Energy Transition Strategy Lead Consultant

GHD; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days paid leave

Matched pension contributions

Flexible working

GHD Business School access

Job summary

GHD is seeking a Lead Consultant within our Commercial Advisory to build and deliver a Strategy & Transformation - Energy Transition capability in the UK, working with senior client stakeholders on energy sector challenges.

You will lead workstreams, manage client relationships, develop practical recommendations and help translate complex energy-transition issues into actionable strategies and programmes, with growing responsibility for business development and people leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ relevant experience delivering consulting or advisory projects in energy, utilities, infrastructure, sustainability, policy, strategy, transformation or related sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead workstreams and engagements across energy transition strategy, policy, system planning, decarbonisation and transformation.
• Manage project delivery activities, including scope, quality, budget, risks, resourcing and client expectations.
• Help clients define operating models, implementation roadmaps, investment cases and programme approaches that turn strategy into action.
• Advise clients on commercial strategy, energy efficiency, infrastructure development, climate resilience, risk, compliance and regulatory change.
• Manage day-to-day client relationships, facilitate workshops and build trusted relationships with managers, heads of function and other senior stakeholders.
• Lead research, analysis and synthesis of complex evidence to develop clear, practical and commercially grounded recommendations.
• Prepare and oversee high-quality client deliverables, including reports, presentations, business cases, transformation roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Contribute to proposals, bids, proposition development and market engagement activities as the capability grows.
• Coach and support consultants and analysts, helping to build a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing team.

Skills

Energy transition expertise

Stakeholder management

Strategic consulting

Leadership & mentoring

Proposal development

Job description

GHD is seeking a Lead Consultant within our Commercial Advisory to build and deliver a Strategy & Transformation - Energy Transition capability in the UK, working with senior client stakeholders on energy sector challenges.

You will lead workstreams, manage client relationships, develop practical recommendations and help translate complex energy-transition issues into actionable strategies and programmes, with growing responsibility for business development and people leadership.