Utilities Strategy Lead — Grid Modernization & Transformation

Accenture PLC; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC's utilities practice seeks a Utilities Strategy Consultant to help clients transform operations, invest wisely, and deliver sustainable value amidst grid modernization, decarbonization, and energy transition. You will lead workstreams, build business cases, and translate challenges into practical recommendations.

This role requires strong analytical discipline, structured problem solving, and the ability to develop capability roadmaps and operating models across electricity,

Qualifications

• Typically 3–6 years of relevant experience in consulting, strategy, corporate development, energy, infrastructure, transformation, or related fields.
• Strong consulting fundamentals and ability to operate in complex client environments.
• Experience in business case development, investment logic, cost-benefit analysis, and benefits tracking.
• Proficiency in quantitative analysis and financial modeling, with strong Excel capability.
• Structured problem solving, issue trees, hypothesis development, workplanning, synthesis, and recommendations.
• Market, competitor, and sector research with ability to translate findings into strategic insights.
• Executive-ready written and visual communication, including PowerPoint storylining and concise report writing.
• Stakeholder management and workshop support, with collaboration across teams and client counterparts.

Responsibilities

• Develop business cases, investment narratives, value cases, and benefits-realization models for utilities transformation.
• Conduct structured analysis, market research, competitor benchmarking, and financial modeling to support client recommendations.
• Apply hypothesis-led problem solving to ambiguous client challenges, breaking topics into clear workplans and decision points.
• Develop executive-ready presentations, reports, and storylines for senior client stakeholders.
• Support utilities strategy engagements across grid modernization, asset management transformation, retail and customer transformation, and digital platforms.

Skills

Business case development

Quantitative analysis

Structured problem solving

Market research

Executive-ready communication

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Multi-workstream management

Excel

PowerPoint

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Accenture PLC's utilities practice seeks a Utilities Strategy Consultant to help clients transform operations, invest wisely, and deliver sustainable value amidst grid modernization, decarbonization, and energy transition. You will lead workstreams, build business cases, and translate challenges into practical recommendations.

This role requires strong analytical discipline, structured problem solving, and the ability to develop capability roadmaps and operating models across electricity,