Transactions Consultant Digital Infrastructure

Black & Veatch Family of Companies • South Jordan, UT

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

The successful candidate will contribute to technical due diligence engagements for data center/digital as well as other infrastructure assets on behalf of lenders and investors; initially serving in a supporting role to a multi-disciplinary team of Independent Engineering and Technical Due Diligence consultants. This is a key role on a team of engineers, consultants, and financial analysts, with the expectation to collect and analyze data, develop technical assessment reports, conduct site visits, develop and maintain client contacts, and develop overall project management responsibilities over time.

Consultants in this practice generally work on multiple concurrent projects at a given time. This position will report to the transaction solution team within Black & Veatch Infrastructure Advisory.

While the position is eligible for multiple office locations, the preferred location for this role Phoenix, Kansas City, Houston, Charlotte, Tampa, Tualatin, Dallas, or Atlanta. Strong candidates in other listed locations will be considered.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience
• 4+ years experience in a business/consulting environment.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Nice To Haves

• Engineering degree or other technical degree are preferred, though financial, economic, or MBA degrees will be considered if accompanied by supporting relevant experience and qualifications
• Understanding of tenants/offtakes, development, design and operational differences between hyper-scale, edge and colocation data centers and familiarity with data center tier rating systems
• Industry knowledge of one or more of the following related to data centers
• Data center development (site selection, feasibility study, interconnection, access to power/fiber/water)
• Design (civil, structural, mechanical/energy modelling/HVAC, electrical)
• Construction/Commissioning
• Operations
• Understanding of data center infrastructure, power distribution, energy modelling, cooling systems, redundancy requirements (such as for fiber, water and power/generation) and backup requirements
• Ability to operate multiple software packages including:
• Microsoft Office
• Advanced PC literacy
• Certifications related to area of expertise, where applicable preferred.

Responsibilities

• Transfers knowledge, capabilities, and skills to improve others’ knowledge and skill levels
• Enhances established working relationships with team members and management from within the client’s organization
• Contributes to quality review on own engagement
• Ascertains and meets client expectations within scope of engagement role
• Develops applicable knowledge bases by using best practices to redefine tools and techniques.
• Outlines specific performance measures, targets, and goals to articulate the business case for realized efficiencies or added value
• Contribute to multiple projects at any given time
• Translates analyses into written reports and presentations
• Demonstrated knowledge of data center development, design, construction and/or operations
• Leverages experience with early site development, tenant/offtake negotiation or management, engineering and design, inspections, outage assessment, budget processes, equipment condition assessment, capital project assessments, reliability/availability assessments, conducting field observations, performance assessments, and/or financial analysis and models.
• Utilizes specialized knowledge to produce moderately complex work products and solutions across many phases of an engagement or one phase of a more complex engagement
• Applies appropriate methods or recognized equivalent to identified client needs
• Anticipates and resolves technical problems with occasional technical assistance from others
• Develops, presents, and defends conclusions, recommendations, and implementation plans
• Analyzes and applies best practices knowledge of the relevant industries

Benefits

• We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day one.
• Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.
• To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.
• A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union.
• Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.
• We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP-owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long-term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.

What This Job Offers

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