Director - M&A Advisory - Energy Transition, Power & Renewables

JR United Kingdom; Bradford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global advisory firm seeks a Director for M&A Advisory specializing in Energy Transition, Power & Renewables in Bradford. The ideal candidate will lead a team while advising major clients on strategic, regulatory, and transactional matters across the energy sector. They will engage with high-profile projects focusing on energy transition for large corporations.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in Consulting or M&A advisory in the energy sector.
• Experience in energy transition sectors.
• Track record of leading teams and delivering advisory services.

Responsibilities

• Provide M&A and financial advice on energy transition sectors.
• Lead client engagements and manage a team.
• Build client relationships and deliver market advice.

Skills

Leadership

Client Relationship Management

Energy Transition Knowledge

Market Advisory

Regulatory Knowledge

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Presentation Skills

Education

Strong Academic Background

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Director - M&A Advisory - Energy Transition, Power & Renewables, bradford

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Client:

Cambridge Credentials

Location:

bradford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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Job Description:

Our client, a large global advisory firm, is seeking to hire an M&A advisor who has vast experience advising on deals within areas such as power, energy transition and utilities. This person will be providing leadership to a team of 10-12 consultants and will be providing a range of transaction, strategic, market, regulatory and broader advice to clients mainly within the UK.

This team has delivered strong growth in recent years and they are looking for a director who can work with the managing director to add to this growth in the form of people leadership, project oversight and the building of client relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Providing energy transition advice to regulated and other utilities in the UK.
• Providing strategic, market and regulatory advice, to corporate and infrastructure fund clients, on energy transition segments such as energy efficiency, connections, metering, renewable generation, etc.
• Providing strategic, commercial and regulatory due diligence advice on large and complex transactions, leveraging the specialist skills across the broader team (strategy/market/regulation/cost benchmarking etc).
• Providing M&A and financial advice to clients on energy transition sectors, jointly with the Firm's Corporate Finance team.
• Building enduring client relationships and becoming the go to person for their clients on projects and relevant market opportunities.
• Leading client engagements on a day-to-day basis.
• Maintaining a good understanding and expertise in energy networks, water, energy efficiency, connections, metering, renewable generation.
• Performance management, coaching and mentoring of team members.
• Being a role model for staff and for the firm's values.

The projects that you will advise on will be high profile and varied focusing on energy transition of large and medium-size corporations. For example, the team has recently provided:

• Commercial advice on a takeover of a major energy company in Europe;
• Advised on the gas market prospects and dynamics in the context of a takeover of a large gas distribution company in the UK;
• Advised on the business options for unregulated businesses of water companies,:
• Advised gas network companies on the policy requirements for hydrogen;
• Advised a large utility on defining future energy scenarios in the UK and the impact on future TotEx and regulatory parameters, in the context of a transaction;
• Completed a strategic review of an energy efficiency company in Europe;
• Supported large regulated utilities on their strategies to deliver net zero and business plans more generally; and
• Helped to consider business strategies on major nuclear projects.

Person requirements:

• You will already have demonstrable of experience in Consulting (strategy / management) in the energy sector, or M&A advisory in the Power & Utilities sector.
• Experience of working on energy transition sectors such as regulated utilities, energy efficiency, C&I solar, C&I decarbonisation, connections, metering, renewable generation.
• A strong track record of leading a team, and both winning and delivering advisory services to large energy companies.
• Understand how emerging Net zero technologies can impact businesses and how they can be successfully implemented.
• Have strong knowledge of business planning, strategic considerations, corporate decision making, scenario analysis, and investment appraisal.
• Strong academic background.
• Have experience and understanding of key elements of energy policy and economic regulation of utilities Ability to work at pace and during intense periods of live transactions.
• Excellent presentation and communications skills.
• Have a go get attitude and a will to succeed, with experience of opening up opportunities.
• Be an independent thinker with the ability to identify and solve problems.
• Excellent presentation and communications skills.

Successful applicants will be contacted within 24 hours to discuss further.