Utilities Power Generation Consultant or Manager

Accenture PLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Consulting is hiring in the US for power generation roles, with opportunities across multiple states. The team emphasizes modernization, innovation, and client impact in nuclear and gas assets, including asset management and digital transformation.

Travel up to 0-100% may be required depending on client needs and location. The role requires 3–5 years in power generation with a track record leading client teams, plus knowledge of Maximo and emerging nuclear tech.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience for Consultants, 5 years for Managers in power generation, preferably nuclear or power plant industry.
• At least 2 years of experience leading client-facing teams and building effective business strategies.
• Minimum of 2 years experience supporting natural gas power generation assets with demonstrated operations, asset performance/reliability, procurement, EPC, or transformation.
• Strong familiarity with emerging technologies in the nuclear sector (AI, predictive maintenance, digital twins).

Skills

Power generation

Nuclear experience

Client-facing leadership

Asset management

Maximo

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

Digital twins

Job description

We Are:

Accenture's Utility Industry, Power Generation Practice is providing power for a safe, connected, and sustainable planet. Every day, we work with the largest electric utilities to deliver innovative solutions and help them become more efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly power. We co-create the future with our clients at Accenture Innovation Hubs around the world and work alongside our clients to bring the future to life in the core of our client's operations. Accenture is the marketplace leader for supporting modernization of the capability of Power Generators to operate their facilities efficiently and effectively. We provide innovative solutions which provide support to facilities powered by all fuel sources. Our clients are looking for bold solutions in the era of rapidly changing technology, policy, and workforce innovations. Are you the leader who wants to reinvent Power Generation and empower our clients to create a clean and sustainable world? Join a team of industry practitioners with global footprint and local camaraderie.

You Are:

If you love solving challenges and not just studying them, then Accenture Consulting is the right place for you. Join us to develop your ideas into provocative points of view and transformative insights that help shape industries. You’ll work with an amazing and diverse mix of world-class experts with access to one of the most robust portfolios of capabilities and ecosystem relationships in the industry. Together, you’ll do so much more than consult.

Coming here means future-proofing your career and going as far as your ambition takes you. Becoming a tech-savvy, well-rounded, multi-disciplined and market-relevant advisor doesn’t happen by chance. We invest in training and development in a big way, so you can build your future along with ours, creating an impactful career unique to you. Ultimately, we believe we is greater than me and that diverse perspectives lead to the best solutions. Joining Accenture Consulting means you will learn, innovate and lead, and together we will improve the way the world works and lives.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

We are open to hiring in most major cities across the US, that are near to an Accenture corporate office.

Here's what you need:

• For Consultants, we require a minimum of 3 years of experience; and for Managers we require a minimum of 5 years of experience in power generation, preferably in the nuclear or power plant industry.
• At least 2 years of experience leading client-facing teams and building effective business strategies (either traditional consulting or internal consulting).
• Minimum of 2 years of experience supporting natural gas power generation assets, including combined-cycle and/or simple-cycle facilities, with demonstrated experience across plant operations, engineering, asset performance/reliability, capital projects, procurement/EPC, commissioning, or operational transformation.
• Proven ability to facilitate cross-functional teams in high-pressure environments to meet project milestones and client goals
• Strong familiarity with emerging technologies in the nuclear sector, such as AI, predictive maintenance tools, or digital twins.
• Expertise in nuclear work management, including work planning, scheduling, and maintenance processes.
• Familiarity with nuclear asset management, equipment reliability, and configuration control.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

Bonus Points if:

• You possess combined cycle or simple cycle natural gas experience power generation (engineering, operations, procurement, leadership roles), power systems analysis
• You have demonstrated success in leading teams and fostering a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• You have a track record of applying creative and analytical problem-solving skills in complex environments.
• You have a strong desire to work in an information systems environment.
• You have strong functional experience in Maximo
• You have outstanding leadership and communication skills (both written and oral).

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We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/12/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location

California

Annual salary range: $70,350 to $205,800

Colorado

Annual salary range: $63,800 to $177,800

Connecticut

Annual salary range: $63,800 to $177,800

District of Columbia

Annual salary range: $68,000 to $189,300

Illinois

Annual salary range: $59,100 to $177,800

Maine

Annual salary range: $54,400 to $151,400

Maryland

Annual salary range: $63,800 to $177,800

Massachusetts

Annual salary range: $63,800 to $189,300

Minnesota

Annual salary range: $63,800 to $177,800

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