Enterprise Technology Consulting National Specialty Leader

Brown and Caldwell (BC) is currently seeking an Enterprise Technology Consulting (ETC) National Specialty Leader (NSL) who will inform the company vision and strategy development of this specialty area within the Utility Performance (UP) Practice in collaboration with the UP National Practice Leader (NPL) and the Director of Digital solutions. The ETC NSL will ensure alignment to the company strategy, the UP national practice, BC's Digital Solutions (DS) strategy and comprising specialty practice areas and business units. In this role, you will also be responsible for informing and developing approaches to support market growth, developing talent, and delivering high quality services and solutions in partnership with our DS practice in a way that continues to develop our market and technical differentiation from that of our competitors. The ETC specialty practice area includes the following major elements: consulting services for Digital Transformation, Enterprise Data Management Planning, Technology/Smart Utility Planning, Business Intelligence, Information and Knowledge Management, and Enterprise Applications (e.g. CMMS/EAMS, AMI, CIS, ERP, LIMS, GIS).

Who you are:

• You consistently demonstrate strong leadership, coaching and communication skills.
• You excel in strategy development, including program management, business analysis, problem solving, consensus building, and talent development.
• You are a results-orientated leader with the ability to bring cross-functional partners together and quickly shift course as necessary to achieve goals.
• You are confident, yet humble and can effectively consult and partner with multiple business partners with varying needs.
• You are able to marshal resources and convey a clear vision across an enterprise in order to meet or exceed objectives.

What you will do:

Practice Specialty Leadership

• Create a vision and priorities for specialty area in alignment with and to inform national practice strategy.
• Ensure the collective knowledge of specialty is technically rigorous, effectively documented, regularly updated, and disseminated across the company.
• As member of national practice leadership team, work closely with NPL and other NSLs to advance the practice strategy nationally and working with regional and area practice leads to promote technical differentiation.
• Support development and application of innovative solutions, including strategic research and development efforts and engagement with the National Technical/Innovation Leader (NTIL) in the practice.
• Organize a team of subject matter experts to support the specialty and drive use of the Practice Portal (previously known as the CoP workspace) to ensure active communication and collaboration within the specialty while maintaining oversight and guidance as an active leader

Project Delivery Quality and Efficiency

• Oversee prioritization and development of national technical standards (guidelines, best practices, tools, content), governance, and consistent usage by CoP members for efficient, high-quality execution of specialty elements.
• On strategic and complex projects, engage directly with delivery team throughout project life cycle, including early concept development, solution selection, project design, execution, and risk mitigation.
• Support national sharing of resources to match top technical talent with strategic projects, working closely with national and regional practice leaders - getting the "right people" on the "right projects" through collaboration with Regional and Area Practice Leaders.

Client Development and Sales

• In close association with Client Service Teams (CST's), assume client-facing technical leadership roles with strategic clients, including trusted advisor for clients and CSTs.
• Directlyengagewith clients to buildrelationships, assessneeds, anddeveloptechnical solutions.
• Bring technical insights from engagement with client peers/network.
• Understand our competition in terms of strategic direction of their approach to the specialty area, and their technical focus, staff, strengths, and weaknesses. Equip business units with winning technical strategies.
• Work with BU leadership to build capacity and capability to deliver on business unit strategic goals for capturing and delivering work in priority services related to the specialty

Knowledge & Technical Standards

• Create efficient, high-quality practice execution through development and consistent application of national technical standards including process and design guidelines, best practices, tools, model work scopes, and governance. Encourage consistent usage by practice members.
• Oversee implementation of Quality Fundamentals and SMS governance, in partnership with Specialty Leaders responsible for SMS badging and performance.

Talent Development

• Lead implementation and adjudication of SMS governance, systems (i.e., "badging ") and plans for talent development to ensure a high performing "bench" of technical practitioners.
• Set a foundation for SMS engagement in projects to develop staff by direct mentoring and training on the project.
• Lead continued development of Specialty team, identifying and cultivating new members and helping existing team members advance their SMS Level.
• Support recruiting (identifying needs and candidates, informing decisions), communicate perceived gaps and needs with BU operational leads, and support hiring plans into business planning efforts.
• Responsible for development of technical training and within the specialty.

BC Brand and Industry Leadership

• Expand recognition in the industry for relevant specialty. Lead representation of the BC brand as industry thought-leader, including strategic messaging, peer-reviewed and other publications, and team member visibility.
• Work with practice leadership team and operations leaders to develop national and regional conference plans. Champion strategic national conferences, presentation strategies, and selection of technical attendees.
• Support local conferences, workshops, and other means of visibility in strategic geographies, in coordination with Regional Practice Leaders, operations leaders, and CSTs.
• Work closely with Corporate Communications on internal and industry communications, digital media, and branding.
• Stay current with technology and market trends and inform annual business and periodic strategic planning processes.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• B.S. or M.S. in the areas in Computer Science, Engineering, Science, or a related field with an emphasis related to role.
• Demonstrated understanding of technology management frameworks and operating models.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across and work with internal or client delivery teams.
• Minimum of 12 years of increasingly responsible professional, experience in the environmental services or water utility consulting industry required; minimum of 4 years providing consulting services.
• Extensive experience in serving clients, collaboration and building consensus, working with stakeholder groups, sales and marketing, branding, and business growth.
• Excellent collaboration and team development skills.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong project and/or program management skills.
• Proven success in technical presentation, proposal writing, and public presentations.

Ideally, you'll also have one or more of the following:

• An understanding of complex information systems and technology organizations.
• Knowledge of the common enterprise applications used in utility and infrastructure centric organizations along with their associated business function and capability enablement.
• Knowledge of key IT management processes and industry frameworks.
• Basic knowledge of DevOps tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Basic knowledge of Agile software development and product management methodologies.
• Experience working in a fast-paced team environment and ability to adapt quickly to change
• Creativity to generate attention-grabbing ideas that contribute value to our clients
• Desire and growth mindset for sales and building relationships

Salary Range:

The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee's primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A: $170,000 - 205,000

Location B: $180,000 - 215,000

Location C: $190,000 - 225,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice-to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

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