About the Role
This role focuses on driving account growth and client satisfaction within Guidehouse's Energy Providers Practice. It requires a self-motivated professional with strong sales and business acumen, a proven track record in complex solution selling, and a solid understanding of Utilities & Energy business operations. Successful candidates will demonstrate a passion for execution and delivery excellence.
Responsibilities
- Drive growth and client satisfaction in Guidehouse’s Energy Providers Practice by crafting, selling, and overseeing strategic advisory, technology, and risk management consulting engagements, primarily for Investor-Owned Utilities.
- Develop and expand long-term client relationships with key accounts to generate repeat business, meeting and exceeding annual sales targets.
- Lead the pursuit and closure of new consulting engagements.
- Build deep trusted advisor relationships with key Utility client stakeholders.
- Collaborate with senior consulting professionals across Guidehouse delivery, solutions, and technology teams to cross-sell a broader range of offerings to Energy Provider clients.
- Improve client business performance through benchmarking, process improvement, performance metrics, operating risk assessment, and continuous improvement principles.
- Assess and guide business process and organizational changes to enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Build results-oriented business processes, develop and implement long- and short-term strategies, and transition business models for clients.
- Provide oversight to project assignments, including team development, work plan outlining, technical contribution direction, and budget/schedule management.
- Contribute strategic industry and subject matter expertise, along with thought leadership, on project assignments.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to junior level staff.
- Manage all aspects of client relationships and oversee engagement delivery.
Requirements
- US Citizen or US Permanent Resident status required due to client engagement requirements.
- Bachelor's degree and ten (10+) plus years of management consulting experience within power utilities (excluding Oil & Gas or Telecommunications).
- OR Master's degree and eight (8+) plus years of management consulting experience within power utilities (excluding Oil & Gas or Telecommunications).
- Executive level power utilities/commercial energy business experience with a deep background in the energy utility industry, including energy market infrastructure, asset management, regulation, and clean energy trends.
- Successful experience leading business development initiatives (writing proposals, identifying opportunities to expand scope, and/or providing additional services).
- Successful experience managing account teams (developing and implementing an account plan and leading account team activities).
- Full lifecycle solution experience, including strategy, planning, design, implementation (including technology implementation), and operations.
- Experience reviewing and at times preparing and delivering reports, presentations, and other documents for client deliverables.
- Excellent communication and people skills.
- High degree of self-confidence and determination.
- Advanced organizational and management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple time-sensitive priorities and assignments without diminished effectiveness.
- Ability to communicate effectively throughout all levels of an organization.
- Proficiency with spreadsheets, databases, word processing, and slide presentation software.
- Ability to work onsite in a Guidehouse Office or Client Office.
- Ability to travel as needed.
- Must currently reside in the contiguous United States.
- Preference for candidates within reasonable driving distance of an Energy Providers Client Office or core Guidehouse Office.
- Degrees in business or a STEM field are preferred.
- Transmission & Distribution (T&D) experience with a deep background and understanding of infrastructure resiliency trends is a plus.
- Knowledge and experience with one or more of the following: Infrastructure Resilience, integrating flexible generation and digitalization to improve energy system resilience, Grid OT/IT, AI/ML Technology Modernization solutions, Cybersecurity, Portfolio & Asset Management.
- Experience developing and using analytical models and simulations is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and lead the execution of an account Go-To-Market (GTM) plan in the utilities industry is a plus.
- Demonstrated creativity in proposal development/commercial construction is a plus.
- Technology platforms certifications are a plus.
Skills
- Sales acumen
- Business acumen
- Complex solution selling
- Utilities & Energy business operations understanding
- Execution excellence
- Delivery excellence
- Strategic industry expertise
- Subject matter expertise
- Thought leadership
- Communication skills
- People skills
- Self-confidence
- Determination
- Organizational skills
- Management skills
- Prioritization
- Spreadsheets proficiency
- Databases proficiency
- Word processing proficiency
- Slide presentation software proficiency
- Infrastructure Resilience
- Integrating flexible generation and digitalization
- Grid OT/IT
- AI/ML Technology Modernization solutions
- Cybersecurity
- Portfolio & Asset Management
- Analytical models and simulations
- Proposal development
- Commercial construction
Location
- Contiguous United States
- Guidehouse Office
- Client Office
Work Type
- Full-time
- Travel up to 75%+
Experience Level
- Ten (10+) plus years' management consulting experience within power utilities (with Bachelor's degree)
- Eight (8+) plus years' management consulting experience within power utilities (with Master's degree)
- Executive level power utilities/commercial energy business experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Degrees in business or a STEM field (preferred)
Salary/Compensations
- $197,000.00-$328,000.00
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Rx Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Personal Sick Time
- Family Sick Time
- Company Paid Holidays
- Discretionary variable incentive bonus (position may be eligible)
- Parental Leave
- Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Dental/Vision Flexible Spending Accounts
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Student Loan PayDown
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events
- Community Outreach
- Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
- Mobility Stipend
About the Company
- Guidehouse is a global AI-led professional services firm delivering advisory, technology, and managed services to the commercial and government sectors.
- With an integrated business technology approach, Guidehouse drives efficiency and resilience in the healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, and national security markets.
- The firm brings together approximately 18,000 professionals to help clients outwit complexity, achieve lasting impact, and shape a meaningful future.
- guidehouse.com
Equal Opportunity
- Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
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