Senior Consultant - Water

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Roland Berger is seeking a Senior Consultant to help shape the water sector through strategy, transformation, and operational improvement. You will lead workstreams, interact with senior stakeholders, and drive value through rigorous delivery across water-sector engagements.

You will contribute to the growth of our Water practice, coach junior team members, and strengthen client relationships while delivering strong analyses and recommendations.

Qualifications

• MBA or PhD/MA/MS in relevant field preferred; other quantitative fields acceptable.
• 5+ years of relevant industry/consulting experience.
• Exposure to the water sector and transformation-focused projects.
• Strong analytical skills (qualitative & quantitative).
• Collaborative, proactive, and entrepreneurial mindset; ability to work with 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

Strategic leadership

Delivery capability

Water sector expertise

Stakeholder management

People coaching

Education

MBA or PhD/MA/MS in relevant field

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.

Qualifications

We are looking for individuals with:

• 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.

Additional Information

Are you a game changer and want to shape the future with us?

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 roleis eligible for additional compensation, and iseligible 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.

Our comprehensive plan includes 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 and a 401(k) plan.

Company information

Roland Berger is the only leading global strategy consultancy of European origin and combines deep industry expertise with broad experience across core management functions and transformation programs. We cherish different perspectives and approaches and count on the diversity and authenticity of our employees. Thus, we encourage applications from people of all genders, nationalities, ethnic and social backgrounds, ages, abilities, sexual orientations, and religious beliefs. Driven by our values of entrepreneurship, excellence, and empathy, we at Roland Berger are convinced that business and society need a new sustainable paradigm that takes the entire value cycle into account. Our cross-competence teams work with our clients to successfully address the challenges of our time, today and tomorrow, across all industries and business functions. If you like to take the initiative and make a difference as part of a team, Roland Berger is the right place for you.

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