National MD Municipal Utility Advisory Growth Leader

Baker Tilly; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 216,000 - 409,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly is seeking a Managing Director for the Municipal Utility Advisory Practice to lead a nationwide platform guiding utility finances and strategy. This role blends deep utility expertise with entrepreneurial leadership to originate engagements and expand scalable solutions.

The candidate will build executive relationships, oversee critical advisory services across rates, cost-of-service, and long-range planning, and mentor a national delivery team in a fast-evolving market.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience serving utilities through consulting, advisory services, utility leadership, public finance, regulatory work, or related field.
• Proven success building and scaling a consulting practice, service line, or advisory business.
• Strong executive-level communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel nationally based on client and business-development needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead National Practice Growth for Baker Tilly’s municipal utility advisory practice.
• Build market-leading utility solutions and scalable national platform across utility types and geographies.
• Develop executive-level relationships with utility leaders, regulators, boards, and other industry stakeholders.
• Oversee complex engagements involving rates, cost-of-service, financial modeling, capital planning, and long-range strategy.
• Mentor and develop a scalable national delivery team and foster a collaborative culture.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic advisory

Financial modeling

Client relationship development

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, engineering, public administration, business administration, public policy, or related field

Job description

Baker Tilly is seeking a Managing Director for the Municipal Utility Advisory Practice to lead a nationwide platform guiding utility finances and strategy. This role blends deep utility expertise with entrepreneurial leadership to originate engagements and expand scalable solutions.

The candidate will build executive relationships, oversee critical advisory services across rates, cost-of-service, and long-range planning, and mentor a national delivery team in a fast-evolving market.