Across industries, our clients are focused on improving business performance, responding quickly and effectively to crisis situations, and extracting value from transactions. Our growing Products & Services Industries practice provides management, technology and risk consulting services to help a diverse set of clients around the world anticipate and address their most complex business challenges. Products & Services Industries includes multiple sectors: Automotive, Energy, Entertainment, Media & Communications, Industrial Products, Private Equity, Retail & Consumer, Technology, and Utilities.
Our Operations consultants help clients realize competitive advantage from operations. This high performing team translates business strategy into operations strategy and transforms operations to drive both growth and profitability. Specific areas of focus include global footprint and network design, product innovation and development, sales and operations planning, procurement and sourcing, manufacturing operations, service operations, logistics, and capital programs.
Position/Program Requirements
Knowledge Preferred:
Demonstrates proven thorough knowledge of the capital project lifecycle (planning through maintenance and operations), and a proven record of success in an individual contributor role for active capital projects. Specifically, this individual has a proven successful record of having supported or led one or more of the following areas:
-Project governance, e.g. organizational and process aspects
-Risk management and analysis, e.g. risk register, quantitative (probabilistic) risk modeling, root cause analysis, issue management, prudency reviews
-Construction project management and controls, e.g. schedule control, cost control (budget, accruals, forecasts), earned value, change management
-Complex schedule analytics, e.g. critical path method (CPM), float, schedule compression/time-cost trade-off, change impacts
-Contract development and management, e.g. common commercial terms, procurement processes, administration, scope control, construction claims
-Performance metrics and project reporting
-Project technology, e.g. project and portfolio management, applications to quantify cause and effect of delays
Demonstrates proven thorough knowledge of capital intensive industries (e.g., nuclear facilities, power plants, oil refineries, transmission and distribution, and other infrastructure), including a proven understanding of industry-leading practices for improving capital project performance and identifying and implementing process improvements that can help clients achieve business requirements.
The following completed and obtained additional degrees and certifications are preferred:
-Graduate Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field
-Certification(s) as Professional Engineer; Project Management Professional; Scheduling and/or Cost Professional; Primavera P6 or other project technology certifications; or other related certification programs.
Skills Preferred:
Demonstrates a proven thorough record of skills and abilities related to establishing, monitoring, and controlling large scale capital projects, for individual projects as well as aggregated portfolios, including the following:
-Solving complex problems, independently and proactively
-Managing multiple projects concurrently and work closely with multiple stakeholders, while maintaining deadlines
-Identifying, organizing and analyzing extensive technical and financial data sets, with an acute attention to details
-Communicating technical concepts in a clear manner, both verbally and in writing, to internal and external audiences, and prepare concise, accurate documents
-Utilizing multiple technologies, e.g. project control tools such as Primavera P6 or equivalent, financial/ERP systems, statistics and risk packages, Microsoft Office suite (including Access database)
-Managing project workflow and budgets, including project economics
Demonstrating proven thorough abilities to collaborate and work with a diverse team, including seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation; communicating potential issues proactively; creating an atmosphere of trust and building consensus, and providing meaningful written and verbal feedback to colleagues.
Demonstrates proven thorough abilities in addressing client needs, including proactively identifying needs and effectively communicating the solutions that can be provided. Also demonstrates the ability to build, maintain, and utilize networks of client relationships, especially a network of commercial clients involved in and/or sponsoring capital projects.
Minimum Years of Experience Necessary:
3
Minimum Degree(s) and Certification(s) Required:
Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field
Travel is a required element of this position and will vary with client demands
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