Management and Data Architecture Specialist

KBH | Richland, Washington | Employment Type: Contract

About Us

KBH Industrial is a trusted resource for utilities and channel partners across the energy and industrial sectors, providing project management, project controls, senior consulting, and specialized technical support. Founded on the principle of people-first, honesty, collaboration and safety, KBH places skilled professionals in critical individual roles, working side by side with client teams to deliver deep expertise and dependable results.

Job Summary

• We are seeking a highly organized and technically proficient Management and Data Architecture Specialist to support the development, integration, and lifecycle management of project requirements and structured technical data.
• This role combines requirements management expertise with data architecture skills to ensure that project information is accurately captured, traceable, and consistently managed across requirements, project management, and asset management systems.
  

Principal Accountabilities

• Elicit, analyze, and document functional and non-functional requirements.
• Maintain and organize requirements within a structured requirements management database.
• Establish and manage traceability between requirements, design documents, test cases, and verification activities.
• Collaborate with licensing, engineering, project management, and technical stakeholders to clarify expectations and resolve ambiguities.
• Support change management processes, including impact assessments and requirements updates.
• Generate requirements reports, traceability matrices, and performance metrics using established tools and data sources.
• Working under supervisory direction, develop and implement methodologies for importing project data into requirements management, project management, and asset management platforms.
• Assist in defining data structures, mappings, and workflows that improve data consistency, quality, and usability across systems.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure data governance practices are followed and that system integrations meet project needs.

Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in requirements management.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including organizing, analyzing, and presenting requirement datasets.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation and translate stakeholder needs into clear, actionable requirements.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Required Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in requirements management.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including organizing, analyzing, and presenting requirement datasets.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation and translate stakeholder needs into clear, actionable requirements.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with Python programming language for automation, data processing, or requirements validation workflows.
• Familiarity with relational databases and structured query concepts.
• Understanding of systems engineering principles or regulated development environments.
• Hands-on experience with at least one requirements management platform (e.g., IBM Rational DOORS, Jama Connect, Polarion).
• Hands-on experience with at least one project management platform (e.g., Atlassian Jira).
• Hands-on experience with at least one asset management platform (e.g., Hitachi Energy Asset Suite).

Education and Work Background

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, data management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Prior experience working in technical, engineering, or complex project environments is beneficial.

Additional Information

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Schedule: 4 days x 10 hours
• Remote work: No
• Per Diem: Yes
• Expense Eligible: Yes
• Being On Call required for role: No
• Are Certificates Required for this Position? No
• Badge Level: Blue Badge

The expected base salary for this position ranges from $55.79 to $135.21/hour

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, market factors, and where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained

Benefits

KBH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid parental leave, a 401(k) program, and other employee perks to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance.