Senior Consultant – Energy Providers – North Market Team

Job Family:
Management Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 50%

Clearance Required:

None

The Guidehouse Communities, Energy, and Infrastructure segment is a go-to partner for leaders creating sustainable, resilient communities and infrastructure, serving as trusted advisors to utilities and energy companies, large corporations, investors, NGOs, and the public sector. The North Market Team within the Energy Providers practice works with utility clients across the energy value chain. We assist our clients in three key domains:
Customer programs (e.g., energy efficiency, heat electrification, demand response) spanning strategy, design, and evaluation. Modernization of electric and natural gas infrastructure and operations Regulatory strategy, business strategy, program management, and digital transformation efforts.

As a Senior Consultant on the Energy Providers North Market Team, you will play a key role to shape the future of our Energy Provider clients – predominantly, electric and natural gas utilities. In your project teams, you will collaborate with our team of energy and technology experts to support critical and complex projects. You will be responsible for completing analyses and preparing and communicating well‑organized, effective reports and presentations to clients.

You will lead, coach, and mentor others on the team to ensure quality analysis and deliverables. We are looking for someone with passion who is interested in developing their expertise and industry relationships. They will have a passion for creative problem‑solving, client service, and project management.

• Contribute to creative problem‑solving to drive outcomes for clients.
• Provide detailed fact findings, research, and analysis on energy‑related activities (particularly customer programs (e.g., energy efficiency, heat electrification, demand response), grid modernization, renewable energy, new business models, and sustainability).
• Perform statistical and economic analyses in Excel and/or R.
• Prepare workshop and meeting materials, attend sessions, and summarize outcomes.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and other documents for client deliverables.
• Interview business managers, technology experts, and public policy officials.
• Present results of assigned tasks and analyses that resonate with clients.
• Work effectively with colleagues and client staff as part of a project team; work independently as needed.

• US Citizenship required; no sponsorship available.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, business, economics, environmental, science and/or related discipline.
• 3–5 years of relevant industry or consulting experience excluding internships, co‑ops, and fellowships.
• Demonstrated team player with ability to lead.
• Client service orientation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience developing and delivering presentations in PowerPoint.
• Outstanding analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Proficiency with data analytics.
• Strong interest in customer programs (e.g., energy efficiency, heat electrification, demand response), grid modernization, utility operational technology and/or information technology, business and regulatory strategy, and/or program management.
• Inquisitive nature and desire for continuous improvement.
• Attention to detail in all prior experience (academic and professional).
• Superior interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage several tasks simultaneously, prioritize, and plan work activities while meeting deadlines.
• Highly developed organizational and management skills.
• Ability to travel as needed.

• Advanced degree (Master’s, MBA, PhD) in an engineering, business, economics, environmental science and/or related discipline.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Experience creating models within Excel and/or experience with R or other programming languages (e.g., Python).
• Relevant energy industry, utility, and/or consulting experience, including specific Energy Provider accounts.
• Knowledge and experience in industry topics such as customer programs (e.g., energy efficiency, heat electrification, demand response), renewable energy,…