Strategy Planning & Optimization Lead - APAC

Black & Veatch Corporation; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Performance-based bonus program

Paid time off

Job summary

A leading global engineering firm is seeking a Strategy Planning & Optimization Lead - APAC. This role involves acquiring new clients and managing strategic advisory projects within the power, oil & gas, and water sectors. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in leading engagements and strong client management skills with a focus on decarbonization strategies. This position requires travel up to 100%, engaging with clients and managing project delivery effectively.

Qualifications

• 15-20 years of experience with strategic advisory projects.
• Experience in power, energy, and water sectors.
• Certifications in area of expertise preferred.
• Experience managing multiple engagements simultaneously and delivering client-ready outcomes

Responsibilities

• Drive the process to acquire new clients and engagements.
• Lead strategic advisory consulting business for the region.
• Manage projects from prospect to client deliverable.
• Oversee scoping, effort estimation, pricing, scheduling and proposal development during sales and pre-sales

Skills

Strategic advisory consulting

Client management

Business development

Leadership

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

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Date: Mar 21, 2026

Location: Vikhroli, West Mumbai, MH, IN; Pune, MH, IN

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

We believe real value is powered by the unique skills and experiences of our professionals. The interchange of ideas from a diverse group of people gives our teams an expanded perspective and the ability to find better solutions for our clients.

Job Title : Strategy Planning & Optimization Lead - APAC

Department: BVCPL - IA CONSULTANT

Work Location : INMUMBAI2, INPUNE

Opportunity Type : Staff

Job Summary

Drive the process to acquire new clients and engagements and responsible for all aspects of assigned engagements. Direct the development of processes and techniques to improve operations and develop marketable service offerings. Provide input on the strategic plans for the organization. Utilize capabilities exhibiting thought leadership. Provides technical or industry knowledge to contribute to the completion of all engagement phases. Demonstrates capabilities with minimal oversight. Scope and size of projects they contribute to are generally large in size, high in volume or they may own a significant portion of a larger project. May lead a large size effort or project team. May delegate team work assignments through various phases of an engagement. May manage projects from prospect to client deliverable.

With a focus on utility industries such as Power, Oil & Gas, Data Infrastructure and Water as well as other resource-intensive sectors, Black & Veatch’s Infrastructure Advisory group provides a range of holistic strategic, process, financial and technology solutions. Black & Veatch brings together combined expertise in advanced analytics and practical business experience with extensive organizational, technology and engineering capabilities. Throughout the world, we deliver solutions that work best for the program needs, organization, assets and customers.

Our professionals improve organizational effectiveness, and reduce risks and costs by enabling our clients to adopt and operationalize new technologies and approaches. We help justify and fund major improvements to your utility network and assets. We help you achieve a clear, systematic approach to managing risks. And worldwide, we work with executive leadership teams to identify and design business-case solutions to some of our world’s most transformational initiatives solving energy, water, decarbonization and other finite resource challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• 15-20 years of experience with at least three year in leading strategic advisory projects as project director
• Leading strategic advisory consulting business for a region
• At least 70% of total experience should be in power, energy and water
• Led solutioning and delivery of engagements involving decarbonization, business case studies, market entry studies, road mapping, net-zero strategy, policy review and advocacy
• Exposure of working in multiple countries in Southeast Asia including Philippines and Indonesia will be an added advantage
• Existing Relationship at leadership level with large energy utilities in South East Asia will be an added advantage
• Graduation in engineering; Post-graduation in business management is highly desirable;
• Lead targets and business for Strategy Planning & Optimization Solution (SPO) in the region
• Work with the regional and global leadership in expanding SPO solution business in the region
• Plan and execute Go to Market strategy including roadshows for the target markets for SPO offerings
• Actively engage in thought leadership on relevant subjects
• Acting as Project Director of consulting mandates for infrastructure advisory team
• Leading solution development with support from project managers
• Client management
• Quality control on key deliverables for Strategy Planning & Optimization advisory mandates
• During sales and pre-sales, oversee scoping, effort estimation, pricing, schedule and proposal development

Consulting Capability:

• Transfers knowledge, capabilities, and skills to improve others’ knowledge and skill levels
• Enhances established working relationships with team members and management from within the client’s organization
• Contributes to quality review on own engagement
• Ascertains and meets client expectations within scope of engagement role
• Develops applicable knowledge bases by using best practices to redefine tools and techniques. Outlines specific performance measures, targets, and goals to articulate the business case for realized efficiencies or added value
• Challenges client’s current strategy and direction through persuasive argument. Defines competitive advantage and achievable value to the client through use of the strategic change components and metrics. Formulates issue-based hypotheses and develops analytical plan for testing. Contributes to analysis of impact of strategic changes by defining linkages and interdependencies.

Industry knowledge capability:

• Applies appropriate methods or recognized equivalent to identified client needs
• Anticipates and resolves technical problems with occasional technical assistance from others
• Develops, presents, and defends conclusions, recommendations, and implementation plans
• Contributes to quality reviews of assigned engagements
• Identifies technical issues impacting an engagement and proposes solutions
• Analyzes and applies best practices knowledge of the industry

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Management Responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Master\'s degree preferred
• Business development of 5+ years preferred
• Preferred Skills: . Accomplished project management skills . Advanced business development capability . Business and consulting management skills . People management skills including recruiting, evaluation, and mentoring . Advanced knowledge in all aspects of consulting processes . Extensive client management and negotiation skills . Advanced knowledge of the marketplace . Advanced interpersonal skills
• Preferred Consultant Skills: . Business Acumen . Comfort Around Higher Management . Dealing with Ambiguity . Learning on the Fly

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience. Has successfully managed multiple engagements simultaneously. Contributor or leader to acquire new engagements. 12-15+ years in a business/consulting environment. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Certifications

Certifications related to area of expertise, where applicable preferred.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

BandV Office Environment or Client Site - Travel up to 100%

Interpersonal savvy

Action oriented

Salary Plan

CST: Consulting

Job Grade

019

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