Power, Utilities, & Renewables - GIS Development Consultant

Power, Utilities, & Renewables - GIS Development Consultant

Are you a GIS professional experienced with clients in Power & Utilities? Our practice is undergoing heavy growth and high demand for GIS talent. We proudly give our consultants the chance to work with world-class organizations solving the most interesting business issues as part of a collaborative team environment.

Work You'll Do

Our practitioners work collaboratively within integrated, cross-functional teams to deliver comprehensive strategies that help our clients prepare for growth, embrace the digital agenda, and maximize operational efficiency. Teamwork is crucial as teams are composed of a diverse group of specialists across multiple disciplines from both within our consulting practice and from our clients, helping drive towards a successful outcome. Our practitioners are expected to own and deliver their respective deliverables while managing different clients and other stakeholders.

More specifically, the GIS Development Lead will lead / support tasks such as:

• Support the collection of functional and non-functional requirements
• Develop and document functional and/or technical specifications
• Configure the solution so that it meets identified requirements
• Build and unit test enhancements, interfaces, and reports
• Support the development of test strategy, test approach, test cases, and test scripts
• Support the development of training material
• Participate in system cutover (i.e., go-live)
• Help to stabilize the production environment
• Proactively provide input to management regarding status, schedule, and risks / issues

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years' experience working with Electric and Gas utilities
• 4+ years' experience in software implementation
• Experience configuring and deploying Esri's ArcGIS Enterprise and/or ArcGIS Online
• Experience configuring and deploying Esri's ArcGIS Pro
• Experience configuring and deploying Esri's ArcGIS Utility Network extension
• Experience working with relational database management systems such as Oracle and/or SQL Server
• Experience working with programming and scripting languages such as C#.NET, ASP.NET, VB.NET, JavaScript, Python, and/or SQL
• Proficient in authoring, editing, and presenting technical documents
• Experience with providing knowledge transfer to IT staff
• Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, troubleshooting, and analytical skills
• Ability to translate complex ideas into simple language for a non-technical audience
• Ability to manage assigned tasks, potentially across multiple projects and initiatives
• Experience implementing software in a client-facing project environment
• Experience with software development lifecycle methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, etc.), especially in the Design/Build, Test, and Deployment phases
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• Travel up to 50%, dependent upon client/project needs (due to COVID-19, non-essential travel has been suspended until further notice)

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Urban Planning, or a directly related field
• 2+ years' experience in system integration
• 1+ years' experience in system testing
• Experience working with Esri's ArcGIS Data Interoperability, ArcGIS Data Reviewer, ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing, and/or ArcGIS Workflow Manager extensions
• Experience working with Esri field applications such as ArcGIS Collector, ArcGIS Field Maps, ArcGIS Survey123, and ArcGIS QuickCapture
• Experience working with Electric and Gas GIS data models
• Experience working with Safe Software FME's data integration platform
• Experience working with Schneider Electric's ArcFM extension

The Team

Power, Utilities & Renewables

The Power, Utilities & Renewables (PU&R) sector is undergoing significant regulatory changes while shifts in outage management are causing many industry leaders to rethink their governance models. Customer expectations for digital connectivity and ease of access are driving business process redesign around the customer experience. Connectivity to the grid is key, and companies are adopting new strategies for asset maintenance and more efficient methods of energy generation and distribution. Deloitte provides a large majority of the Fortune 500 PU&R companies with Consulting services now, but moving forward, we have launched a growth strategy to at least double our revenue over the next 3-5 years. By working with Deloitte's Offering Portfolios to update our mix of services to our clients (digital technologies, SAP HANA, Cloud, Grid, and Operations technologies), we are committed to helping our clients work with newly empowered customers, hyper-connected digital ecosystems, and expansion in data.

Core Industry Solutions

Our Core Industry Solutions practice encompasses industry vertical, sector specific solutions that leverage distinct technologies to drive operational change and automate the core of the business. Examples of the type of work we deliver to our clients includes Digital CARE (Epic), Insurance CST (Guidewire), and Digital Banking Solutions (nCino).

The team brings experience from across Deloitte to leverage common approaches, best practices, and strategic investments to scale these solutions by industry strategy. Professionals will focus on key client issues that are at the core of the business by integrating our industry expertise with deep technical and operational transformation capabilities.