Management Consultant - Utilities - POWER SYSTEMS

Accenture UK & Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced Utilities Consultant to join our Power Systems Practice in Ireland. You will work with leading energy, gas and water organisations to drive decarbonisation, grid modernization, and transformation programs across transmission and distribution networks.

The role emphasizes strategic advisory, client engagement, and applying deep domain knowledge to design practical solutions.

Qualifications

• Relevant undergraduate or master’s degree in business, engineering, technical or economic field.
• Experience in utilities or consulting within power systems or grid infrastructure is required.
• Strong analytical capability to diagnose client challenges and develop practical recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advisory and transformation engagements for Ireland's utilities organisations.
• Apply power system planning, network analysis and grid operations expertise.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and client stakeholders to ensure alignment on goals.

Skills

Utilities sector experience

Power systems knowledge

Grid operations

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Data-driven / AI tools

Independent working

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Continuous learning

Education

Undergraduate/Master's degree in business, engineering, technical or economics

Tools

Power system modeling software

Grid analysis tools

Job description

Career Level: 9

Business Area: Utilities

Hybrid working Do you want to contribute to work with meaningful impact and help Ireland achieve its sustainability and energy transition goals? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are seeking an experienced professional to work with leading Utilities companies, collaborating to transform their businesses and revolutionise the energy landscape. Join us in driving climate action and working on new and innovative solutions to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Role: Utilities Consultant - Power Sytems Consultant Career Level: 9 Business Area: Utilities Location: Dublin/Cork Hybrid working Do you want to contribute to work with meaningful impact and help Ireland achieve its sustainability and energy transition goals? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are seeking an experienced professional to work with leading Utilities companies, collaborating to transform their businesses and revolutionise the energy landscape. Join us in driving climate action and working on new and innovative solutions to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Ireland's Utilities sector is at the heart of the energy transition, and the decisions being made now on networks, renewables, markets and customers will shape the country for decades. As a Consultant in Accenture's Utilities practice, you'll work on nationally significant engagements with Ireland's leading energy, gas and water organisations. You'll help them decarbonise, invest in resilient infrastructure and deliver more sustainable, affordable services, while building and developing a high-performing team.

At Accenture, we deliver end-to-end solutions that drive real change for organisations. You'll work on innovative projects with dedicated colleagues, using the latest technologies and innovations to help clients achieve their goals, from digital disruption to sustainable net-zero transition. As part of our global network, you'll use a broad range of expertise to tackle our clients' most ambitious problems and directly contribute to the energy transition. We'll support your continuous development of market-relevant knowledge, advisory, and technical skills, challenging you to take on new initiatives and push the boundaries of what's possible.

Join our Utilities Industry Practice within Industry & Enterprise, where we help Ireland's leading utilities companies achieve their climate action targets. Bring your passion and experience to deliver ground-breaking projects, whether in electricity power system operations or sophisticated program delivery. You'll support clients with a range of services, from industry consulting, strategic direction, to process improvement and technology transformations, while building your skills and driving energy transition goals.

Job Description

As a Consultant in Utilities, you will play a key role in delivering impactful advisory and transformation engagements for Ireland's leading energy and utilities organisations. A key element of your role is to apply deep sector and delivery experience of power system planning, network operations and grid infrastructure alongside strong analytical capability to diagnose client challenges, develop practical recommendations, and support their implementation. Working closely with client stakeholders, you will build trusted relationships, provide strategic guidance, and contribute to solutions that address complex challenges across grid stability, network capacity and the infrastructure requirements of the energy transition. You will work as part of cross-functional teams, contributing to workstream delivery and ensuring outcomes are aligned to client goals and the broader energy transition agenda.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of strategic initiatives for utilities clients, helping to meet their decarbonisation, resilience and sustainability objectives.
• Support the delivery of high-quality consulting engagements and transformation programmes across the utilities sector.
• Contribute to and collaborate within multi-functional project teams, coordinating workstream activities across the engagement lifecycle.
• Apply expertise in power system planning, network analysis and grid operations to support the design and implementation of solutions for utilities clients.
• Support resource planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities within the context of the engagement or programme
• Contribute to integrated project and programme planning, ensuring coherent workstream coordination across engagements.
• Identify and escalate risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies, supporting their effective management throughout the engagement.
• Prepare and present clear, structured analysis, and insights for client and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with client teams, subject matter experts, and colleagues across business, technology, and operations functions to ensure alignment on goals and outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders, developing a deep understanding of their challenges to ensure our recommendations and solutions address their needs.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, bringing fresh thinking to enhance the efficiency, quality, and impact of client engagements.
• Continuously develop and maintain deep expertise across the utilities sector to provide informed guidance to clients and contribute to Accenture’s utilities thought leadership.
• Support business development activities including solution scoping, proposal development, and client presentations to help grow Accenture's utilities practice.

Desired skillset

• Experience working within or consulting to the utilities sector.
• Experience in delivery of complex projects or programmes within a power systems, grid infrastructure, or network operations environment.
• Knowledge of power systems operations, including transmission network design, grid stability and system balancing.
• Familiarity with grid connection processes, network codes and regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate findings and status to a non-technical audience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience leveraging AI and data-driven tools to analyse complex problems, generate insights, or develop solutions that drive measurable value for clients.
• Experience working independently and in diverse teams.
• Focus on continuous development and curiosity about the latest industry and technology trends.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Relevant undergraduate/master’s degree in a business, engineering, technical or economic field.
• 4-7 years of relevant utility proven experience in power system planning, network operations, grid infrastructure, or a related technical discipline, or 3-5 years in a consulting role, with experience in power systems or network transformation engagements.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment across a wide variety of projects and roles to deliver for our clients.
• Ability to build lasting relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Previous experience working within the Utilities (electricity, gas, water) sector would be beneficial