What You Will Be Doing

EMA is seeking a Senior Maintenance Management Consultant to support water and wastewater utilities in improving maintenance programs, asset management practices, and operational decision-making.

This role supports EMA’s Asset & Work Management (AWM) practice by leading complex client engagements, mentoring associates, contributing to business development, and delivering practical, data-driven solutions that meet client business needs.

· Building relationships with stakeholders from executive leadership to operations staff

· Facilitating workshops, training sessions, and working meetings

· Mapping business processes and identifying improvement opportunities

· Analyzing maintenance, asset, and organizational data to develop recommendations

· Developing implementation roadmaps and coaching clients through adoption

· Supporting EAM/CMMS selection, implementation, and optimization efforts

· Establishing standards (asset hierarchy, naming conventions, criticality, priorities, work types)

· Applying maintenance and reliability strategies (PM, PdM, CBM, RCM)

· Supporting or facilitating RCA and FMEA sessions

· Mentoring junior consultants and collaborating across EMA practice areas

Who You Are

A collaborative problem solver who can communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences. You ask thoughtful questions, listen carefully, and translate complexity into practical next steps. Comfortable working in operational environments and enjoy helping organizations implement change, not just recommending it. Motivated to succeed while positively engaging, mentoring, and influencing others.

Who We Are

EMA, Inc. is an employee-owned consulting firm focused on the water sector. We work together with our clients on innovative engineering, technology, and management solutions to help lower costs, increase productivity, improve customer service and maximize return on investment for utilities and communities. We strengthen people and organizations, streamline and improve processes and help deliver more value through leading edge information technologies and high-quality data.  

EMA values curiosity, collaboration, and practical problem solving. We recognize that expertise develops through many paths. If your experience aligns with the intent of this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every listed qualification.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or related field 

Willingness to travel up to 50%

Preferred Experience

• 5+ years in maintenance management, asset management, reliability engineering, or consulting
• Experience working with utilities, industrial operations, or field service organizations
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills
• Experience leading portions of projects or workstreams

Nice to Have

• Strong working knowledge of widely used EAM/CMMS systems, including SAP, Oracle WAM, Infor EAM, Maximo, Cityworks, Avantis, and similar platforms
• Extensive practical understanding of maintenance practices for mechanical and electrical equipment, instrumentation, and piping systems commonly found in water and wastewater utilities
• Ability to work closely with Project Managers and senior asset management consultants to analyze utility maintenance processes and data, support system-related solutions, and perform consulting tasks related to business process analysis and improvement
• Experience leveraging data (including CMMS and GIS data) to support asset management decision-making and performance improvement