Management Consultant - Utilities - POWER SYSTEMS

Accenture PLC; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Utilities in Dublin/Cork is seeking an experienced Utilities Consultant to help Ireland's energy transition. You will deliver advisory and transformation engagements for leading energy and water organisations, applying power system planning, network operations, and grid infrastructure expertise to drive decarbonisation and resilience.

Join a cross-functional team, contribute to strategy, design, and program delivery, and help grow Accenture's utilities practice while building trusted

Qualifications

• Relevant undergraduate or masters in business, engineering, technical or economic field.
• 4-7 years of utility experience in power system planning, network operations, grid infrastructure, or equivalent consulting experience.
• Comfortable delivering multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advisory and transformation engagements for leading utilities organisations.
• Apply power system planning, network analysis and grid operations to design and implement solutions.
• Support project planning, budgeting and client communications.
• Identify risks and dependencies; contribute to risk management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on goals.

Skills

Power systems operations

Grid infrastructure

Regulatory understanding

Communicate to non-technical audiences

Analytical problem-solving

Team collaboration

AI/data-driven insights

Education

Undergraduate/Master’s in business/engineering/technical/economic field

Job description

Role: Utilities Consultant - POWER SYSTEMS

Career Level: 9

Business Area: Utilities

Location: Dublin/Cork

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.

Accenture Utilities

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 elevate 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