Associate Consultant

Red Clay Consulting

Associate Consultant Job Description 

1. Job title – Associate Consultant 

2. Department – Solution Implementation 

3. Location of the position – Atlanta, GA or Toronto, ON 

4. Title of supervisor – Project Manager 

5. Title of manager – Director of Solution Implementation 

6. Type of employment – Full-time 

7. FLSA status – Exempt Overview 

An Associate Consultant builds hands-on experience on Oracle Utilities implementations at Red Clay, contributing across the delivery lifecycle from analysis and design through build, testing, and deployment. Working alongside senior teammates who help you learn the product, the methodology, and how we work with our utility clients, you’ll take on problems of increasing complexity, recommend solutions, and complete tasks independently with less direction as your project experience grows. 

Job Summary 

As an Associate Consultant, you will: 

• Document project requirements and use cases, and support requirements gathering workshops 

• Draft design documentation that maps client requirements to the technical solution 

• Communicate recommended technical and functional solutions in writing and in discussion 

• Learn and configure Oracle Utilities software 

• Develop test cases, thoroughly test code, and document test results 

• Contribute to QA documents such as test plans, procedures, and test reports 

• Follow coding guidelines and adhere to corporate policies 

Qualifications 

Travel: This position requires up to 75% travel. 

Education 

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Business 

• Up to 2 years’ experience (includes internships) working in a software implementation consulting position 

Required Experience 

• Exposure to the software development lifecycle, with working familiarity across its phases 

• Strong logic, analytical, and technical skills 

•Comfort using AI tools to research, analyze, and improve your work 

• Proven team player who collaborates well and contributes to shared results 

Preferred 

• Knowledge of Oracle Utilities or any Meter to Cash application within the energy industry 

• Experience with coding and integration technologies used on Oracle Utilities projects, such as SQL and PL/SQL, Java, Groovy, XML and XSLT, JavaScript, and REST and SOAP web services 

• Familiarity with using AI tools to write, review, and troubleshoot code Additional Eligibility 

Qualifications None required for this position. 

Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable) None required for this position. 

Supervisory Responsibility This position has no supervisory responsibilities. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: For any week that the Associate Consultant is required to be on client site, he/she should arrive at the client location no later than 11:00 AM local time on Mondays and leave no earlier than 3:00 PM local time on Thursdays to travel home. To meet this requirement, depending on where the consultant lives, the consultant may be required to travel to the client location Sunday evenings and leave Friday mornings. Some clients require Monday through Friday or Tuesday through Friday travel as well. 

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers, smart phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and other presentation materials. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: 

• Travel: Ability to travel to on-site projects by plane or automobile 75% of the time 

• Walking: Ability to move about on foot to accomplish tasks or move from one work site to another 

• Typing: Ability to type 

• Sitting: Ability to remain sitting for extended periods of time 

• Lifting: Ability to lift up to 20 pounds; may be required to move or adjust light computer equipment 

• Talking: Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word 

• Hearing: Ability to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication 

• Repetitive motion: Ability to make substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers 

• Visual: Ability to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing a computer terminal and extensive reading 

AAP/EEO Statement RCC provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. 

Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.