Power & Utilities: Energy Optimization - Digital Grid - Senior - US Consulting

EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.  At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.  

This position could be located in IL (primary), AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL,GA, HI, IA, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.

 

Our clients operate in a world where achieving and sustaining performance is more difficult than ever. As a performance improvement professional, you’ll be focused on helping them grow and turn their strategy into reality. You’ll work with high-performing teams that drive growth and deliver exceptional client service, ensuring you play your part in building a better working world.

 

The opportunity

The role of a Digital Grid Senior will be to provide consulting services to Power & Utilities clients implementing digital grid programs, capabilities and systems (AMI, ADMS, OMS, SCADA, DRMS, DERMS, EMS, GIS) resulting in increased value and efficiency.

 

Your key responsibilities

· Provide functional and/or technical experience and insights

· Provide strategic and tactical insights, connectedness and responsiveness to all clients to help anticipate their needs

· Facilitate client meetings and workshops

· Identify and implement service delivery improvements to progress the quality of the service provided and/or the process efficiency

· Identify and resolve/escalate issues and risks that affect scope, quality, schedule and resources

· Develop and deliver status updates and communications

· Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge and enhance client service delivery

· Stay current with the latest trends in the industry to be a trusted advisor/subject-matter resource for our clients’ businesses

· Participate in new business opportunities by developing ideas and solutions

· Develop long-term relationships with networks both internally and externally

· Enhance the EY brand through strong relationships across a network of existing and future clients

· Support the EY inclusiveness culture

· Flexibility and willingness to manage significant travel depending on time of year. Must have a valid driver’s license

 

Skills and attributes for success

You’ll need strong written and verbal communication skills, especially around breaking down complex structures into digestible and relevant points for a diverse set of clients and colleagues at all levels.

 

You’ll challenge and inspire coworkers and clients to think about difficult situations in new and transformative ways.

 

By drawing on your knowledge and experience, you’ll provide innovative commercial insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs, and contribute to thought leadership. You’ll actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives. 

 

In line with our commitment to quality, you’ll consistently drive projects to completion and determine that the work is of a high quality. Your role in leading teams or parts of teams on engagements will depend on the size of the engagement and will be under the responsibility of higher levels. They will look to you to anticipate and identify risks and escalate issues as appropriate.  

 

As an influential member of the team, you’ll help create a positive learning culture, and you’ll coach and counsel junior team members and help them develop.

 

To qualify for the role you must have

· Proven business or technical work experience in one or more of the following digital grid focus areas: AMI, ADMS, OMS, SCADA, DRMS, DERMS, EMS, GIS

· Bachelor’s degree or a graduate degree with a minimum of two years of related work experi