Grid Systems Senior Solution Architect -1898 & Co.

Burns & McDonnell; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

1898 & Co., a division of Burns & McDonnell, is seeking a Grid Systems Solution Architect to modernize electric utility operations using SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS.

You will lead enterprise solutions, coordinate multi‑discipline teams, and guide executives on long‑term grid modernization investments and roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience providing enterprise or operations architecture strategies and integration solutions.
• Preferred: 5 years working in the Electric Utility Industry or equivalent.
• Excellent enterprise architecture and integration skills across data/cloud/middleware.
• Experience with OMS, DMS, ADMS, AMI, and DER is preferred.
• Travel: <30%.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop and implement SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS solutions for complex business needs.
• Lead commissioning, testing and deployment of these systems.
• Provide field support, troubleshooting and project coordination.
• Lead program estimating, planning, and budgeting efforts and be accountable for delivery.
• Support design, build, test, deployment and QA activities; use Waterfall/Agile methods.
• Ensure project quality, budget, scope and milestones are met.
• Act as application/solution architect and assist with business process design.
• Lead cross‑functional communications and executive status reporting.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Integration architecture

SCADA

EMS/OMS/DMS/ADMS/DERMS

Project leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, CS, IT

Tools

SCADA software

EMS/DMS software

DERMS platforms

PM/Agile tools

Job description

Description

1898 & Co., a division of Burns & McDonnell, is seeking an experienced Grid Systems Solution Architect to provide utility grid operations modernization consulting services for our electric utility clients. The selected candidate will join the Enterprise System & Integration team, which is focused on providing Enterprise Solution Services, delivering high value to our clients through a variety of leading technologies. The grid operations architect shall possess strong electric utility business and technology acumen. The grid operations architect will provide professional consulting services focused on solutions such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Energy Management Systems (EMS), Outage Management Systems (OMS), Distribution Management Systems (DMS), Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS), and Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS). Candidates must also have strong project execution capabilities, strong leadership and collaboration capabilities, and excellent communication skills, be focused on continuous improvement and enterprise innovation, and have a strong attention to detail while delivering high-quality work to our clients. The grid operations architect is responsible for providing strategic guidance, research, planning, and best practices to our client’s executive leaders to make investment decisions that align with the long‑term vision of the organization.

This position will focus on grid automation support service, emphasizing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems, transmission, distribution, and distributed energy resource management systems (EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, & DERMS) and execution of various grid modernization programs for our electric utility clients. The position will lead efforts to identify and deliver grid operations services that support grid modernization assessments, technology roadmaps, software upgrades, and implementations to our clients with a strong emphasis on teamwork, customer commitment, and industry best practices.

• Apply industry experience and leading practices to architect, design, develop and implement SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS solutions to support complex business requirements.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS to support commissioning, testing and deployment.
• Provide field support, troubleshooting, and project coordination to enhance and maintain SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS. This includes leading efforts in commissioning new SCADA systems and performing point testing and/or field data verification for advanced distribution applications such as FLISR, VVO, and DER Dispatch.
• Lead or assist with program estimating, planning, and budgeting efforts and be accountable for the program/project delivery execution.
• Support Analysis, Design, Build, Test, Triaging defects, Configuration, and Deployment activities. Ability to support Enterprise Program Management activities utilizing various methodologies, such as but not limited to Waterfall and Agile methods.
• Responsible for the successful completion of the project by budget, scope, quality, and attainment of the business objectives. In addition, supervise the overall project status and progress and ensure all scheduled milestones and delivery dates are met.
• Responsible for the overall project quality of deliverables.
• Act as an application architect and solution architect, with responsibilities on the application and technical architecture teams.
• Assist with or lead the business process design activities to drive out the complete application requirements: functional, quality, integration, and security.
• Work with the application designer to create a high-level design of an end‑to‑end integration solution that provides a common structure for mapping the data between the applications.
• Based on the activity and data flow diagrams, create an inventory of all cross‑application interactions or interfaces, referred to as business events or messages.
• Validate that the application requirements meet overall business process needs, are within the project scope, and are internally consistent.
• Validate that the integration solution and integration architecture designs utilize the integration architecture components appropriately.
• Lead or assist with completing high‑level project communications and status reporting to the supporting executive team.
• Assist with providing a central point of contact for all project interdependencies, internal and external.
• Assist with the timely development and implementation of all stages of the system.
• Use Project execution experience and knowledge to provide input and influence project execution processes and quality assurance/quality control protocols.
• Ensure compliance with company and site safety policies.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred. Applicable work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Minimum 7 years of experience providing enterprise or operations architecture strategies, enterprise or operations integration solutions, and services leveraging various applications and technical platforms.
• Preferred: 5 years working in the Electric Utility Industry or equivalent.
• Excellent enterprise architecture and integration skills, including data architecture, cloud architecture, middleware, communications, and other architectural methods and practices.
• Experience in large-scale enterprise transformation projects using industry enterprise architecture strategy solutions and standard industry technologies.
• Experience with electric utility clients in implementing and integrating operational systems, such as OMS, DMS, ADMS, AMI, Distribution Automation, and Distributed Energy Resources (DER), is preferred.
• Strong ability to influence or lead project execution.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with leading-edge applications, operations technology, and solutions utilizing various industry standard tools.
• Experience with a variety of project execution methodologies, including but not limited to Waterfall and Agile.
• Experience developing executive‑level technology assessments, roadmap strategies focusing on enterprise, and operational technologies for clients in the utilities industry.
• Travel: <30%

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Consulting

Primary Location: US-MO-Kansas City

Other Locations: US-FL-Orlando, US-AZ-Phoenix, US-NC-Charlotte, US-TX-Houston, US-TX-Dallas

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

About 1898 & Co. 1898 & Co. is a business, technology and security solutions consultancy where experience and foresight come together to unlock lasting advancements. We innovate today to fuel our clients’ future growth, catalyzing insights that drive smarter decisions, improve performance and maximize value. As part of Burns & McDonnell, we draw on more than 120 years of deep and broad experience in complex industries as we envision and enable the future for our clients.