Staff Consultant

Job Title: Staff Consultant
Company: Celerity
Location: SF Bay Area (HYBRID)
Job Type: Hourly
Pay: $32 - $40/hour (non-exempt)

About Celerity
Celerity is an agile risk optimization company that empowers public utility organizations by converting complex data into clear, actionable intelligence to mitigate risk, optimize assets, and maximize project results. Blending extensive client experience with deep vendor-side acumen, Celerity energy engineers orchestrate precision data analysis, strategic consulting, and project management services to solve complex energy challenges through acute listening, proactive thinking, and relentless grit. Learn more at consultcelerity.com.

About the Role
Celerity Consulting is seeking a Staff Consultant to support and execute high-quality client project work while building strong consulting and project management skills. This role is ideal for someone early in their consulting or analytics career who enjoys problem-solving, data analysis, and producing client-ready deliverables.
As a Staff Consultant, you’ll partner closely with Project Managers, Directors, and client stakeholders to help plan, execute, and deliver impactful projects. You may also serve as a direct point of contact for clients and contribute to continuous improvement across our consulting practices.

• Support Project Managers and client leadership in meeting project goals, timelines, and quality standards
• Play a hands-on role in executing project work, including analysis and development of client-ready deliverables
• Apply project management fundamentals (PMP-based concepts) across all phases of a project:
  • Initiation: Identify opportunities and surface ideas to Project Managers
  • Planning: Support project planning and coordination
  • Execution: Maintain documentation, perform analysis, and ensure high-quality outputs
  • Monitoring & Control: Track progress, support quality assurance, and flag risks related to scope, schedule, or budget
  • Closing: Assist with final deliverables, documentation, and lessons learned
• Perform quality control reviews and help improve tools such as checklists, templates, and training materials
• Create tracking logs, schedules, and budget-versus-actual reports as needed
• Contribute during non-project periods by documenting best practices and supporting internal initiatives
• Analyze data, synthesize insights, and present information visually for various audiences
• Conduct business process analysis and identify improvement opportunities
• Gather requirements and collaborate with IT or technical teams on solutions

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Journalism, or a related field
• At least 1 year of experience in consulting, analytics, quality control, journalism, or a similar role
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access or similar tools)
• Demonstrated interest in project management, especially planning and control
• A positive, solutions-oriented mindset with emerging leadership potential

• Familiarity with regulatory or compliance-related work
• Experience proofreading, editing, and ensuring clarity, accuracy, and quality of documentation
• Exposure to proposal development or client-facing presentations

• Adaptability
• Communication
• Continuous Learning
• Problem Solving
• Teamwork
• Customer Service

• Prolonged periods of sitting and working at a computer
• This ro