Managing Consultant - EU - Economics and Investment Strategy

Our successful Energy and Utilities practice is looking for a talented and experienced Energy Transition Managing Consultant to help support our existing client base and our ambitious growth strategy.

Come join an ambitious friendly and rapidly growing team working at the innovation and strategy frontier of the Energy Transition. We work across a wide spectrum of technologies such as offshore wind onshore wind solar battery storage hydrogen carbon capture and lowcarbon mobility (from electric vehicles to low carbon shipping and aviation).

Within PA the Managing Consultant (MC) role is one level below partner. The role is primarily about building and developing your own pipeline of projects and delivering projects in your area of expertise as well as having the opportunity to experience a broad range of energy transition work for our clients.

You will contribute to the development and growth of PAs activities in the energy and utilities sector with a strong focus on energy transition technologies and services. You will support the teams business growth by identifying opportunities with existing accounts and new customers. You will actively contribute to client acquisition and maintain and develop your own external network. This role is highly varied and calls for someone who is autonomous and a selfstarter.

In addition to the above specifically you will be expected to:

• Develop commercially viable consulting market offerings and work with PA teams to refine existing offerings including taking these to new markets.
• Work with PAs GoToMarket and other specialist teams to develop propositions develop existing client accounts and build new accounts.
• Lead and deliver large scale and complex projects.
• Work within mixed consulting and client teams: planning managing and delivering work and working productively in demanding deadlinedriven situations.

Qualifications :

We are looking for a Managing Consultant with a strong quantitative finance economics or engineering background combined with expertise in at least one of the technologies critical to the energy transition and a significant track record in strategy and business thinking. We are looking for candidates who have line experience and a network within the Energy industry ideally covering some of the following technical areas: solar wind hydrogen and derivatives energy storage CCUS emobility and other related subjects. Management experience of delivery teams or demonstration of outstanding leadership skills is advantageous.

Ideally you will already have a reputation for developing business and delivering innovative solutions within Renewable Energy. You will also possess strong market understanding including commercial issues policy & regulations and technology.

As a selfstarter you will have the ability to operate successfully in a commercial environment and flourish in an entrepreneurial setting that offers you the opportunity to work at the highest levels with a global centre of excellence.

You will be based in our head office in London but may be expected to travel and work on client sites in the UK and globally.

We are happy to talk to you if you recognise the following aspects in yourself:

• Experience: you have at least 8 10 years of applicable work experience.  You have gained that experience within a corporate government startup / scaleup or as a consultant. Experience as a management or strategy consultant is ideal with a focus on energy or climate change.
• Expertise: You have a technical or economic background or possess strong technical or economic competencies. In your work you have built up expertise in related service lines for the Energy Transition subpractice e.g. strategy due diligence business transformation market entry auction support and others.
• Energy: You are passionate about the opportunities and challenges in the Energy Transition space. You are customeroriented and at your best when as part of a team with a high focus on results you can help customers solve challenging strategic and organisational issues.
• External network: You have a network within the energy space and you have demonstrated ability to develop strategic client relationships working at the senior levels to sell valueadded consulting assignments.
• Strong leadership skills: You have an ability to mobilise inspire and manage teams.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written. You are a strong communicator and have developed a personal brand.

Additional Information :

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Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams and support our communities to deliver insight and impact solving the worlds most complex challenges. Were focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self. 

Find out more about Life at PA here. 

We are dedicated to supporting the physical emotional social and financial wellbeing of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits: 

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family 
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days 
• Generous company pension scheme 
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charitybased initiatives 
• Annual performancebased bonus 
• PA share ownership 
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work give as you earn) 

Were committed to advancing equality. We recruit retain reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age background disability genetic information parental or family status religion or belief race ethnicity nationality sex sexual orientation gender identity (or expression) political belief veteran status or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. 

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