Consultant, Rates & Regulatory

Consultant, Rates & Regulatory

Locations: Bloomington, MN, US; Los Angeles, CA, US; Walnut Creek, CA, US; Greenwood Village, CO, US; San Marcos, CA, US; Gaithersburg, MD, US; Chicago, IL, US; Burlington, MA, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success. As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

Opportunity Type: Staff

Relocation Eligible: No

Full time/Part time: Full-Time

Project Only Hire: No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Why Black & Veatch?

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity's biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation, 401k match and benefits that start day one. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

The Team

Black & Veatch's Infrastructure Advisory Business provides a portfolio of solutions focused on the asset lifecycle, including Asset Management & Operations & Maintenance, Infrastructure Technology, Cybersecurity Solutions, Planning, and Transactions. In this role you will be part of the Delivery Team supporting Solutions. You will be working with Infrastructure Advisory's Rates and Regulatory Solution to deliver a wide range of projects and solutions, focusing primarily on rate cases, utility management and asset investment planning.

The Opportunity

Black & Veatch is seeking an exceptional professional to join our Infrastructure Advisory organization as a Consultant to deliver advisory projects for our clients, with a focus on rates development for water utilities. Infrastructure Advisory focuses on the lifecycle management of assets, and you will be joining a team of dedicated professionals who are aligned with Black & Veatch's Purpose, Building a World of Difference. In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work with water and wastewater utilities to develop financial models, build rate cases, support strategic planning, and to optimize capital investments through assessment of risks and benefits.
• Deliver innovative solutions to address our client's most pressing issues, including aging infrastructure, optimizing asset investments, improving data management and decision making, and enhancing organizational capabilities.
• Grow your skills, expand your professional network, and shape a rewarding career path aligned with your aspirations.

Key Responsibilities

Perform and manage technical work for the following types of projects:

• Financial planning, cost-of-service, and rate design for municipal and regulated water and wastewater utilities
• Demand studies and impact of large loads on utilities and customer impacts
• Affordability analyses
• Total cost of ownership and financial viability evaluations
• Business process assessments supporting operational effectiveness
• Asset investment planning, business case evaluation and capital prioritization

Serve as a technical specialist on projects, applying detailed knowledge of water or wastewater assets and utility operation. Uses expertise to analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data to provide insights, identify trends, opportunities and risks, review alternatives and develop solutions.

Under limited to moderate supervision, prepare reports, presentations, processes, tools, models, and other deliverables to effectively communicate analysis and recommendations to clients.

Facilitate and present in client meetings and workshops with limited to moderate supervision.

Support development of scope and fee for proposals, and may support business development activities.

Management Responsibilities

Individual Contributor

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree preferred.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience.

4+ years experience in a business/consulting environment.

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Certifications

Certifications related to area of expertise, where applicable preferred.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Normal office environment

Competencies

Action oriented Interpersonal savvy Customer focus

Salary Plan CST: Consulting Job Grade 016

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Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy. Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers and array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program. To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time and dependent sick time. A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP-owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long-term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of that success through stock ownership.

By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients.

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