Principal Consultant
Virtual-US
Req#: 20859BR
Date published: 12-Dec-2014
Opportunity: Experienced Hire
Business Line: Management Consulting
Business Plan: CST
Level: 005
The Management Consulting (MC) group supports the Black & Veatch mission of Building a World of Difference by helping our critical human infrastructure clients solve technological, operational and financial challenges. MC collaborates with all Black & Veatch groups to integrate the full range of Black & Veatch capabilities and deliver uniquely effective solutions.
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.
Principal Duties and 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.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience. Master's degree preferred.
Has managed significant engagements. Typically 10+ years in a business/consulting environment. 2+ years Business Development experience preferred.
Knowledge of Oracle CC&B architecture
Preferred Job Qualifications:
Knowledgeable in all Functional Areas of CC&B, technically astute, and has overall responsibility to ensure that the designed solution is cohesive.
Previous experience as an Oracle Functional Architect.
This could cover multiple Oracle products (MDM, CSS, NMS, etc.)
Consultant Competencies:
Action Oriented
Business Acumen
Comfort Around Higher Management
Customer Focus
Dealing with Ambiguity
Interpersonal Savvy
Learning on the Fly
B&V Experience with Pushkar Deshpande
B&V Experience with Atul Karde
B&V Experience with Tony Koodie