Managing Consultant- Infrastructure Resilience

Guidehouse; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 118,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Holiday & Sick Time

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a senior Power Systems consultant in Chicago to advance climate resilience, grid modernization, and sustainability initiatives for clients. You will apply analytical skills, build client relationships, and manage project workstreams within a collaborative team.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in utilities or consulting, strong presentation abilities, and proficiency with Excel, R or Python.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
• 5+ years of relevant utilities industry or consulting experience.
• Experience related to climate resilience, grid modernization, and sustainability.
• Ability to lead technical workstreams and manage junior analysts.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and client-service orientation.
• Experience delivering PowerPoint presentations and visuals.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to creative problem-solving to drive outcomes for clients.
• Providing detailed fact findings, research, and analysis on energy-related activities.
• Understanding climate data sources and data handling for client assets.
• Performing statistical and economic analyses in Excel, R, Python.
• Preparing workshop materials, attending sessions, and summarizing outcomes.
• Preparing client reports and presentations and communicating results.

Skills

Creative problem-solving

Client service

Project management

PowerPoint presentations

Data analytics

Team leadership

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

R

Python

Job description

What You Will Do

We are looking for someone with passion who is interested in developing their expertise and industry relationships. They will have a passion for creative problem-solving, client service, and project management.

Job Family

Power Systems Engineering Consulting

Travel Required

Up to 25%

Clearance Required

None

What You Will Do

We are looking for someone with passion who is interested in developing their expertise and industry relationships. They will have a passion for creative problem-solving, client service, and project management.

Key Responsibilities For This Position Include

• Contributing to creative problem-solving to drive outcomes for clients
• Providing detailed fact findings, research, and analysis on energy-related activities (particularly climate resilience and adaptation, grid modernization, and sustainability)
• Understanding public and private sources of downscaled climate data and the ability to download the data, isolate it to client assets using methods such as nearest neighbor analysis.
• Performing statistical and economic analyses in Excel, R, Python
• Preparing workshop and meeting materials, attending sessions, and summarizing outcomes
• Preparing reports, presentations, and other documents for client deliverables
• Presenting results of assigned tasks and analyses that resonate with client
• Working effectively with colleagues and client staff as part of a project team; work independently as needed

What You Will Need

• Due to nature of client engagements must be either a US Permanent Resident or US Citizen
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college and FIVE (5+) plus years of relevant utilities industry or consulting experience excluding internships/co-ops/graduate research/fellowships
• Relevant work experience should be related to climate resilience and adaptation, grid modernization, and sustainability or similarly related
• Demonstrated team player with ability to lead project technical workstreams including managing junior level analysts on projects
• Client service orientation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience developing and delivering presentations in PowerPoint
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with data analytics
• Strong interest in business strategy, energy efficiency, and sustainability
• An inquisitive nature and desire for continuous improvement
• Tireless attention to detail in all prior experience (academic and professional)
• Superior interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage several tasks simultaneously, prioritize and plan work activities while meeting respective deadlines.
• Highly developed organizational and management skills
• Ability to travel as needed
• Ability to work in Guidehouse Office or Client Office

What Would Be Nice To Have

• Advanced degree in a STEM field
• Engineering relevant energy industry, utility, and/or consulting experience
• Knowledge of and experience in climate and weather models and datasets
• Knowledge of geospatial visualization tools such as arcGIS
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Contribute to creative problem-solving to drive outcomes for clients.
• Provide detailed fact findings, research, and analysis on energy-related activities (particularly energy efficiency, grid modernization, renewable energy, customer programs, new business models, and sustainability)
• Experience creating models within Excel and/or experience with R or other programming languages (e.g., Python)
• Excellent at visualizing data, synthesizing insights, and storytelling with data
• A history of successful, creative problem-solving
• Excitement to explore the underlying cause of the observation/result

The annual salary range for this position is $118,000.00-$196,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits Include

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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