About the Role
West Monroe is seeking an Experienced Consultant to join our Energy & Utilities practice. This role involves solving complex business and technology challenges for clients in the energy and utilities industry, contributing to industry transformation from strategic advisement through technology implementation. You will take ownership of workstreams, apply analytical thinking, and translate insights into measurable value, working independently and collaboratively with clients and project teams.
Responsibilities
- Support energy and utility clients on strategic, operational, digital, and technology transformation initiatives.
- Analyze business processes, operating models, customer needs, technology capabilities, and data to identify opportunities and develop actionable recommendations.
- Own defined workstreams and deliverables, managing priorities and producing accurate, client-ready work.
- Facilitate interviews, workshops, and working sessions to gather requirements, understand business challenges, and align stakeholders on solutions.
- Clearly articulate an understanding of each client’s business and the value delivered through project recommendations and solutions.
- Identify and communicate project risks, issues, and dependencies while collaborating with team members to resolve challenges.
- Build knowledge of the energy and utilities industry, including evolving customer expectations, grid modernization, electrification, regulatory priorities, and emerging technologies.
- Contribute to client and industry research, proposals, pursuit materials, and other business development activities.
- Share knowledge from client engagements and help improve tools, templates, methodologies, and ways of working across the practice.
- Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations for clients, exercising sound judgment in evaluating outputs.
- Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate the quality of client outcomes.
Requirements
- 2+ years of relevant consulting, energy and utilities, business transformation, technology, operations, or related professional experience.
- Understanding of the energy and utilities industry, with experience in areas such as electric or gas utilities, grid modernization, customer operations, asset management, energy transition, or utility technology preferred.
- Experience conducting analysis, gathering requirements, developing recommendations, and creating client-ready deliverables.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to manage priorities independently while contributing effectively within collaborative project teams.
- Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.
- Ability to travel 50%-75% annually.
- A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives.
- Ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship.
Skills
- AI tools
- Generative AI
- Automation tools
- Data models
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- Facilitation
- Stakeholder management
Location
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Experienced Consultant
Salary/Compensations
- Seattle or Washington, D.C.: $93,800—$110,300 USD
- Los Angeles: $98,200—$115,500 USD
- New York City or San Francisco: $102,700—$120,800 USD
- A location not listed above: $89,300—$105,000 USD
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic life insurance
- 401k plan
- Employee stock ownership program
- Annual bonuses
- Unlimited flexible time off
- Ten paid holidays
- Ten weeks of paid parental leave
About the Company
- West Monroe is a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for our clients, delivering real-world solutions.
- We combine business and technology expertise, focusing on how technology is applied to solve challenges.
- We rely on data to adapt and solve new challenges, creating actions with outcomes that generate value for years to come.
- We focus on the heart of the opportunity, getting to results faster and preparing people for what’s next.
- Collaboration is a daily action, working together to turn vision into clear action with lasting impact.
Equal Opportunity
- West Monroe is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
- We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity.
- We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law.
- To learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at West Monroe, visit www.westmonroe.com/inclusion.
- If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in our recruiting process, please inquire by sending an email to recruiting@westmonroe.com.
