Associate Business Advisor – Value Management

Parametrix, Inc. • Seattle, WA

1d • $85,000 - $100,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Parametrix is a 100% employee-owned consulting firm helping clients deliver resilient infrastructure, vibrant and livable communities, and environmentally sustainable solutions.

We are a team of professional construction managers, engineers, management consultants, planners, scientists, and surveyors dedicated to delivering outstanding client service. We build lasting partnerships and collaborate with our clients to envision possibilities and create tomorrow, together.

We are committed to being a Best Place to Work, offering hybrid work environments that promote meaningful connections, support work-life balance, and encourage career development. With excellent benefits, employee ownership, and a collaborative culture, Parametrix creates a supportive and enriching workplace.

Parametrix’s Advisory Services team is expanding our Value Engineering / Management-as-a-Service offering and is seeking a Business Advisor with a Certified Value Specialist (CVS) and/or Value Management Associate (VMA) credential to help build and deliver this growing service line.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys analytical problem-solving, facilitating collaborative workshops, and helping clients optimize project value and performance. You’ll support value engineering studies while also contributing to broader advisory service delivery efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Certified Value Specialist (CVS) and/or Value Management Associate (VMA) certification preferred
• 3+ years of experience supporting infrastructure or capital projects
• Strong command of Value Management framework and processes, including Function Analysis and Facilitation skills.
• 2+ Experience participating in or facilitating value engineering or value management workshops
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively across technical disciplines and with clients
• Familiarity with life-cycle cost analysis, risk analysis, and capital project delivery practices
• Experience advising public sector clients
• Strong writing skills

Responsibilities

• Support and lead value engineering/value analysis studies for infrastructure and capital projects
• Identify cost optimization and performance improvement opportunities
• Develop clear, actionable recommendations supported by data and analysis
• Prepare technical documentation, reports, and client-ready deliverables
• Support value analysis, life cycle cost analysis, constructability analysis, economic evaluations, and other strategic analyses as necessary
• Help plan, organize, and facilitate value management workshops
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary technical teams and client stakeholders
• Capture workshop findings, synthesize outcomes, and document recommendations
• Ensure alignment between project objectives, stakeholder needs, and value outcomes
• Support broader advisory engagements including constructability reviews, project delivery, risk management, and process improvement efforts, and other project and program delivery efforts
• Assist in developing client presentations, strategic recommendations, and implementation roadmaps
• Contribute to business case development and capital planning efforts
• Contribute to refining methodologies, templates, and tools for the value management offering
• Support proposal development and marketing efforts related to value engineering services
• Stay current on industry best practices and emerging trends in value management

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, short- & long-term disability insurance)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (financial profit sharing)
• Performance-based bonuses
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off (both vacation & sick/wellness time accruals)
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Bonding Leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level