Senior Manager, Transformation Architecture, Energy & Utilities

The opportunity

Ireland’s energy and utilities sector is facing unprecedented change as it transforms to meet global sustainability challenges and ambitious objectives set by government. EY is supporting clients across the sector to navigate these challenges, helping them plan for and deliver a resilient and sustainable future.

This is a leadership opportunity within our growing Energy & Utilities team. You will play a key role in bringing EY’s sustainability and transformation capabilities to clients across the island of Ireland and internationally. Working with some of the sector’s most prominent organisations, you will help clients address complex strategic, operational and transformation challenges.

You will develop and strengthen relationships with key client accounts in line with our go-to-market priorities, shape innovative solutions to client challenges and lead multidisciplinary teams in delivering meaningful outcomes. Most of your time will be spent working closely with clients, helping to bring the best of EY’s services and capabilities to market.

This role requires a commercially focused individual who is experienced in business development, comfortable operating at scale and passionate about developing people and growing teams. You will contribute to strategic decision-making regarding client development, business growth and capability expansion within the practice.

If you have a keen interest in being part of a growing Consulting team in Ireland together with the intellectual curiosity and energy to help shape the future of the energy sector, EY could be exactly the right place for you.

As a Senior Manager in Transformation Architecture, you will:

• Demonstrate strong commercial experience within the energy sector in Ireland or internationally.
• Build trusted client relationships that drive long‑term value and sustainable outcomes.
• Leverage your own network and EY’s network to develop and strengthen client relationships and generate new opportunities.
• Create high‑quality client deliverables and act as a subject‑matter specialist across one or more areas of the energy sector.
• Apply your expertise to shape innovative solutions to complex client challenges.
• Deliver clear and concise communication to internal and external stakeholders, including facilitating workshops and delivering presentations.
• Lead, manage and empower multidisciplinary teams across complex engagements.
• Develop thought leadership that supports business development, engagement delivery and EY’s market profile within the energy sector.
• Build strong internal relationships across service lines and competencies to bring the best of EY’s capabilities to clients.
• Support business development initiatives and contribute to the growth of the practice.
• Drive continuous improvement in business processes and champion quality and risk management across engagements.
• Act as a role model for Quality & Risk Management (Q&RM), ensuring project teams understand and comply with EY standards and guidelines.

• Extensive experience within the energy sector in Ireland or internationally, either in industry or with a leading consulting organisation.
• Strong experience delivering complex projects within energy markets.
• A proven track record of leading strategic, business transformation or sustainability‑related programmes within the energy sector.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging with Board and C-suite executives.
• Demonstrated business development and client relationship management experience.
• Experience leading and developing high‑performing teams.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical,…