Consultant - Water Utilities

Overview

As a consultant specializing in the water utilities sector, you will work closely with clients to establish solutions to make them successful, broaden the presence and effectiveness of GIS within their business, and support the development and growth of the ArcGIS system into new domains by working closely with industry experts throughout Esri.

Responsibilities

Enable Users to be Successful

• Advise customers on relevant GIS strategies, architectures, product selection, and release planning
• Work with customers to prepare multi-year enterprise GIS implementation and migration strategies
• Help customers develop and implement state-of-the-art, technology-driven solutions by understanding how Esri’s technology practically integrates with their solution vision

Grow Business

• Grow and support our practice through business development, expansion into new application areas, and delivery of products and services to new and existing customers
• Prepare and present high-quality technical presentations and demonstrations when needed

Push Technology/Platform

• Promote and align Esri’s ArcGIS system with the needs of new and existing customers 

Support Strategic Esri Initiatives

• Collaborate with Esri’s practice managers and marketing and sales teams to develop new business and strengthen customer relationships
• Manage the clients’ and/or subcontractors’ expectations to align with clear deliverables by cultivating strong relationships

Optimize Performance and Organization

• Lead project teams during all phases of implementation including requirements, analysis, design, build/configuration, and deployment

Requirements

• 5+ years of demonstrated leadership and related practical experience in ­­­­­­the water utilities industry, including water/wastewater/stormwater
• Advanced knowledge of Esri’s ArcGIS system and professional experience with its applications in the water utilities industry
• Experience with desktop, client/server, web applications, and architectures
• Proven program/project delivery experience, preferably for GIS/IT enterprise solutions
• Proposal writing experience including preparing executive summaries, solution definition, scope of work, staffing, and pricing
• Proven ability to develop project designs, work plans, budgets, and schedules
• Ability to lead and manage consulting and software implementation teams
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work independently
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication, presentation, and leadership skills
• Ability to work on multiple activities/projects in parallel
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in GIS, geography, geology, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, or a related field

Recommended Qualifications

• Experience with Esri products to solve complex business problems
• Experience in the integration of ArcGIS with work management, asset management, SCADA, customer information, and document management systems
• Knowledge of water utilities GIS data management
• Familiarity with RDBMS and geodatabase design
• Familiarity with mobile applications for data collection

About Esri

Our passion for improving quality of life through geography is at the heart of everything we do. Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) technology inspires and enables governments, universities, and businesses worldwide to save money, lives, and our environment through a deeper understanding of the changing world around them.

Carefully managed growth and zero debt give Esri stability that is uncommon in today's volatile business world. Privately held, we offer exceptional benefits, competitive salaries, 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, opportunities for personal and professional growth, and much more.

Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email humanresources@esri.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

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