Principal Consultant

Principal Consultant

Power your future with Qualus as a Principal Consultant. The Principal Consultant is responsible for providing strategic advisory and consulting services to electric utilities supporting grid modernization initiatives with a primary focus on SCADA and EMS systems and a working knowledge of ADMS technologies. The role helps utilities develop grid modernization strategies, assess current operations, define future-state operating models, create business cases and technology roadmaps, develop technical and functional requirements, support technology procurement, evaluate software vendors, and provide trusted advisory services throughout implementation.

Strategic Advisory Services

• Conduct current-state assessments of utility operations and operational technology.
• Facilitate stakeholder interviews and business process workshops.
• Develop business cases, modernization strategies, and strategic recommendations.
• Identify operational gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop implementation roadmaps and phased deployment strategies.

Grid Modernization Strategy

• Assess utility operational technology maturity and modernization readiness.
• Develop grid modernization strategies and technology roadmaps.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry best practices.
• Develop phased modernization and implementation strategies.
• Advise utility leadership on technology investment priorities.
• Develop business cases supporting modernization initiatives.

Business Process & Requirements Development

• Lead workshops to document current and future-state business processes
• Develop operational use cases supporting SCADA, EMS, and ADMS
• Develop functional, technical, integration, cybersecurity, and non-functional requirements
• Facilitate requirements prioritization with utility stakeholders
• Ensure traceability between business objectives, use cases, requirements, demonstrations, and testing

Solution Architecture & Integration Advisory

• Develop system architecture and integration strategies.
• Develop interface requirements and integration approaches.
• Review solution architectures and technical designs.
• Conduct technical and architecture reviews.
• Identify architecture, integration, and cybersecurity risks.
• Align business requirements, technical requirements, and solution designs.
• Collaborate with utility architects, vendors, and system integrators.

Procurement Advisory

• Develop procurement strategies and acquisition plans.
• Prepare Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and procurement documentation.
• Develop evaluation criteria, scoring methodologies, and selection processes.
• Lead vendor communications and Q&A activities.
• Evaluate vendor proposals and technical responses.
• Facilitate vendor demonstrations and proof-of-capability sessions.
• Conduct vendor reference checks and due diligence.
• Support contract negotiations and Statement of Work development.

Trusted Advisor Services

• Serve as the owner's engineer during implementation.
• Review solution architectures and technical deliverables.
• Support governance and executive decision-making.
• Monitor implementation progress.
• Identify project risks and mitigation strategies.
• Support testing and operational readiness.
• Provide independent recommendations representing the utility's interests.

Client Engagement

• Build trusted relationships with utility executives, operational leadership, and project stakeholders.
• Prepare and deliver executive presentations, steering committee updates, and strategic recommendations.
• Facilitate executive workshops, planning sessions, and decision-making discussions.

Business Development Support

• Support proposal development and client pursuits.
• Develop reusable advisory methodologies, templates, and best practices.
• Author technical white papers, articles, and thought leadership content.
• Present at industry conferences, client workshops, and webinars.
• Mentor junior consultants and contribute to practice development.

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience supporting electric utility operational technology, including SCADA, EMS, ADMS, or related systems.
• Experience should have been obtained through one or…