Senior Consultant - Asset Management

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Company Description At AMCL, a Turner & Townsend Company, you’ll join a global team of thought leaders committed to making a difference to infrastructure and society. If you bring your talent, enthusiasm, and creativity, we’ll help you realize your potential, providing the opportunity to learn, develop and work on our exciting projects happening around the world. For 75 years Turner & Townsend has been helping to deliver transformational programs across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors, making a difference in people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors. With 22,000 experts across more than 60 countries, Turner & Townsend is an independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost management and consulting across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. In 2017, AMCL joined forces with Turner & Townsend. AMCL is recognized as the world’s leading specialist infrastructure, asset management and asset information consultancy. We have built a global reputation for leadership in asset management thinking and on-the-ground delivery. AMCL was founded in 1997 and has worked with over 400 infrastructure organizations globally, across the energy, transportation, and utility sectors. Our teams thrive on the opportunities to share learning and good practice with our clients enabling them to realize true value from the work we deliver. With headquarters in the UK and branches around the globe, including New York City, AMCL has one of the largest teams of dedicated Infrastructure asset management consultants in the world. www.amcl.com Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application. It is strictly against Turner & Townsend’s policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend or AMCL personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review. Job Description AMCL is looking to recruit a Senior Consultant Asset Management to support the delivery of consultancy and organizational transformation projects for high profile clients that own, operate and maintain civil infrastructure, campuses, and major facilities. This role provides an opportunity to learn from experts in Asset Management while working to deliver our clients’ missions and objectives. Specifically, the Senior Consultant will work with teams within AMCL to establish strategies with clear objectives and performance targets, align strategies with tactical plans to deliver improvements to assets and organizational capabilities, collect and analyze relevant data to support proactive, risk-informed decision-making, assess and improve skills and competencies to ensure the client organization is structured and staffed to advance its objectives, define and improve business processes throughout the organization, and use principles of change management to ensure enduring and sustainable improvements. The role will be based in our New York Office, however there will be the opportunity to support projects nationally and globally. Key Responsibilities Asset Management Consulting and Organizational Change: Assemble and analyze information about client organizations to understand how gaps in current Asset Management capabilities prevent them from achieving their desired outcomes. Identify organizational improvement opportunities and support the implementation of business transformation projects including improvements to the organization and its people, value-based decision-making and risk management, data analytics within the broader scope of lifecycle information management and delivering value from technology. Help clients quickly understand issues and challenges, options to address them, and potential benefits and risks associated with recommended paths forward, in verbal, visual, and written formats. Communicate and present insights derived from data analytics to the team and to clients. Deliver project work, including but not limited to, facilitating internal and external workshops, writing and editing reports, incorporating graphics and visualizations in collaboration with graphic designers, and delivering presentations. Assist program and project managers in managing scope, schedule and budget, proactively identifying and mitigating risks, and coordinating with team members. Support business development and sales activities including identifying new opportunities, supporting bid work, proposal writing, and presentation development. Contribute to leading thinking on emerging business and Asset Management topics. Qualifications Desired Skills and Minimum Qualifications The role requires a combination of education, formal training, and/or demonstrated experience specific to both infrastructure management and organizational management. You must have broad awareness of the following areas and be able to demonstrate specific competence and experience in multiple of the following areas: The state of the practice of Asset Management in one or more asset-intensive sectors, including power, transport, municipal assets, and data centers, and common challenges from inside and outside the organization affecting their ability to achieve their objectives. Understanding stakeholder and customer needs and expectations, distilling clear and concise organizational objectives from these inputs, assessing risks and opportunities to achieve objectives, and developing strategic and tactical plans to deliver value. The scope of an organizational gap assessment and roadmap development project to understand a client’s current Asset Management maturity, work with the client to set maturity targets, identify potential improvement activities to close identified gaps, and prioritize activities into a resource-constrained and time-bound roadmap. The phases of an asset’s lifecycle and associated processes, people, and information that support and enable good practice Asset Management. Business management principles including governance arrangements, performance management, risk management, management review and management of change Systematic approaches to asset information management including the definition of business needs for information, definition of information requirements and standards, data governance, and data quality assurance within the context of Asset Management. IT systems that support and enable Asset Management, typical business drivers for IT procurement projects and the systems engineering principles that underpin successful IT system procurement and delivery. End-to-end business processes such asset investment planning, maintenance work planning and delivery, operational readiness planning and capital project handoff, asset performance monitoring and reporting, and management of change. Competence and skills requirements for various Asset Management roles in an asset-intensive organization, along with training and other skill development opportunities. Stakeholder and customer engagement and communication mechanisms, for purposes of communicating and gathering information both inside and outside the organization. Fundamental consulting skills and traits such as: Planning and Delivery - works comfortably in a fast-paced environment, executing work on multiple projects/tasks concurrently, delivering projects or tasks on time and to budget. Collaboration - actively listens, communicates clearly, seeks feedback to ensure the message has been understood, and resolves conflict in a professional manner Integrity - acts with professionalism, establishes rapport and builds relationships with teammates and external clients based on trust and integrity Information Solicitation and Analysis - researches, interprets and analyses different forms of information (interviews, surveys, reports, etc.) to understand client issues and diagnose problems, identifies and implements appropriate data analysis tools and techniques to derive insight for client organizations from data trends, patterns and anomalies Problem Solving and Solution Implementation- diagnoses root causes and applies knowledge and experience to solve problems creatively, employs a logical and informed approach to decision making, and adds value by leveraging appropriate tools and methodologies when recommending and implementing solutions Written and Verbal Communication - articulates complex information clearly, in a written style and format appropriate to the audience and context, translates complex analytical findings into clear, concise, and actionable insights for diverse audiences and utilizes visual aids and storytelling techniques to enhance comprehension and tailor the communication to the relevant stakeholders. Executing work – translating objectives and approaches into specific tasks and deliverables, managing stakeholder expectations, and course correcting when required. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Additional Information The salary range for this full-time role is $120,000-$140,000 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend AMCL reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications. AMCL employees should feel that they are part of a team and that opportunities are always available to them. We provide and encourage: Clear mechanisms and arrangements for career progression Consistent and open communication, informing the team of new developments and encouraging them to give feedback, suggestions and constructive criticism A sense of pride and understanding in the services and products of AMCL and how we communicate and deliver them A workplace where AMCL team members feel supported, enabled and rewarded A culture that is fair, engaging, enjoyable and provides clear accountability and personal ownership In turn, we expect all of our employees to exhibit the following core behaviors: Make change happen - embraces change, showing initiative and willingness to take responsibility for solving challenges Do better every day - focuses on efficient and effective execution to improve performance. Shows determination and resilience to deliver to the highest possible ethical standards Collaborate to deliver our best work - cooperates and collaborates effectively with others. Shares ideas and listens to the contributions of others. Discusses and challenges constructively Influence to build a better world - communicates clearly, influences effectively and builds a wide range of connections. Aware of the issues affecting our clients, communities and the environment Always learning - develops technical, business and behavioral competence, keeping knowledge up-to-date and utilizing feedback. Shows curiosity about new developments, learning and insights. Works towards professional accreditation, where required Treat each other with care and respect - listens attentively to others and treats them with empathy and courtesy. Supports colleagues when needed. Raises concerns about unacceptable behavior Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this, we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/ All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #LI-JD1 Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.