Overview
Esri Professional Services is seeking a Senior Technical Consultant with demonstrated expertise in the electric and gas utility domain, including utility data management, data migration, and the implementation of ArcGIS Utility Network. In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for designing and configuring utility data models, as well as executing data migration strategies to transition legacy systems into the ArcGIS Utility Network environment. The technical consultant will serve as a trusted advisor, delivering innovative solutions and thought leadership that promote the effective use of Esri technology to drive customer success.
A Sr. Technical Consultant will partner directly with customers to engage, design, and implement advanced ArcGIS enterprise systems and technical strategies through complex and diverse Professional Services engagement activities. A Sr. Technical Consultant will be working closely with Esri customers, distributors, and partners in a hands-on capacity to establish solutions to make customers successful, broaden the effect of Esri technology to their business and help shape the evolution of Esri products by identifying new implementation patterns. In addition, a Sr. Technical Consultant will participate in and be a leader within the Esri community with a complex scope of geospatial engineering and projects.
This position supports our Utilities sector and involves close collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of highly skilled Consultants, Project Managers and Technical Experts. Together, the team delivers impactful solutions that empower our clients to improve data quality, reliability, and accessibility, ultimately enhancing geospatial capabilities across their organizations.
Responsibilities
- Conduct data modeling workshops and migrate utilities data to the ArcGIS Utility Network system
- Perform QA/QC processes for utility network geodatabases
- Analyze complex business and technical challenges, translating them into actionable solutions
- Lead and manage ArcGIS-focused Professional Services projects and programs
- Provide strategic oversight across all phases of ArcGIS implementation
- Serve as a trusted advisor, delivering innovative Esri-based solutions for better decision-making
- Recommend tailored strategies and migration plans for Esri software implementations
- Facilitate workshops to convert real-world needs into GIS-driven solutions
- Support business development by identifying tech implementation patterns and opportunities
- Collaborate across teams and mentor junior staff to ensure successful project delivery
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional experience applying GIS technology within the electric and gas utilities sector
- Deep domain expertise across electric and gas utilities, including distribution and transmission systems
- Proven experience implementing GIS data management workflows and frameworks specific to utility operations
- Strong background in utility data analysis and data migration, including use of ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension, FME software, and ArcGIS geoprocessing tools
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and administer enterprise GIS solutions leveraging Esri software products
- Hands-on experience with the ArcGIS Utility Network system and related desktop, client/server, and web-based architectures
- Proficient in scripting and query languages such as SQL and Python
- Familiarity with RDBMS and geodatabase design principles and techniques
- Strong understanding of Esri software capabilities and how they align with customer needs and business objectives
- Proven ability to engage, collaborate, and facilitate discussions with customers, internal teams, and external stakeholders
- Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Skilled in evaluating and translating customer goals and strategies into actionable technical solutions using Esri products
- Experience preparing proposals, including executive summaries, solution definitions, scopes of services, staffing plans, and pricing
- Excellent interpersonal, written, presentation, and leadership skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Electrical Engineering, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or a related STEM field
Recommended Qualifications
- Proficient in Python and Arcade scripting for automation and customization
- Experience with ArcGIS Data Reviewer extension for data quality management
- Skilled in integrating ArcGIS with enterprise utility systems such as asset/work management, Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS), Outage Management Systems (OMS), customer information, and document management platforms
- Deep understanding of utility workflows and their GIS applications, including facility management (AM/FM), right-of-way corridor planning, engineering, design, construction, inspection, network analysis, and integration with other systems
- ArcGIS Pro Associate or ArcGIS Pro Professional Esri Certification
- ArcGIS Utility Network Associate Technical Esri Certification
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Total Rewards
Esri’s competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
The Company
At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life’s best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri’s Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website here.
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