Gas Utility Asset Management Lead

Black & Veatch; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & Veatch is seeking a Technical Specialist Manager to join our Infrastructure Advisory team and deliver asset management projects for natural gas utility clients. You’ll bridge regulatory developments, engineering realities, and asset performance to help clients invest wisely for safety, reliability, and affordability.

The role combines deep gas utility experience with cross‑disciplinary collaboration across asset management, regulatory affairs, and client relationships, offering growth,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience.
• 7+ years experience in a business/consulting environment.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Advise natural gas distribution and transmission clients on regulatory, asset management, and infrastructure investment challenges.
• Interpret and translate PHMSA requirements, state commission regulations, and emerging industry guidance into actionable business and asset management strategies.
• Stay current on evolving regulations, industry trends, and leading practices through engagement with organizations such as PHMSA, AGA, INGAA, APGA, NARUC, and state utility commissions.
• Assess the impact of regulatory and industry changes on asset management programs, capital planning, integrity management, EAM platforms, and utility operations.
• Support development of risk-based investment prioritization frameworks and long-term infrastructure investment strategies.
• Advise clients on asset health, performance, lifecycle management, and replacement planning for gas transmission and distribution assets.
• Support regulatory filings, rate case strategies, and capital investment justification efforts through asset management and risk-based analyses.
• Facilitate collaboration among engineering, operations, asset management, regulatory, and executive stakeholders to align infrastructure investment decisions.
• Contribute to business development, thought leadership, and client relationship management within the natural gas utility sector

Education

Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience

Job description

Black & Veatch is seeking a Technical Specialist Manager to join our Infrastructure Advisory team and deliver asset management projects for natural gas utility clients. You’ll bridge regulatory developments, engineering realities, and asset performance to help clients invest wisely for safety, reliability, and affordability.

The role combines deep gas utility experience with cross‑disciplinary collaboration across asset management, regulatory affairs, and client relationships, offering growth,