at Black & Veatch in Burr Ridge, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Project Manager, Nodal Transmission Modeling
Date: Jul 23, 2023
Location:
US
Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies
At Black & Veatch, our employee-owners go beyond the project. For over a century, we have been breaking down social, economic and geographic barriers by making life’s critical resources accessible to all. Working with us, you will help provide critical expertise as we, along with our valued clients, deliver solutions that positively impact communities around the world. Our professionals are our greatest asset, and we believe nothing is more important than the health, happiness and professional growth of our employee-owners. With a focus on flexible work-life balance options, an expanding and diverse workforce, and limitless career growth opportunities, we will give you our best to help yougive us your best, and together we can build a world of difference.
Req Id : 98039
Opportunity Type : Staff
Relocation eligible : No
Full time/Part time : Full-Time
Contract Hire Only for this Project : No
Job Summary
Provides technical or industry knowledge to contribute to the completion of multiple engagement phases. Demonstrate capabilities with moderate level of oversight and collaboration with more senior level professionals. Scope and size of projects they contribute to are generally smaller or they may own a smaller portion of a larger project. May lead a small to medium size effort or project team. May delegate team work assignments through various phases of an engagement. May manage projects from prospect to client deliverable.
Key Responsibilities
+ Consulting Capability: . 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 engagements . 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 . Challenges client’s current strategy and direction through persuasive argument
+ Defines competitive advantage and achievable value to the client through use of the strategic change components and metrics
+ Formulates issue-based hypotheses and develops analytical plan for testing
+ Contributes to analysis of impact of strategic changes by defining linkages and interdependencies
+ Industry Knowledge Capability: . 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 . Contributes to quality reviews of assigned engagements . Identifies technical issues impacting an engagement and proposes solutions . Analyzes and applies best practices knowledge of the industry
+ Project Management Capability (where applicable): . Manages client expectations within defined scope of engagement . Recommends appropriate resources based on the phases of an assignment . Delegates work to assigned team members . Uses defined processes and practices in assessing engagement risks . Manages engagement issues in less complex projects or escalates issues in more complex projects
+ Scope: . Billable Hours and business development targets established in annual goal setting process
+ Management Responsibilities: . Typically an individual Contributor and may act in a capacity of a “lead person”
+ Generally, does not have management responsibility for the people to whom they provide work direction
+ Positions receiving work direction: Analyst, Consulting, Sr
+ Analyst, Consulting, and Consultant
+ May also act as a project manager of a project team
+ Individuals comprising this team may vary by project
Management Responsibilities
Individual Contributor
Preferred Qualifications
+ Master’s degree preferred
+ Preferred Skills: . Knowledge of a complete engagement lifecycle . Developing business development capability . Advanced technical or industry knowledge . Knowledge base in two or more solution areas . Advanced knowledge in one or more aspects of consulting processes . Human relations skills including collaboration and team functions . Ability to understand team functions and lead operation in an engagement environment . Ability to operate multiple software packages . Advanced PC literacy
+ 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. 7+ 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.
Certifications
Certifications related to area of expertise, where applicable preferred.
Work Environment/Physical Demands
BandV Office Environment or Client Site – Travel up to 100%
Competencies
Action oriented
Customer focus
Interpersonal savvy
Salary Plan
CST: Consulting
Job Grade
004
Black & Veatch Holding Company, its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) affirmative action laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law.
Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy. We offer professionals an array of health and welfare benefits that vary based on their geographic region and employment status. This may include health, life accident and disability insurances, paid time off, financial programs and more. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.
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