Raftelis

• Manage complex organizational assessment projects from start to finish, keeping teams on schedule and within budget. • Perform detailed quality assurance on all project deliverables, reports, and data analyses to maintain the highest standards of accuracy. • Build and maintain strong, productive relationships with client stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor throughout the engagement. • Conduct organizational and operational reviews of local government and utility departments. • Present findings and recommendations to client leadership, governing bodies, and utility boards. • Support business development efforts by identifying client needs and contributing to proposal development. • Mentor and guide junior project staff to support their professional development.

Role Description Working within a team, the Senior Consultant will be responsible for providing exceptional client service in the public municipal utilities industry (water, wastewater, and stormwater) through various multi-discipline projects, such as: - Financial planning - Cost of service rate and fee setting - Bond feasibility studies - Miscellaneous financial-related projects Primary Responsibilities: - Data mine and aggregate project data from multiple sources and develop Excel-based financial models to support analysis of a variety of financial and management studies including projects related to financial planning. This includes projecting utility revenues and expenditures, developing revenue requirements, cost allocation and rate and fee design to support utility's operations. - Under guidance of project managers, work independently and have the ability to switch between projects quickly to meet milestones and deliverables. - When working in California, ensure alignment with Proposition 218 requirements in the financial planning and decision-making processes. - Utilize public speaking and technical writing skills to produce, edit and present reports, proposals, and presentations in a clear and succinct manner. - Support senior staff in business development and marketing activities and lead junior staff in the management, development, and execution of project work. - Communicate with clients to gather data and other relevant project information. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree (finance, accounting, engineering, economics, mathematics, or other related fields) - A minimum of 3 years managing projects in the water, wastewater, stormwater, and/or related industry - Advanced proficiency and experience with MS Excel including advanced user functions and Visual Basic programming - Strong proficiency with MS Word and PowerPoint - ability to create report templates, modify report templates - Experience analyzing large data sets, working with and/or developing database queries, using MS Access, SQL server and/or relational databases - Critical thinking skills – ability to formulate multiple solutions to problems, test hypothesis and develop solutions based on analysis - Ability to work under multiple project managers with competing deadlines and deliverables - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Willing and able to travel overnight as needed Requirements - Master's degree (MBA, CPA, or similar) - Preference will be given to candidates in the Austin area - Please include a writing sample with your application Benefits - 100% Company paid medical (50% paid dependent medical) and dental benefits - Health Savings Account with company contributions - Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts - Vision Insurance - Company paid Life and Disability Insurance - Employee Assistance Program - Discretionary paid time off program - Education reimbursement program - 401(k) with company contributions - Long Term Care benefits - Pet insurance - The salary range for the Senior Consultant position is $85k to $120k. Compensation depends on education, experience, and location. Employees in the Senior Consultant position may be eligible for an annual performance bonus depending on the firm's yearly performance and the performance of the employee. Such bonuses are not guaranteed and are at the discretion of the firm.

Role Description Working within a team, the Project Manager will be responsible for providing exceptional client service in the public utilities industry (water, wastewater, and stormwater) through various multi-discipline projects, such as: - Financial planning - Cost of service - Rate and fee setting - Impact fee studies - Miscellaneous financial-related projects This client-facing role will be responsible for partnering with clients and providing leadership to junior employees. Primary Responsibilities: - Manage projects by partnering with clients, leading junior employees, providing excellent service - Work independently and can switch between projects quickly to meet milestones and deliverables - Monitor and analyze financial data to identify trends, patterns, and potential areas of improvement within public utility operations - Conduct in-depth financial analysis of rate structures, pricing policies, and cost allocation methodologies - Use financial modeling techniques to analyze and forecast revenue, expenses, and financial performance of public utilities - Participate in business development and marketing activities, develop proposals in response to competitive RFPs - Lead junior staff in the management, development, and execution of project work - Communicate with clients to gather data and other relevant project information, present results, etc. - When working in California, ensure alignment with Proposition 218 requirements in the financial planning and decision-making processes - Use public speaking and technical writing skills to produce, edit and present reports, proposals, and presentations in a clear and succinct manner - Deliver results in public settings to citizen community meetings, City Council/Board of Directors - Participate in the industry through professional associations, conferences, and industry organizations Qualifications - 5+ years managing projects for water, wastewater, energy (electric/gas), and/or solid waste utilities - Bachelor's degree (finance, accounting, engineering, economics, mathematics, or other related fields) - Advanced proficiency and experience with MS Excel including advanced user functions and Visual Basic programming - Strong proficiency with MS Word and PowerPoint - ability to create report templates, modify report templates - Experience analyzing large data sets, working with and/or developing database queries, using MS Access, SQL server and/or relational databases - Critical thinking skills – the ability to formulate multiple solutions to problems, test hypotheses, and develop solutions based on analysis and client goal - Ability to work on multiple projects with competing deadlines and deliverables - Ability to provide training and guidance to junior employees to execute quality work - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Willing and able to travel overnight as needed Requirements - Master's degree (preferred) - Consulting experience (preferred) - Experience working in a municipality or utility (preferred) - Preference will be given to candidates in the Austin area. - Please include a writing sample with your application. Benefits - 100% company-paid employee medical (HSA plan) and 50% company-paid dependent medical coverage and dental benefits - Health Savings Account - Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts - Vision Insurance - Company paid Life and Disability Insurance - Employee Assistance Program - Discretionary paid time off program - Education Reimbursement Program - 401(k) with company contributions - Long-Term care benefits - Pet insurance - The salary range for the Project Manager position is $104k to $172k. - Compensation depends on education, experience, and location. - Employees in the position of Project Manager may be eligible for an annual performance bonus in the range of up to 25% of compensation, depending on the firm's yearly performance, their practices' performance, and the performance of the employee.