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Utilities Market Integration Senior Manager - South
Title: Utilities Market Integration Senior Manager
Location: South
Travel: 50%
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Job Summary:
To bring industry knowledge, process expertise, world class capabilities, innovation and cutting-edge technology to our clients in the Utilities industry to deliver business value.
To work with leading Utilities clients, major customers and suppliers to develop and execute global strategies, manage complex change initiatives and integrate solutions to meet changing business challenges
Work requires travel to client site for project work across geographies
Key Responsibilities:
Functional Expertise: Transmission & Distribution (T&D), Smart Grids, AMI, Grid Operations, Field Operations, System Planning, Asset Management, Enterprise Transformation, Analytics, OT cybersecurity
Experience in T&D Systems especially in Schneider, ABB, OSIsoft / OSI Pi / Televent
Work independently on defining solution for complex projects or contribute to solution of a program
Specialized in a technology/domain/functional competency area and prepare a road map for the competency/T&D industry segment in form of competitive service offerings
Get involved in practice reusable component inventory and knowledge management.
Get involved in assignments in large programs, help in defining business and technological solutions which help customer design and implement new business processes and organization capabilities.
Program management of large, complex business programs to deliver digitally enabled solutions
Drive Business Readiness and Deployment activities for region(s)
Identify opportunities by farming existing relationships and growing new networks
Draw on extensive knowledge and experience across System Integration projects to provide insightful, deal-relevant points of view and recommendations based on robust analysis
To harness extensive knowledge combined with an integrated suite of methods, people and assets to deliver sustainable long-term solutions
To provide executives and their teams with the necessary strategies and tools to position their organizations for high performance
Ability to lead the team from thought leadership, solutioning and demand management perspective (the incumbent will be responsible for the utilization of the team)
Travel:
For now, all Accenture business travel, international and domestic, is currently restricted to client-essential sales/delivery activity only.
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Qualifications
Minimum of 10 years of experience of working in Grid Operations with advanced knowledge of operational technology systems (at least 3 of the following systems - SCADA, EMS, ADMS, OMS, Grid Cyber Security, MDMS, AMR/AMI, DRMS, DERMS and GIS)
Minimum of 6 year of experience in Field Operations, Planning and Management with exposure to areas such as application of Analytics, Mobility and Cloud technologies in Field Operations, System Planning, Microgrid Planning, Asset Management, Predictive Analytics and Reliability Centered Maintenance
Bachelor and/or MBA degree
Preferred Qualifications:
IBM Maximo Asset Management SCADA Certification Siemens/ABB/Honeywell/Schneider etc.
Prior Consulting selling services
Deep knowledge in Utilities industry with core expertise in Transmission & Distribution including Grid Operations, Field Operations, Smart Grids and AMI
Ability to assess Value Potential of a T&D transformation program and ability to architect the value proposal
Blend of Utilities Industry and Consulting (and Technology if possible)
Exposure to International Utilities clients (including onshore client facing consulting work experience)
Exposure to innovation - IoT, Cyber Security, Digital, Advanced Analytics, Mobility, Distributed Energy etc.
Process Transformation: Involves defining key performance indicators and associated work practices and collecting, managing and reporting monthly/quarterly on regional status.
Deep Process Expertise: Transmission & Distribution, Grid Operations, Smart Grids, Analytics, Process Automation, Field Operations, System Planning, Microgrid Planning and Asset Management
Extensive System Exposure: Hands on experience of working with T&D systems especially OSI Soft/ PI/ Tele vent (deep experience with at least 3 of the following systems - SCADA, EMS, ADMS, OMS, Grid Cyber Security, MDMS, AMR/AMI, DRMS, DERMS and GIS)
Sound knowledge of the regulatory intricacies with experience in driving initiatives to meet compliance requirements such as CAPEX plans, grid predictability and grid reliability is preferred
Program Management: Involves effectively planning, managing and coordinating multiple projects in a dynamic environment with numerous and complex stakeholder groups and execute on-time and on budget
Program management experience and track record of successful delivery of large, complex programs
Good knowledge and experience in Digital & System Integration projects
Drawing on extensive knowledge and experience across Digital and System Integration projects be able to provide insightful, deal-relevant points of view and recommendations based on robust analysis
Strong writing skills and experience of producing high caliber reports, papers, presentations and thought leadership
Active role in the identification of opportunities by farming existing relationships and growing new networks
Change Management: Involves coaching and/or training personnel
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and lead global distributed teams
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