Manager, DERMS/OT Consulting Job Details | Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Black & Veatch - Oklahoma City, OK

Part-time,Full-time - Manager

Oklahoma City, OK

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Manager, DERMS/OT Consulting position at Black & Veatch involves providing consulting services and expertise in Operational Technologies (OT) transformation, particularly focusing on Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS) and Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS). The role requires managing client engagements, developing strategies, and supporting clients in their digital transformation efforts. The position emphasizes a balance between delivery performance and business development, with a strong focus on client interaction and project management.

Responsibilities

• Manage client engagement for complex, transformational programs in advanced distribution infrastructure.
• Support development of business and technical strategy, business case, and implementation plan for dispatchable DER, DER/DR programs, and DERMS.
• Lead client interviews and facilitate engagement among stakeholders in understanding DER management operating model, DERMS solution architecture, and Advanced Distribution Management Infrastructure.
• Work with clients to document and/or discover current and future states business processes.
• Provide functional and technical expertise in various aspects of Digital Grid, Operational Technology, and ADMS/DERMS.
• Perform and manage technical project work such as developing solution concepts, review of vendors' design documents, requirements traceability.
• Support business requirements definition, request for proposal development.
• Support proposal evaluation, selection process, statement of work development, and vendor contract negotiation.
• Lead and/or participate in system testing.
• Support or act as project manager to develop project plans, key milestones, and project control structure.
• Transfer knowledge, capabilities, and skills to improve others' knowledge and skill levels.
• Contribute to the business development process as a subject matter expert (SME).
• Support proposals and business development with utility clients.
• Create and/or support publication of thought leadership in areas of Digital Grid, Operational Technologies, and DERMS.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience.
• 7+ years experience in a business/consulting environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree.
• Knowledge of DER capabilities (DER customer program, DER Integration, forecasting, dispatch, measurement & verification, etc).
• Demonstrated expertise in Organizational Change Management, and Business Process Improvement.
• Deep knowledge of and direct experience in two or more solution areas: DER planning and Integration, ADMS, Outage Management System, Distribution Automation.
• Extensive Knowledge of Electric utilities operations functions and associated processes.
• Deep knowledge of System Architecture concepts, IT/Computing infrastructure, Telemetry infrastructure & protocols, RTUs, User Interface & Situational Awareness Trends, Information Storage & Retrieval technologies, and Operational Data Historian.
• Knowledge of DER standards including IEEE 1547, CIM 61968 / 61970, OpenADR, SEP2.0, IEEE 2030.5.
• Hands-on experience in DERMS, DER and/or VPP.
• Actively participated in at least two DERMS projects through the complete lifecycle including requirements development, design, systems integration & implementation and testing.
• Familiarity with major industry trends and OT/ADMS/DERMS vendor solutions.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Paid vacation and holiday time.
• Sick time and dependent sick time.
• Adoption reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Vendor discounts.
• Employment referral program.
• AD&D insurance.
• Pre-taxed accounts.
• Voluntary legal plan.
• B&V Credit Union.
• Performance-based bonus program.