Senior Consultant - Data Engineering​/Data Architect

Senior Consultant – Data Engineering / Data Architect

Location:

Phoenix, AZ;
Overland Park, KS;
Tampa, FL;
Houston, TX;
Charlotte, NC; and other U.S. locations.

Company:
Black & Veatch Family of Companies.

Opportunity Overview:
This role provides technical, architectural, and project leadership across complex, multi‑phase digital and data‑centric client engagements. The senior consultant defines data and analytics architecture strategy, advises clients, leads delivery teams, and ensures solutions align with client business objectives, operating with minimal supervision and exercising independent judgment in architecture decisions, delivery approach, risk management, and client engagement strategy.

• Lead technical and architectural communication with clients and internal stakeholders, articulating methodologies, rationale, trade‑offs, and outcomes at both technical and executive levels.
• Independently define and evaluate technical and architectural approaches for complex problems, engaging subject matter experts strategically while retaining accountability for solution design.
• Lead the design and implementation of modern, enterprise‑scale data platforms and advanced analytics solutions.
• Support and contribute to business development activities, including solution scoping, effort estimation, proposal development, and participation in client pursuit and strategy discussions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients on data governance, security, compliance, and operating models, aligned with enterprise and regulatory requirements.
• Define target‑state data architectures and lead delivery of scalable cloud‑based data warehousing and analytics solutions aligned with long‑term client strategies.
• Accountable for end‑to‑end delivery of complex digital and data consulting engagements, including scope definition, schedule, budget, risk management, quality assurance, and financial performance.
• Act as the primary client interface for assigned engagements, translating business objectives into technical and architectural strategies, presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders, and guiding decision‑making.
• Define and govern scalable data pipeline architectures and integration frameworks; provide hands‑on technical leadership and design oversight for ETL/ELT solutions using SQL, Python, and cloud‑native technologies.
• Oversee development of analytics applications, dashboards, and reporting solutions, ensuring technical quality and alignment with client decision‑making needs.
• Define and enforce data quality, governance, and security frameworks across engagements; ensure consistent application of best practices and standards.
• Provide technical and professional mentorship to internal teams, contribute to practice standards and reusable assets, and demonstrate thought leadership in data architecture and engineering.

• Master’s degree in data science or engineering.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in data architecture, data engineering, analytics, or digital consulting, including leadership of complex client engagements.
• Familiarity with infrastructure design / construction projects.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python, with demonstrated ability to design, review, and guide complex data engineering solutions.
• Expert‑level knowledge of SQL, data modeling, and data warehousing concepts.
• Deep experience designing and governing enterprise‑scale ETL/ELT and data integration frameworks.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate).
• Demonstrated expertise in cloud‑native data platforms (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP acceptable), including architecture, security, and scalability considerations.
• Experience leading cross‑functional delivery teams and managing project financial performance in a consulting environment.
• Strong executive‑level communication skills with experience presenting architecture, strategy, and recommendations to senior client stakeholders.
• Industry certifications strongly preferred (e.g., Azure/AWS Solutions Architect, PMP, SAFe, GISP, ESRI Technical Certifications).

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant work…