[Hiring] Digital Technology Consultant @Brown and Caldwell

Role Description

Brown and Caldwell (BC), a leading environmental engineering firm, is currently seeking a Digital Technology Consultant to serve as a task lead supporting our Digital Solutions team. The Digital Technology Consulting role is responsible for developing digital technology strategies, evaluating and implementing technology solutions, and helping water and wastewater clients advance their digital objectives.

• Support initiatives related to data management, business intelligence and dashboarding, enterprise reporting, AI enabled solutions, system integration, and digital transformation efforts.
• Lead tasks assessing the state of clients’ data environments, digital systems, reporting capabilities, and related business processes to identify opportunities for improvements and future-state requirements.
• Work closely with clients to develop technology roadmaps, evaluate and select solutions, establish supporting business processes, and guide implementation efforts through deployment and adoption.
• Lead the development of advanced BI reports and dashboards, recommend optimizations for enterprise applications, and collaborate with technical staff in the design and implementation of data integration and analytics solutions.
• Apply recognized data management and governance practices, including DAMA-DMBOK principles, to assess data capabilities, define governance approaches, improve data quality and accessibility, and develop practical roadmaps that maximize the business value of client data assets.
• Support and lead engagement with Clients to develop concepts into projects, support prepositioning meetings with clients ahead of RFP release, development of RFP responses and support creating scopes of work and fee estimates.

Responsibilities

• Communicate the technology planning approach and frameworks to clients.
• Lead the execution of services for enterprise technology planning, selection/evaluation/implementation of information systems to support client’s business processes.
• Integrate technologies to help clients make the best use of their data, systems, and tools.
• Lead teams to identify, design and implement innovative digital solutions helping clients align technology initiatives with business goals.
• Ensure data governance of digital solutions created are in compliance with BC technical standards and cybersecurity policies.
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of data management initiatives, dashboarding, AI embedded tools, reporting and general digital transformation efforts.
• Provide strategic insights through data analysis.
• Facilitate client discussions and make presentations on the status and future initiatives regarding digital technology plans and usage.
• Differentiate between client needs for basic data integration tasks and the development of more complex data engineering pipelines.
• Provide training and support to less experienced colleagues for their development and understanding of digital technology consulting.
• Support business development activities and lead development of scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments, including PM-related duties, based on evolving needs.

Mentorship

• May provide mentorship, guidance, support, and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team members develop their skills and grow within their roles.

Skills and Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of enterprise applications used in the water/wastewater engineering sector (CMMS, GIS, SCADA, LIMS and Data Technologies).
• Expertise in data management and data governance frameworks and policies.
• Strong ability in identifying and designing digital solutions that integrate business IT system data with time-series datasets from sensors and SCADA networks.
• Excellent data analysis, BI tool proficiency, enterprise reporting, and technical problem-solving skills.
• Skilled in facilitating client discussions and presenting work outcomes effectively.
• Demonstrated expertise in creating and implementing processes and plans making effective use of data and digital technology.
• Capacity to support other team members in technology consulting skills development.
• Keeps up to date with digital technology and data management practices, principles, and developments in the water/wastewater industry.

Experience

• Typically, a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience is required.
• Experience working with data from water/wastewater-related enterprise applications (e.g., CMMS, GIS, LIMS, SCADA, PMIS, Asset Management etc.).
• Typically will become certified in BC's Subject Matter Specialist (SMS) Framework and progress through the SMS competencies.

Preferred Experience

• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong subject matter expertise in a core application water/wastewater application (SCADA, CMMS, GIS, LIMS, AMI etc.).
• Experience supporting and leading sales activities.
• Experience in leading digital tasks and projects with an emphasis on a client-facing role.
• Experience applying DAMA-DMBOK or comparable data management frameworks.
• Experience with data governance, data quality, metadata, data architecture, integration, master data, and/or data lifecycle management.
• Experience conducting data maturity assessments and developing data strategies, governance frameworks, and implementation roadmaps.

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, computer science, geography, or similar field is required.

Preferred Education

• Graduate education, professional training, or certification in data management, information management, data governance, information systems, or a related discipline.

Salary Range

• Location A: $95,000 - $129,000
• Location B: $104,000 - $142,000
• Location C: $114,000 - $155,000

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success.
• 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.