TRC Companies, Inc. · 4 hours ago
DERMS Solution Architect
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$135K/yr - $165K/yr
5+ years expTRC Companies, Inc. is a leader in providing innovative engineering solutions. The DERMS Solution Architect will manage implementation projects and ensure solutions meet customer requirements while working closely with project teams and clients.
ConstructionConsultingEnvironmental EngineeringProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Adheres to the TRC Solution Delivery Methodology
Understands the customer’s business and provides the customer with guidance on options and recommendations from best practices
Assists Project Manager with scope management, project planning, milestones, work and resource estimates
Provides solution leadership by promoting industry best practices
Guides solution to align to customer’s business objectives
Leads and facilitates workshops, provides strategic solution oversight and guidance to customers
Manages the expectations of the customer or business partner in coordination with PM
Aligns business requirements with product capabilities and documents any associated process or functional gaps
Formally presents project deliverables to client project team members
Reviews all standard deliverable documentation throughout the project lifecycle
Understands customer business process and/or use cases and ensures completeness of test cases and overall testing strategy
Develops and documents requirements for custom development, for both integrations and support of vendor platforms, and works with custom development team to ensure requirements are met
Develops and delivers end user training, as needed
Manages functional scope to reduce project risk. Bring attention to out-of-scope work to PM that should be considered for change requests
Supports proposals and participates in all activities including estimations, proposal writing, clarifications, support of short list presentation and support scope definition in contract development and negotiations
Qualification
Required
In depth technical and utility industry knowledge, within DERMS, ADMS, Microgrid, AMI use cases, systems and solutions
Collaborative nature and willing to share knowledge across broader team while contributing to reusable collateral
Mentor and develop other resources on the team
Manage time and priorities across multiple projects and proposal development activities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to interact with client teams at all levels within the organization including executives and client sponsors to the end users of the system
Conceptualize solutions across multiple business functions, processes and technical domains
Ability to influence decisions
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Technology from an accredited school or university is required
Experience: A minimum of 5 years of DERMS solution delivery experience is required. Utility industry background is required
Experience working on projects involving integration between systems, understanding SQL queries or similar, and performing data mapping and data transformation
Experience working with real-time systems and data connectivity is preferred
Travel: Typically, 25% but may peak at 50% travel during key project phases
Preferred
Experience with cloud technologies and microservice-based architecture
Experience with utility standards such as CIM 61968 / 61970, OpenADR, IEEE 2030.5, SEP2.0
Power Distribution or Distribution Network experience
Experience with scripting language such as Python, Ruby, JavaScript
Experience with Business Intelligence Reporting such as Tableau, Power BI, etc
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
401k package that includes both traditional and Roth IRA options and Company match.
Paid time off contingent upon full time or part time status and level of seniority (ranging from 15 to 25 days per year).
All full-time employees enjoy a minimum of 8 Paid Holidays per year.
TRC ensures that all employees, including those that work part-time, receive paid sick, family, and disability leave in accordance with the laws of their state of residence.
Company
TRC Companies, Inc.
TRC stands for adaptability.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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unknown2025-12-15Acquired
1978-07-21IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas Massih
Chief Operating Officer - Infrastructure Sector
Pim Spierenburg
COO EMEA Intelligent Grid Solutions
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