Senior Consultant – Energy Solutions Advisory

Jacobs; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 170,400 - 223,725; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Unlimited PPTO

Seven paid holidays

Caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead energy advisory engagements across North America, delivering solutions for thermal, renewable, data center, and decarbonization projects. The role emphasizes leadership, client relationship management, and collaboration with technical leaders to drive strategic pursuits.

The position requires 8+ years in design or consulting, a degree in engineering, and demonstrated ability to win work and deliver innovative energy solutions that align with client

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in Engineering or similar field.
• At least 8 years of design, consulting, or project development experience.
• Proven ability to engage with clients, develop relationships, win work, and deliver value.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements and clearly articulate energy solutions to diverse audiences.
• Understand drivers in energy solutions for project design, cost, reliability and sustainability.
• Collaborate with technical leadership, account managers, and sales on strategic pursuits.
• Manage client relationships to ensure expectations are met and resolve concerns.
• Oversee projects to minimize risk and adhere to budget, schedule, scope, and quality.
• Lead internal Jacobs teams and external subconsultants and contractors.
• Identify, develop, and pursue business opportunities with existing or new clients.

Skills

Client engagement

Leadership

Communication

Energy project delivery

Independent and cross‑functional work

Education

Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in Engineering

Tools

Energy modeling tools

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing. We turn abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact: The energy space is undergoing rapid and dramatic changes and Jacobs is expanding its Energy & Power team to support clients navigating the complexities of rapid deployment of reliable and sustainable energy solutions across multiple end markets.

We are seeking a Senior Consultant to take a leading role in providing energy advisory services as we continue to expand our project portfolio. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to deploy your leadership skills to develop innovative solutions that will support growing power demands and accelerate the energy transition across North America.

This opening provides the opportunity to be meaningfully engaged with a range of energy advisory projects, including:

• Thermal power solutions, including simple cycle, combined cycle and fuel cells
• Energy master planning
• Feasibility studies (techno‑economic)
• Data center power solutions
• Renewable energy and storage solutions
• Decarbonization planning
• Technical due diligence

The desired candidate should have experience across multiple generation technologies and will have direct experience in delivering projects within at least three of the categories listed above.

Demonstrated abilities include a broad understanding of energy solutions, and understanding their applicability to project objectives. Experience consulting in advisory and due diligence will be especially highly regarded.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements, and be able to comprehensively analyze, and clearly articulate energy solutions to a range of audiences
• Exhibit a solid understanding of key drivers in energy solutions and their application and implications for project design and delivery, including sustainability, cost, reliability
• Collaborate with our technical leadership, client account managers, and sales professionals on pursuits of strategic importance
• Manage client relationships to ensure all expectations are understood and met. Work with the broader Jacobs team as necessary to ensure stewardship of positive client relationships, including active involvement in the resolution of any client concerns
• Oversee assigned projects to minimize risk and adhere to project budget, schedule, scope, and quality, identifying and mitigating risks as they arise
• Manage internal Jacobs teams as well as external subconsultants and contractors
• Lead in identifying, developing and pursuing business opportunities with existing or new potential clients

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in Engineering or a similar field
• At least 8 years of design, consulting, or project development experience
• Proven ability to engage with clients, develop relationships, and win work, and then deliver innovative solutions providing value to both the client and provider
• Demonstrated ability for higher‑level strategic, exploration, concept, and development planning for energy projects, including knowledge and application of new and emerging technologies
• Demonstrated skills in concept and developed design optimization programs to guide sound technical guidance for decision making
• Effective presentation, communication and technical writing skills
• Experience and understanding of multi‑disciplinary project delivery teams
• Comfortable and effective working independently, as well as leading and collaboratively working in cross‑functional teams with multi‑levels of the organization including owner's personnel and third‑party engineers and contractors

Other Highly Regarded Qualifications

• Professional Registration
• Utility scale power generation / storage (all technologies)
• Energy master planning for large load users
• Decarbonization planning
• Microgrids and other distributed energy resources systems
• Data center or mission critical loads
• Complex energy system modeling
• Technical due diligence

Benefits

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full‑time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. Certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $170,400.00 to $223,725.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment.