Senior Consultant - Water

Rolandberger; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life and AD&D insurance

Parental leave

Generous paid time off

Annual wellness benefit

Employee assistance programs

401(k) plan

Job summary

Roland Berger is seeking a Senior Consultant to drive strategy, transformation, and operational improvement within our Water practice. You will lead workstreams, engage with senior stakeholders, and guide delivery across water-sector engagements.

The role provides opportunities to contribute to growth initiatives, develop thought leadership, coach junior team members, and collaborate with senior clients on high-impact challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• MBA or PhD/MA/MS in relevant field preferred but not required.
• 5+ years of relevant industry/consulting experience.
• Understanding of various industry business models and key dynamics.
• Exposure to the water sector and transformation-focused projects.
• Strong analytical skills, both qualitative and quantitative.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders.
• Collaborative, proactive and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Ability to think independently and take initiative in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Lead workstreams across strategy and transformation engagements.
• Work directly with senior stakeholders across the water sector.
• Support operational improvement and value-creation initiatives.
• Contribute to practice growth, thought leadership, and team development.
• Lead day-to-day project delivery across water-sector engagements.
• Build strong client relationships and support senior stakeholder management.
• Deliver high-quality analysis, presentations, and recommendations.
• Coach and support junior team members.
• Contribute to business development and practice-building initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Entrepreneurial mindset

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree required

MBA or PhD/MA/MS preferred

Job description

Help shape the future of the water sector through strategy, transformation, and operational improvement. This is an opportunity to join a growing Water practice, working alongside senior clients on some of the industry's most complex and high-impact challenges. The water sector is facing significant transformation - from operational performance and infrastructure investment to sustainability and regulatory change.

As our Water practice continues to grow, we are looking for experienced consultants who can combine strategic thinking with strong delivery capability and sector expertise.

As a Senior Consultant, you will:

• Lead workstreams across strategy and transformation engagements.
• Work directly with senior stakeholders across the water sector.
• Support operational improvement and value-creation initiatives.
• Contribute to practice growth, thought leadership, and team development.
• Lead day-to-day project delivery across water-sector engagements.
• Build strong client relationships and support senior stakeholder management.
• Deliver high-quality analysis, presentations, and recommendations.
• Coach and support junior team members.
• Contribute to business development and practice-building initiatives.

This role offers significant exposure, responsibility, and the opportunity to help shape a growing practice.

We are looking for individuals with:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• MBA or PhD/MA/MS in relevant field, quantitative and analytically oriented fields such as Business, Engineering, Mathematics, Sciences, or Economics are preferred but not required.
• 5+ years of relevant industry/consulting experience.
• Understanding of various industry business models and key dynamics.
• Exposure to the water sector and transformation-focused projects.
• Strong analytical skills, both qualitative and quantitative analysis methods and techniques.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders.
• A collaborative, proactive, and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Ability to think independently and take initiative in the face of ambiguity.

Roland Berger provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, pregnancy (including childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, military and veteran status, physical condition, physical or mental disability, health status, political opinion, social condition or background, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Roland Berger is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact your recruiter.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Sponsorship is reviewed on a case by case basis during the recruiting process. We review sponsorship once you submit your formal Roland Berger application and go through the formal recruiting process.

The estimated base salary for this role is $180,000. This estimate reflects the best estimate at the time of this posting, and does not guarantee any specific salary for this position. It is important to note that at Roland Berger, individual salaries are determined on a case-by-case basis based on experience, education, office location, start date and organizational needs. Roland Berger will review your performance at least annually and may adjust your salary in its sole discretion

This role is eligible for additional compensation, and is eligible for an annual bonus.

Roland Berger is committed to the health and well-being of our colleagues, as is reflected in our comprehensive total rewards program offered to eligible colleagues.

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• life and AD&D insurance
• parental leave
• generous paid time off
• annual wellness benefit
• employee assistance programs
• a 401(k) plan.