Principal Consultant – Power & Renewables

Role Overview

• Effective project planning – define course of action to accomplish required goals – ensure all stakeholders are aligned
• Secure resources required for project, ensure resources are being utilised effectively
• Track progress against project plan
• Demonstrate the ability to plan and prioritise own workload to ensure project objectives and targets met
• Keep clients updated on progress
• Ability to oversee contribution of others (consultants, researchers, subcontractors and associates) to ensure that projects have high-quality deliverables, are completed on time and within budget
• Review and close off project internally (project review, participant feedback etc.)
• Identify follow-up and re-sale opportunities
• Support the head of regional sector in business development activities across Americas including development of offerings, client engagement and pitching
• Be responsible for a selected subset of clients in Americas with direct ownership for the development of the relationship and pursue consulting opportunities
• Work with global sector team to develop global offerings and share best practices
• Building and maintaining the internal network (across consulting, research and sales and account management) to deliver the best possible outcome for both Wood Mackenzie and its clients
• Generating innovative ideas and approaches to industry issues, both within the assignments and to the consulting practice as a whole
• Working with colleagues in our other sector consulting teams to ensure good coordination across the value chain for our clients
• Be the in-house subject matter expert in one more of the following areas: wind energy, solar energy, energy storage
• Support and coach project team members on a range of consulting projects, including operation of sophisticated internal power models and develop spreadsheets and models for new analyses
• Contribute towards the content and format of consulting presentations and reports
• Extract and analysing data from internal and external sources such as databases, websites, industry interviews and Wood Mackenzie proprietary data and products
• Demonstrate high standards of professionalism and attention to detail to ensure the highest quality analysis is delivered
• Take ownership for analysis undertaken, and defend work to clients in a coherent, credible and authoritative manner
• Effective and timely communication with clients, inform them of progress at all times
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication and presentation skills, both internally and externally
• Establish good working relationships with colleagues across the business
• Keep client and internal teams informed of progress at all times
• Present clearly and concisely to clients and colleagues
• Proven effective cross team working skills, being able to work in an open and trusting way across the broader consulting, research and sales teams in Wood Mackenzie
• Adopt a flexible approach towards work
• Support consulting practice development by working with colleagues to understand what new offerings can be taken to clients

Requirements

• Direct experience within the power & renewables industry or in a related consulting environment with demonstrated experience in project management
• Demonstrable direct working experience at a power and/or renewables focused consulting firm, IPP, power utility, development company, infrastructure fund, bank, or other such analytical or consulting role in the power & renewables industry
• A strong understanding of the power industry dynamics, US power markets, power market fundamentals and price setting, core technologies (wind, solar, BESS, gas/flexible resource), business models and strategies
• Analytical skills including but not limited to financial modelling and familiarity with power asset and/or market modelling (commercial)
• Undergraduate degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, economics, or finance
• Proven experience of working in a team environment is essential
• Proven experience of acting as a commercial advisor in power and renewables transactions highly desirable
• Some experience in an energy or strategy consulting environment would be beneficial
• Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Personal time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong writing and presentation skills
• Project management

Benefits

• Equal Opportunities