Water/Wastewater Utilities Strategy Consultant (Hybrid)

3100 Accenture Limited Company

Dublin

Hybrid

EUR 95,000 - 140,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Management Consultant in Utilities specializing in Water/Wastewater, at Career Level 9 – Team Lead, to help transform Ireland’s water networks and environmental systems. The role blends advisory, project delivery and thought leadership across leakage management, investment prioritisation, and regulatory compliance.

Hybrid working in Dublin/Cork with cross-functional teams, client engagement, and business development support.

Qualifications

Experience working within or consulting to the utilities sector.
Delivery of complex projects or programmes within a water, wastewater, or broader utilities infrastructure environment.
Knowledge of water and wastewater network operations, including treatment processes, leakage management, or capital investment planning.
Familiarity with water sector regulation and environmental compliance.
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.

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 water and wastewater operations, network planning, asset management, or infrastructure delivery 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. 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.