Management Consultant - Utilities

Accenture; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Utilities Energy Transition Consultant in London, Manchester or Glasgow. You will work with clients to define and deliver energy transition strategies, applying data-driven analytics and innovative technologies to enable a stable, affordable low-carbon energy future.

The role emphasises cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management and iterative delivery. As part of a diverse team, you will develop solutions across strategy, technology and operations while

Qualifications

• Strong background in utilities, generation, transmission, distribution, or retail energy.
• Broad knowledge of global power and energy markets within the low-carbon transition.
• Experience partnering with technical/engineering stakeholders to drive operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to understand challenges and guide energy transition strategies.
• Apply structured problem-solving and data-driven consulting to deliver solutions.
• Leverage innovative technologies and quantitative methods for insights.
• Project manage using Agile, Lean, and Design Thinking methodologies to drive outcomes.
• Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships across teams.

Skills

Utilities industry experience

Energy markets knowledge

Analytical capability

Stakeholder management

Agile/Lean/Design Thinking

Job description

Job Description

Role: Utilities Energy Transition Consultant

Location: London, Manchester, Glasgow

Career Level: Consultant

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team:

We are a diverse team of driven individuals, sharing a common passion for driving the net zero agenda across our wide-ranging portfolio of clients. Our mission is to expedite the energy transition; reducing emissions whilst ensuring a stable and affordable energy supply enabling robust future economic development. From strategy development and delivering innovative new technologies through to enabling organisational and operational excellence, we are committed to a global sustainable future for our Clients.

Our team thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and boundaryless opportunities that drive each of our careers in new and exciting ways. Innovation is at the heart of our team and we bring cutting edge technology to our clients, helping them on our collective journey to a more sustainable future. From capital infrastructure projects building new energy generation plants through to energy retail, our team are at the forefront of utility excellence across the value chain.

As part of our team you will learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that embraces your individuality. You will be challenged and rewarded while surrounded by a highly passionate and supportive team. Together we thrive and together we will succeed in achieving net zero.

In our team you will learn:

• How to work with our diverse utilities client base to solve their most difficult problems
• The delivery of truly innovative work on the back of emergent technologies to support the energy transition
• The benefit of working across multiple geographic locations and workforces
• Through teaming with high calibre Accenture colleagues bringing a wealth of industry and functional experience
• By having access to our global knowledge and capability network

As a Utilities Energy Transition Consultant, you will:

• Work alongside our clients, understanding their challenges and bringing your energy transition to guide them through to success
• Use your structured and innovative problem-solving skills to find the right solution for our clients
• Have a deep analytical capability to deliver data driven consulting
• Recommend and use the best in innovative technologies to answer our Clients questions
• Draw insights through your well-developed quantitative skills e.g. financial analysis, market data analysis, etc.
• Project manage and use your experience with delivery methods such as Agile, Lean, and Design Thinking to drive success
• Leverage your relationship and stakeholder management skills to accomplish team objectives
• Communicate with excellence (written, conversational and presentation delivery)

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Strong industry experience in utilities (particularly generation, transmission & distribution, electric vehicles or retail energy)
• Broad knowledge of global power and/or energy markets in context of current low carbon energy transition, including drivers and challenges
• Technical expertise and understanding of low-carbon asset development and asset operations, including best practice processes/activities/ways of working content
• Experience of working with technical & engineering stakeholders to drive operational excellence within the low carbon power sector, including process optimisation
• Experience of designing new business models or transforming existing ones, including organisational development, capability mapping and operating model change
• Expert knowledge in specific element of the energy system (e.g. gas to hydrogen, balancing markets/ancillary services, etc)
• Understanding of the UK regulatory environment, experience in analysing market changes and providing insights on the change

Set yourself apart:

• Ability to communicate with excellence
• Mastery of creative and innovative thinking
• Proven history of energy transition success

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