Solution Architect (Energy & Utilities)

PA Consulting; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and lifestyle perks

25 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Community initiatives involvement

Annual performance bonus

PA share ownership

Tax-efficient benefits

Job summary

PA Consulting is seeking a skilled architect to lead technical assurance in the Energy and Utilities sector. This role involves ensuring appropriate architectural design for change programmes while collaborating with engineering teams.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in architecture, a strong understanding of the sector, and the ability to communicate strategies effectively. Hybrid working is encouraged with a minimum of two days per week in the office.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading architecture and development teams for complex client challenges.
• Strong understanding of the Energy sector, including water, gas, electricity, and nuclear.
• Skilled at translating technical insight into business value.

Responsibilities

• Ensure architectural design quality for technical change programmes.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to define vision.
• Shape case for change leading on cost estimation.

Skills

Leading architecture teams

Understanding Energy sector

Building stakeholder relationships

Using architecture frameworks

Tools

AWS

Microsoft Azure

SAP

SCADA

Job description

Job Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. We challenge where it matters and own the outcome. We combine strategic thinking, customer‑centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech‑driven world.

Hybrid working: Our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of two days per week.

Work may involve up to five days per week on a client site depending on role or assignment.

Responsibilities

Provide technical assurance at a programme level, ensuring that technical change programmes within the Energy and Utilities sector have the most appropriate architectural design and where appropriate reduce technical debt.

Create and assure key architecture artefacts (e.g., Key Design Decision, Technical Options Paper, High Level Design).

Collaborate closely with Engineering teams, often taking a lead SME role to define vision and establish Architectural Guardrails.

Support senior leaders in shaping their case for change, leading on cost estimation and detailed planning.

Work to agile best practices and cross‑functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders. Use your technical skills to problem‑solve with our clients, as well as working on internal projects.

Qualifications

Proven experience leading architecture and development teams, delivering impactful, end‑to‑end solutions for complex client challenges.

Strong understanding of the Energy and Utilities sector, with experience across areas such as water, gas, electricity, oil, gas, or nuclear.

Experience with common technologies used in the sector, such as enterprise systems (IBM Maximo, SAP, Billing, CRM) and operational systems and technologies (SCADA, control systems).

Demonstrated ability to shape and communicate architectural strategies across multiple domains (application, business, integration).

Skilled at building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, translating technical insight into business value.

Familiarity with architecture frameworks and modelling tools (e.g., UML, ArchiMate), with awareness of emerging trends and technologies.

Although we advocate for using the right tech for the right task, you can expect to work with the following technologies to ensure scalable, high‑performance applications:

Cloud & Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM, Oracle, Salesforce; Architecture & Delivery: Microservices, packaged solutions, cloud/on‑premise models, agile delivery, digital transformation; Tools & Frameworks: IoT, cloud‑native architectures, UML, ArchiMate.

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity‑based initiatives
• Annual performance‑based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax‑efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

EEO Statement

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on [emailprotected].