Utilities T&D AMI/Smart Infrastructure Management Consultant

Accenture • Arlington, TX

21d • $59,100 - $205,800

About The Position

Within Accenture's Utilities Practice , We use our deep industry expertise in digital customer engagement and operations, connected energy services and customer platforms to help retail energy and utility providers with cost effectiveness, revenue assurance/extension and customer satisfaction and loyalty. Transmission & distribution (T&D) organizations must innovate, invest strategically, and modernize infrastructure to balance supply and demand, optimize assets and teams, and drive towards net-zero emissions. In Accenture Consulting we work with C-suite executives, leaders and boards of the world’s leading organizations, helping them reinvent every part of their enterprise to drive greater growth, enhance competitiveness, implement operational improvements, reduce cost, deliver sustainable 360° stakeholder value, and set a new performance frontier for themselves and the industry in which they operate. Our deep industry and functional expertise is supported by proprietary assets and solutions that help organizations transform faster and become more resilient. Underpinned by technology, data, analytics, AI, change management, talent and sustainability capabilities, our Strategy & Consulting services help architect and accelerate all aspects of an organization’s total enterprise reinvention. The Work Understand client challenges and articulate the value of AMI and Smart Meter transformation in terms of measurable business outcomes (e.g., reliability, operational efficiency, customer experience, revenue protection) Work with utilities to design and support the implementation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), smart metering, and related platforms (e.g., Meter Data Management Systems (MDMS), head-end systems, communications networks, and field operations integration) Support AMI programs across the lifecycle, including strategy, business case development, deployment planning, system integration, and operational optimization Serve as a guide and mentor to analysts and senior analysts, providing coaching on utilities processes, AMI technology, and consulting best practices Continuously learn and bring new technologies and innovative AMI and grid-edge solutions to clients, including analytics, automation, and data-driven insights Champion people on your team to succeed professionally and personally, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment Build trusted advisor relationships with clients across business and IT, from program leadership to field and operations teams Leverage and integrate AMI and enterprise data to uncover insights and enable evidence-based decision making across operations, customer, and regulatory use cases Ability to travel as needed

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the electric utilities industry
• Minimum of 3 years of functional experience working with AMI, smart meters, or meter-to-cash capabilities (e.g., MDMS, HES, field deployment, communications networks)
• Experience supporting utility transformation initiatives related to metering, grid modernization, or customer operations
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Nice To Haves

• Proven success contributing to a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a structured problem-solving environment
• Strong interest in technology-enabled transformation and information systems
• Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral), and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Understand client challenges and articulate the value of AMI and Smart Meter transformation in terms of measurable business outcomes (e.g., reliability, operational efficiency, customer experience, revenue protection)
• Work with utilities to design and support the implementation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), smart metering, and related platforms (e.g., Meter Data Management Systems (MDMS), head-end systems, communications networks, and field operations integration)
• Support AMI programs across the lifecycle, including strategy, business case development, deployment planning, system integration, and operational optimization
• Serve as a guide and mentor to analysts and senior analysts, providing coaching on utilities processes, AMI technology, and consulting best practices
• Continuously learn and bring new technologies and innovative AMI and grid-edge solutions to clients, including analytics, automation, and data-driven insights
• Champion people on your team to succeed professionally and personally, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment
• Build trusted advisor relationships with clients across business and IT, from program leadership to field and operations teams
• Leverage and integrate AMI and enterprise data to uncover insights and enable evidence-based decision making across operations, customer, and regulatory use cases
• Ability to travel as needed

Benefits

• Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.
• See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

What This Job Offers

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