Energy Transformation Associate Director-Energy Providers South

Job Family:

Management Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 25%

Clearance Required:

None

Interested in working with talented people developing innovative solutions to some of the energy industry’s most complex and challenging problems? We are Guidehouse, a leading consulting firm serving public sector and commercials clients with specialized capabilities in strategy, technology, and risk management. We offer an exciting, fast-paced environment that fosters intellectual growth and rewards individuals based on impact. By focusing on markets facing transformational change, technology-driven innovation, and significant regulatory pressure, our employees also develop and deploy world class knowledge and problem solving that leads to breakthrough solutions.

The Guidehouse Energy, Sustainability, & Infrastructure (ES&I) team provides strategic, management, and policy consulting to clients across the energy value chain that aim to support and finance the energy transition. Our team works with utility clients in the South, Mid-Atlantic, and Central region of the US to deliver the next generation of solutions for a decarbonized and resilient energy future. We combine our managing consulting, project management, client engagement, market knowledge, and years of experience working with utilities with strategic perspectives on energy transformation.  

What You Will Do:

The Energy Transformation Associate Director leads and delivers small projects, or workstreams of complex projects/programs, to help our clients strategize, plan, implement, and evaluate transformational initiatives.  These projects typically span business and technology and include growth strategy, product development, operating model design, process improvement, data & analytics, and grants management. The Energy Transformation Associate Director will help create thought leadership to shape the future of grid modernization, customer-centric solution design, climate risk and resilience planning, and data-driven strategy.  

 

The ideal candidate for this role will have experience in electrical utilities and has a passion for creative problem solving, client service, and project management who is interested in growing their expertise, industry relationships and career. 

  

Key responsibilities include but not limited to: 

• Leading your team in creative problem solving and outcome driven solutions for clients 
• Managing teams to provide detailed fact finding, research, and analysis on energy-related activities
• Performing, advising, and reviewing technology assessments, statistical analyses, and economic analyses 
• Facilitating meetings and working sessions between client departments and organizations to lead discussions, form relationships and facilitate consensus-building 
• Communicating solutions and new strategies to clients through reports and presentations
• Organizing and preparing reports, presentations, and other documents for client deliverables 
• Working effectively with colleagues and client staff as part of a project team, delegating work and managing colleagues as needed; work independently as needed 
• Mentoring and managing junior staff 

  

What You Will Need:

• Due to nature of client engagements, US Citizen or US Permanent Resident required
• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of professional experience with utility consulting organizations, professional consulting services in the Utilities industry, strategy consulting within Utilities, or management consulting for Energy/Utilities companies in the United States ; Or Master’s deg