Senior Solution Architect - Water
About The Position
Bentley Systems is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Solution Architect, Water, to help water utilities, engineering organizations, and technology partners advance digital transformation through Bentley infrastructure engineering and digital twin solutions. The position serves as a trusted advisor to executive, operational, engineering, and technology stakeholders, connecting business objectives, engineering workflows, asset performance goals, and digital transformation strategies with Bentley's software portfolio. The role combines water industry expertise, enterprise solution architecture, technical sales leadership, and business consulting. It develops repeatable, scalable solutions to improve infrastructure planning, design, construction, operations, and asset management. The architect engages from project to executive level, influences strategic technology decisions, and translates industry challenges into business solutions using Bentley technologies. This is a home-based role in the United States and requires at least 30% travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or relevant training and/or experience.
- 5–10 years of experience in the water, wastewater, stormwater, or related infrastructure industries.
- At least 7 years of hands-on experience implementing or utilizing Bentley water solutions, including OpenFlows products.
- Demonstrated experience engaging executive stakeholders and leading strategic technology discussions.
- Strong knowledge of water utility business processes, engineering workflows, operational technologies, and digital transformation initiatives.
- Experience developing and presenting technical and executive-level presentations.
- Exceptional communication, consulting, and relationship-building skills.
- Willingness to travel at least 30% of the year.
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Experience with digital twin strategies and enterprise architecture initiatives.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms, IoT systems, analytics platforms, and smart utility technologies.
- Familiarity with Bentley water applications such as OpenFlows and WaterSight.
- Familiarity with Bentley Infrastructure Cloud solutions, including ProjectWise, AssetWise, SYNCHRO, WaterSight, PlantSight, and iTwin technologies.
- Experience supporting multidisciplinary infrastructure environments, including transportation, energy, environmental, and industrial sectors.
- Experience leading complex enterprise software evaluations and transformation programs.
Responsibilities
- Represent Bentley at conferences, industry organizations, user groups, and executive forums.
- Create reusable methodologies, demonstrations, and enablement materials for global teams.
- Mentor Application Engineers, Solution Architects, and emerging technical leaders.
- Represent the voice of the user by communicating market needs, product feedback, and emerging industry requirements.
- Partner with Account Management, Product Management, Services, Marketing, and other technical teams to support strategic account growth.
- Lead complex technical pursuits, business cases, proof-of-concept initiatives, value discussions, and executive presentations.
- Identify practical applications for AI, automation, and advanced analytics within engineering and asset management workflows.
- Guide digital twin and infrastructure intelligence strategies using Bentley Infrastructure Cloud and iTwin technologies.
- Advise customers on water industry workflows, data governance, interoperability, cloud adoption, and digital engineering practices.
- Architect solutions that connect engineering, geospatial, operational, asset, sensor, and IoT data.
- Lead technical discovery workshops, enterprise solution design, and multi-year digital transformation roadmaps.
- Translate customer business priorities and industry challenges into scalable Bentley solution strategies.
- Build trusted relationships with executive, operational, engineering, and technology stakeholders.
- Serve as the senior technical advisor for strategic water utility, engineering consulting, and infrastructure owner-operator accounts.
- Sit or stand at will while performing work on a computer.
Benefits
- Attractive salary and benefits package.
- Bentley Impact Day: a day off from work to volunteer with an organization of your choice.
- Colleague recognition award programs and the Bentley Achievers platform.
- Global initiatives and resource groups supporting inclusion, belonging, and colleague wellbeing.
- Collaborative work environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
