Principal, Management Consulting

Role Details

Principal, Management Consulting

Date: Feb 21, 2023

Location:

US TX, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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Company : Black & Veatch Mgmt Consulting

Req Id : 95818

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : No

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Why Black and Veatch

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The Opportunity

Provides technical or industry knowledge to contribute to or lead the completion of multiple or all engagement phases. Demonstrates capabilities with minimal level of oversight from more senior level professionals. Scope and size of projects they contribute to are generally medium to large in size or they may own a moderate to significant portion of a larger project. May lead a medium to large size effort or project team. May delegate team work assignments through various phases of an engagement. May manage projects from prospect to client deliverable.

The Team

Black & Veatch is seeking an exceptional professional to join our Global Advisory organization as a Consultant, Transactions. The world is changing at an unprecedented rate and that change increases the demand for innovation and efficiency to deliver solutions and services across the world’s utility infrastructure. Join Black & Veatch Global Advisory and use your talent and expertise to impact the world.

The successful candidate will contribute to technical due diligence engagements for multiple types of assets, including but not limited to conventional generation, oil & gas, transmission, water, and/or renewable energy projects 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 Global Advisory.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and implementation of the strategic direction and objectives of a service offering

• Manage employees in engagements and provides input for performance management and compensation

• Contributes to development of products and/or services

Matrix Management:

• Transfers knowledge, capabilities, and skills to improve others' knowledge and skill levels

• Provide ongoing feedback to professionals on the projects and their supervisors

• Complete project evaluation forms

• Contributes to the career development of others through engagement assignments and general evaluation

• Delegates work duties according to the development opportunities and needs of individuals

Consulting Capability:

• Secures commitment and participation from the client's senior management by leveraging relationships

• Develops or contributes to the engagement business case

• Outlines specific performance measures, targets, and goals

• Delivers client solutions aligned with defined value proposition across multiple areas of a client's businesses

• Searches for new consulting opportunities with existing or new clients

• Secures receivables from clients during and after completion of engagements

Industry Knowledge Capability:

• Utilizes specialized knowledge to produce complex work products and solutions across all phases of an engagement

• Defines and applies appropriate methods or recognized equivalent to identified client needs

• Anticipates and resolves technical problems with minimal technical assistance from othes

• Leverages knowledge and experience to assess alternative approaches to solving problems

• Develops, presents, and defends conclusions, recommendations, and implementation plans

• Leads quality reviews of smaller assigned engagements or supports reviews of larger engagements

• Identifies technical issues impacting an engagement and implements solutions

Project Management Capability (where applicable):

• Manages moderate to highly complex engagements through all stages and phases with factors that may include:

• multiple business units; manages other contractor/vendors on the project; high level of technology integration within the engagement; or cross-functional and/or multi-dimensional teams

Scope:

• Billable hours and business development targets established in annual goal setting process

Management Responsibility:

• May supervise the work of others

• Responsible for hiring, discipline, and pay administration of their subordinates

• May act in the capacity of a "lead person"

• May have management responsibility for the people to whom they provide work direction

• Positions receiving work direction:

• Analyst, Consulting, SrAnalyst,andManager

• May also act as a project manager of a project team

• Individuals comprising this team may vary by project

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree preferred

• 2+ years Business Development experience

• Depth and breadth of knowledge in area of specialization

• Advanced project management skills

• Intermediate business development capability

• Business and consulting management skills

• People management skills including recruiting, evaluation, and mentoring

• Advanced knowledge in all aspects of consulting processes

• Client management and negotiation skills

• Broad knowledge of the marketplace

• Proficient human relations skills

Preferred Consultant Skills:

• Business acumen

• Comfort around higher management

• Dealing with ambiguity

• Learning on the fly

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience. Has managed significant engagements. 10+ years 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.

Certifications

Certifications related to area of expertise, where applicable preferred.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

BandV Office Environment or Client Site - Travel up to 100%

Salary Plan

CST: Consulting

Job Grade

005

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