Job Title: SAP IS-U Energy Data Management (EDM) Functional Consultant
One of our clients seeking for an experienced SAP IS-U Energy Data Management (EDM) Functional Consultant to join a major utility transformation program. This is a long-term engagement based in Columbus, Ohio, with 20-50% travel.
If you have deep expertise in utility energy data, interval metering, settlement processes, and smart meter integration, we want to hear from you.
Location: Columbus, Ohio ; – 20-50% Consultant will be provided a travel schedule
Experience: 10+ Years
Duration: Long Term
Key Responsibilities
- Provide SAP IS-U EDM functional expertise in designing and configuring solutions to meet utility business and regulatory requirements
- Gather and analyze business requirements related to:
- Validation
- Editing (VEE)
- Settlement
- Load profiles
- Market communication
- Develop and maintain:
- Business blueprints
- Functional specifications
- Test scripts
- Process flows
- Configure SAP IS-U EDM functionality, including:
- Profile values
- Load profiles
- RTP processes
- Forecasting support
- Support integration with:
- SAP Device Management
- FICA
- CRM
- AMI / Smart Meter platforms
- MDM systems
- External market systems
- Lead and support:
- Unit Testing
- System Integration Testing (SIT)
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Production support
- Ensure data quality, system performance, and compliance with utility market standards
- Manage work plans and project deliverables for the EDM workstream
- Coordinate with onshore and offshore functional and technical teams
- Validate deliverables for quality and completeness
- Facilitate stakeholder reviews and approvals
- Support enterprise data migration and reconciliation efforts
- Provide strategic guidance on EDM architecture and utility market operations
- Support operational readiness, training, and process optimization initiatives
Required Qualifications
Mandatory:
- Previous Public Utility industry experience (required)
- 5–7+ years of hands‑on SAP IS-U EDM implementation experience
- Strong expertise in:
- Configuration
- Testing
- Utility settlement processes
- Full lifecycle SAP IS-U implementation experience
- Strong experience with:
- Load profiles
- Settlement
- Smart metering integration
- Deep knowledge of:
- Utility technical and business master data
- Regulatory compliance
- Experience integrating EDM with:
- Device Management
- FICA
- CRM
- MDM
- Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills
- Ability to work directly with client business and technical experts
- Proven experience supporting enterprise‑scale utility transformation programs
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced AMI / Smart Grid integration experience
- Experience with:
- Market settlement
- Deregulated utility markets
- Forecasting
- RTP
- Advanced data reconciliation
- Experience with enterprise MDM solutions
- Prior electric and gas utility transformation experience
- Agile or hybrid project methodology experience
- Leadership experience in large‑scale utility programs
- Familiarity with cloud utility platforms and advanced analytics
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be:
- A highly experienced SAP IS-U EDM specialist
- Strong in utility energy data architecture and process optimization
- Comfortable leading complex enterprise workstreams
- Skilled in smart meter and interval data management
- Experienced in regulated utility environments
- Strong in documentation, testing, and governance
- Able to manage both onshore and offshore teams
- Detail-oriented and delivery-focused
- Flexible with travel requirements
- Committed to operational excellence and regulatory compliance