Senior Utility Management Consultant

Blue Cypress Consulting is seeking a Senior Utility Management Services (UMS) Consultant to support current projects and facilitate the expansion of our utility management and community planning consulting services in the Pacific Northwest. It is our intent to continue growing our presence in the Seattle area and the region. As an integral part of our collaborative business development and technical team, this Senior Utility Management Consultant will manage client projects, lead/mentor early- to mid-career staff, develop and maintain client relationships, participate in business development activities, and contribute to internal business strategies.

The ideal candidate has a minimum of 8 years of experience as a utility management and/or engineering consultant at an A&E firm within the Pacific Northwest (preferably Seattle metro-area) with a focus on water, wastewater, and/or stormwater systems. This candidate must have a successful track record of leadership, delivering projects on time and on budget, developing and maintaining client relationships, managing complex projects, and leading business development activities.

They should thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and exemplify Blue Cypress’s values:
Collaboration, Strategic Development, and Improvement-Oriented Growth.

This person will be expected to develop and lead these potential types of projects for clients: conduct strategic planning efforts, perform operational assessments, lead business transformation projects, examine the effectiveness of information management tools and the data generated, design and conduct analyses to identify actionable insight, effectively communicate recommendations in writing and in presentations to a variety of audiences, design improvement strategies and initiatives, and support implementation of new business practices, information management tools, etc.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Necessary accommodations will be provided in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and state or local law.

The statements in this job description are intended to describe the essential nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to list ALL responsibilities or qualifications of the job.

• Provide specialized management consulting services in areas that may include: strategic planning, infrastructure management/asset management, operational optimization/lean processes, regulatory support, maintenance management, capital planning/forecasting, system planning, technology selection/on-boarding, data management/analytics/visualization, etc. More detailed related duties may include:
• Plan, design, and implement operations and maintenance optimization and capital planning and renewal strategies for water, wastewater, and/or stormwater for utilities
• Design and oversee analyses on large infrastructure datasets, such as GIS, computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), customer information systems, condition assessment/inspection databases, capacity assessment/hydraulic modeling, etc.
• Perform services on-site or off-site to support client staff in performing their day-to-day activities, such as planning/scheduling, condition assessment, capacity assessment, contractor management, etc.
• Design and implement analytics and dashboard platforms
• Perform project management on concurrent projects ranging from small to large, complex projects and successfully deliver these on time and on budget. Plan and designate project resources, prepare budgets, monitor…