Senior Utility Network Consultant

We are seeking a full-time Senior GIS Consultant with experience configuring, deploying, and managing Esri's Utility Network integrations. The Senior GIS Consultant will provide delivery of high-quality advisory services to a broad portfolio of clients within the energy and utility industry.

This position will be required to be onsite for our client located in the Bay Area in California. Candidates located in the Bay Area, CA are highly preferred. If the selected candidate is located outside of the Bay Area, CA, up to 50% travel will be required. U.S. Military Veterans, National Guardsmen, Reservists, and/or Military Spouses are encouraged to apply.

Location: Either local (Bay Area, CA) or willing to travel up to 50% to the San Francisco Bay Area

Duration: Contract role through December 2025, with the possibility to extend/become full-time

Pay: $76.50/hour

What you will do:

• Provide overall operational and technical leadership for various utility consulting programs
• Represent the company to prospective and existing customers
• Work with utility personnel at all levels of the organization
• Facilitate presentations and conduct workshops to identify, define, and capture business and technical requirements and best practices
• Manage deliverables for the consulting projects, including use-case development, requirements gathering, and large-scale implementation strategy and road maps and reports
• Coordinate and monitor consulting projects from initiation through delivery
• Serve as liaison between the company and the client to ensure all targets and requirements are met
• Decompose high-level business requirements and user requirements into functional requirements, specified in an appropriate level of detail suitable for use by those who base their work on the requirements
• Identify operational system interfaces, constraints, and other non-functional requirements
• Work individually or within a team on technology consulting projects to meet specific customer requirements
• Serve as a mentor to senior and entry-level consultants, developers, and engineers
• Coach, manage, and serve as a mentor to senior and entry level consultants, developers, and analysts
• Provide business development support to the sales team and account managers, including preparation and estimation of proposals for consulting and implementation projects
• Create business relationships and support sales generation with high-level contacts often through face-to-face and client site visits. Maintaining an ongoing business relationship with current clients to facilitate future sales
• Actively participate in thought leadership activities such as blogs, conferences, and public speaking opportunities

What we look for from you:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent utility and consulting work experience
• Minimum of 7 years of experience working in support of related utility consulting or large-scale process/technology projects
• Knowledge of electric, gas and/or water utilities
• Extensive experience facilitating workshops and presentations with clients
• Understanding of the Esri product suite, with emphasis desired in one or more of the following:
• Configuring, deploying, and managing the Utility Network
• Data model design and management
• Designing and deploying ArcGIS applications through ArcGIS Online or Portal
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communications and customer relations skills
• Demonstrates a high degree of personal and professional integrity
• Ability to prioritize work assignments and shift work efforts based on the needs of the department or business goals
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Managerial and supervision skills.
• Good understanding of utility business processes, including compliance, regulatory requirements, and field workflows
• Able to articulate the business needs around specific utility network models, including how commodities operate in the real world and the value of representing networks in GIS
• Professional services experience highly preferred

Easterseals DC MD VA is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: Up to $76.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you a U.S. Military Veteran, National Guardsman, Reservist, and/or a Military Spouse?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• utility consulting (electric, gas, and/or water utilities): 7 years (Required)
• facilitating workshops/presentations with clients: 7 years (Required)
• Esri product suite: 7 years (Required)
• ArcGIS applications: 7 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Oakland, CA 94502 (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $77