Principal Consultant

 

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.

 

Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 115057

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 Opportunity

As a Principal Consultant, you will manage and participate in a team of business and technology consultants in defining a solution strategy and roadmap, developing solution requirements, and supporting clients across technology, business processes, data, and organizational readiness. You will also lead solution framing and architecture, guide multidisciplinary delivery teams, and partner closely with sales, market, and delivery leaders to advance Black & Veatch’s optimization capabilities. The role balances client delivery, solution development, and business development support, with accountability for shaping repeatable, scalable solutions that produce measurable client value.  

Key Responsibilities

• Frame and validate cross‑sector optimization use cases, including opportunities that integrate with adjacent solutions such as asset management, reliability, digital transformation, or planning.
• Define and architect optimization solutions at asset, facility, and enterprise levels, ensuring alignment with client objectives, operational constraints, and measurable outcomes
• Drive the development of reusable optimization templates, playbooks, and reference architectures that can scale across sectors and client contexts
• Lead and support client engagements for complex optimization programs from early discovery through pilot execution and scaled adoption across power, oil & gas, water, and data center sectors  
• Facilitate client workshops and stakeholder sessions to define objectives, requirements, KPIs, and future-state decision workflows  
• Guide multidisciplinary teams in the design, integration, and deployment of optimization solutions, leveraging advanced analytics, AI, and industry platforms as appropriate  
• Ensure delivery quality, risk management, and client satisfaction throughout the solution lifecycle
• Capture delivery learnings and codify them into reusable solution assets to improve consistency and scalability
• Support integrated resource planning initiatives for electric utilities, data center operators, and other large energy users, including load growth analysis, resource options evaluation, and scenario assessment
• Conduct market and client needs assessments to identify and prioritize high-value optimization use cases and inform solution roadmaps
• Support business development by shaping opportunities, evaluating and preparing proposals and statements of work, and articulating the business case and value proposition for optimization solutions  
• Partner with account and sales leaders to identify pilot opportunities, define scope and success metrics
• Contribute to solution marketing and thought leadership through development of white papers, case studies, and external presentations in collaboration with partners and clients  
• Transfer knowledge and best practices to project teams and colleagues through mentoring, reviews, and internal enablement efforts
• Provide ongoing feedback to professionals on projects and their supervisors. Contribute to the development of others through engagement assignments and general evaluation