Principal Consultant - Power & Renewables, Americas

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US-MA-Boston-Office:
US-TX-Houston-Office time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR2772

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics, insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape.

For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the world’s most influential energy producers, utilities companies, financial institutions and governments.

Now, with the world’s energy system more complex and interconnected than ever before, sector-specific views are no longer enough. That’s why we’ve redefined what’s possible with Intelligence Connected.

By fusing our unparalleled proprietary data with the sharpest analytical minds, all supercharged by Synoptic AI, we deliver a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our trusted team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries, markets and regions across the globe.

This empowers our customers to identify risk sooner, spot opportunities faster and recalibrate strategy with confidence – whether planning days, weeks, months or decades ahead.

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*** Inclusive – we succeed together
* Trusting – we choose to trust each other
* Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
* Future Focused – we accelerate change
* Curious – we turn knowledge into action

The Principal Consultant will help grow the Power and Renewables Consulting practice within the Americas region. With a key focus on execution of projects as well as developing and managing relationships with key clients. The role requires a combination of solid knowledge of the power and renewables market dynamics across countries in North America & wider energy value chain dynamics.

The role requires strong project management and execution capabilities to successfully deliver client mandates. The individual will also need to provide project leadership and coaching of the junior team members to develop the wider consulting practice in Americas. The role is high-profile both internally and externally and influential in Wood Mackenzie achieving its goals regionally and globally.  
** Main Responsibilities
** Project Management:
* 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

Business Development:
* 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 of consulting opportunities
* Work with global sector team to develop global offerings and share best practices
* Develop thought leadership, attend conferences and be a leading voice in the power and renewables industry

Thought Leadership:
* 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…