Senior Strategy Consultant - Business Strategy & Transformation – 1898 & Co.

Burns & McDonnell; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 120.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell, seeks a Senior Strategy Consultant to help energy and utilities clients transform performance through strategy and leadership. You will lead executive-level engagements, drive capital planning and operational excellence, and mentor project teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will also facilitate high-stakes workshops, engage stakeholders, and communicate findings to senior leadership while contributing to business development and offerings.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, finance, accounting, or related field and 7 years relevant experience.
• Strong analytical skills and financial modeling experience.
• Experience leading executive-level strategy sessions and workshops.

Aufgaben

• Develop and deliver strategic recommendations for executive leadership by analyzing market trends, regulatory developments, and priorities.
• Assess organizational readiness, risk, and resilience to guide transformation.
• Design solutions linking strategy to utility processes and regulatory frameworks.
• Lead capital planning, process optimization, and performance initiatives to achieve measurable outcomes.
• Advise on business strategy and improvements with senior leadership.
• Prepare concise reports and presentations for senior stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops and executive discussions to guide decision-making.
• Build long-term client relationships and drive business growth.
• Mentor junior consultants and support growth.
• Support business development with proposals and thought leadership.

Kenntnisse

Strategic leadership

Business strategy

Capital planning

Analytical skills

Cross-functional leadership

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree + 7 years experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Description

At 1898 & Co., part of Burns & McDonnell, we help clients develop and execute business strategies that drive meaningful transformation. Our Business Strategy & Transformation team partners with organizations across the energy and utilities industries to solve complex challenges that impact their people, processes, and technologies. We combine management consulting expertise and industry experience to deliver strategies that are both visionary and actionable.

We are seeking a Senior Strategy Consultant with demonstrated experience in energy and utilities. This individual will apply a deep understanding of organizational, operational, and financial drivers to help clients design strategies that achieve measurable business outcomes. The ideal candidate combines analytical rigor with consulting leadership and the ability to engage executives in transformative discussions about business performance and innovation.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Leadership & Analysis

• Develop and deliver strategic recommendations for executive leadership by synthesizing market trends, regulatory developments, and organizational priorities.

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of organizational readiness, risk, and resilience, providing actionable insights for business transformation.

• Design and implement innovative solutions that bridge high-level strategic objectives with utility processes and regulatory frameworks.

Engagement & Project Leadership

• Lead and support strategic initiatives related to capital planning, process optimization, and business performance, helping organizations achieve measurable outcomes.

• Advise clients in the energy and utilities sector on business strategy and operational improvements, working closely with senior leadership to address complex organizational challenges.

• Prepare and present clear, concise reports and presentations to communicate findings and strategic insights to senior stakeholders.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Facilitate high-stakes workshops, stakeholder engagement sessions, and executive-level discussions to guide decision-making and foster alignment across diverse teams.

• Build and maintain effective, long-term relationships with clients, partners, and industry stakeholders to drive business growth and deliver sustained value.

Team & Practice Development

• Mentor and guide junior consultants and project teams, sharing best practices and supporting professional growth.

• Support business development and thought leadership by contributing to client proposals, industry publications, and internal offering development initiatives.

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Prior experience in management consulting or industry roles focused on energy and utilities.

• Proven experience in business strategy, capital planning, and operational excellence.

• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to perform quantitative problem solving and financial modeling.

• Experience leading cross-functional workshops, stakeholder interviews, and strategy sessions with executive-level participants.

• Familiarity with operations and planning functions within energy and utilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, finance, accounting, or related degree and 7 years of relevant experience required.

• Prior experience associated with critical infrastructure operations and planning or consulting.

• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.

• Demonstrated leadership skills.

• Proven ability to lead, educate, and train a team of consultants and analyst in management consulting frameworks.

• Ability to independently solve difficult problems that require adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Demonstrated critical thinking skills.

• Ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines and to be effective in on-site work environments.

• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, including identification of critical path items to ensure deliverable deadlines are met.

• Ability to focus on the big picture to effectively and efficiently provide services that meet client needs, while also having the ability to identify and analyze details that are critical to project outcomes.

• Willingness to learn new service offerings as client needs and the market requires changes to the service offerings provided by our group.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT).

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Engineering

Primary Location US-MO-Kansas City

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: No

About 1898 & Co.

1898 & Co. is a business, technology and security solutions consultancy where experience and foresight come together to unlock lasting advancements. We innovate today to fuel our clients’ future growth, catalyzing insights that drive smarter decisions, improve performance and maximize value. As part of Burns & McDonnell, we draw on more than 120 years of deep and broad experience in complex industries as we envision and enable the future for our clients.