and the firm”. Working within a team, the Senior Consultant will be responsible for providing exceptional client service in the public municipal utilities industry (water, wastewater, and stormwater) through various multi-discipline projects, such as financial planning, cost of service rate and fee setting, bond feasibility studies, and miscellaneous financial-related projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (finance, accounting, engineering, economics, mathematics, or other related fields)
A minimum of 3 years managing projects in the water, wastewater, stormwater, and/or related industry
Advanced proficiency and experience with MS Excel including advanced user functions and Visual Basic programming
Strong proficiency with MS Word and PowerPoint - ability to create report templates, modify report templates
Experience analyzing large data sets, working with and/or developing database queries, using MS Access, SQL server and/or relational databases
Critical thinking skills – ability to formulate multiple solutions to problems, test hypothesis and develop solutions based on analysis.
Ability to work under multiple project managers with competing deadlines and deliverables
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Willing and able to travel overnight as needed

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree (MBA, CPA, or similar)
Preference will be given to candidates in the Austin area.
Please include a writing sample with your application.
We will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications.
If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

Responsibilities

Data mine and aggregate project data from multiple sources and develop Excel-based financial models to support analysis of a variety of financial and management studies including projects related to financial planning.
Projecting utility revenues and expenditures, developing revenue requirements, cost allocation and rate and fee design to support utility’s operations.
Under guidance of project managers, work independently and have the ability to switch between projects quickly to meet milestones and deliverables.
When working in California, ensure alignment with Proposition 218 requirements in the financial planning and decision-making processes.
Utilize public speaking and technical writing skills to produce, edit and present reports, proposals, and presentations in a clear and succinct manner.
Support senior staff in business development and marketing activities and lead junior staff in the management, development, and execution of project work.
Communicate with clients to gather data and other relevant project information.