Raftelis

Manager

• 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.

Manager – Organizational Assessment

Consultant

• 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, and miscellaneous financial-related projects.
• 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.

Senior Consultant – Utility Rate Consulting

Project Manager

• 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

Manager – Organizational Assessment

Manager – Organizational Assessment

Senior Consultant – Utility Rate Consulting

Project Manager – Utility Rate Consulting