Consultant – Water Utilities

Job Description:

  • Help clients translate complex water utility challenges into practical, state-of-the-art GIS solutions, with a strong emphasis on implementing ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Utility Network, and ArcGIS Solutions.
  • Collaborate with clients to prepare enterprise geospatial strategies, including multi-year implementation and migration roadmaps.
  • Collect, organize, and present client requirements, objectives, and business workflows—including asset management, field operations, and data management—to develop actionable ArcGIS Enterprise solutions
  • Analyze and interpret business and technical problems specific to water utilities, delivering practical, customer-focused solutions
  • Advise customers on enterprise GIS strategies and product selection, with a focus on ArcGIS Enterprise and Utility Network
  • Lead project management activities, including planning, execution, and delivery of water utilities GIS projects, ensuring alignment with client goals and successful customer outcomes.
  • Create and manage scope, cost, schedule, and deliverables through planning, tracking, quality assurance, change control, and risk management
  • Manage small to large-scale projects and lead project teams through requirements, analysis, design, build, and rollout
  • Track project performance and communicate status with internal teams and customer stakeholders
  • Work with Esri’s marketing and sales teams to support business development, expand into new application areas, and deliver solutions to new and existing customers
  • Manage client relationships and maintain a strong focus on customer success and long-term partnership

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience applying ArcGIS Enterprise in production environments.
  • 5+ years of experience working within the water, wastewater, or stormwater utility industry
  • Demonstrated expertise with ArcGIS Utility Network concepts and implementations
  • Experience using and configuring Esri products including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Utility Network, ArcGIS Field Maps, and ArcGIS Solutions.
  • Ability to connect utility business workflows (asset management, field operations, data management, etc.) to ArcGIS solutions
  • Strong client-facing experience with a proven ability to understand customer needs and deliver effective solutions
  • Experience contributing to or leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects
  • Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work independently
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects or activities in parallel
  • Bachelor’s degree in information systems, GIS, geography, or a related field
  • Visa sponsorship is not available for this posting. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Benefits:

  • medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families)
  • 401(k) and profit-sharing programs
  • minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave
  • twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year
  • opportunities for personal and professional growth
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