Utility Advisory Consultant

Utility Advisory Consultant (all levels)

Company Description
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.
As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.
Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.
An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists.
We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics.

Join Us in Shaping the Future of Utilities
Are you passionate about driving change in the energy and utilities sector? As a Utility Advisor, you’ll work on some of the most pressing challenges facing the industry, from accelerating the energy transition balancing a heighted resiliency and affordability focus against clean energy goals to leveraging data and AI for smarter operations and being a policy, commercial and market advisor on some of the largest utility M&A transactions in North America each year.

You’ll collaborate with forward-thinking clients and a team of experts to decipher long term industry uncertainties and deliver innovative strategies and solutions that make a real impact. Whether you’re starting your consulting journey or bringing years of experience, this is your opportunity to grow, lead, and help shape a more resilient, sustainable future.

Locations: Ideally near our Denver or Boston offices (proximity to New York, DC, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco offices also potentially OK).

• Business transformation and energy transition and decarbonization strategies
• Data insights and AI applications
• Utility strategy, operations, and systems advisory reliability, and resiliency
• Customer transformation and digital innovation
• Notably, PA’s energy and utility US team has leading expertise around critical areas such energy markets, energy policy, utility rates, and resiliency/reliability

• Conduct research, gather and interpret data, and perform quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Develop insights and contribute to client deliverables including reports, presentations, and strategic frameworks
• Support and lead stakeholder engagement, workshops, and transformation initiatives
• Lead work streams or small engagements, growing into larger programs over time
• Contribute to proposals and business development efforts
  
  Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality outcomes and continuous learning

• Electric, gas, water/waste water utility or related advisory experience
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint (or willingness to learn)
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in dynamic environments
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks
• Passion for solving complex problems and driving change in the energy and utilities space
• Interest in strategy, digital transformation, data, and AI applications in utilities
• Willingness to travel

• Previous consulting, utility or regulatory experience leading work streams or engagements of various sizes
• Strong client-facing skills and ability to manage complex projects
• Comfort contributing to proposals and shaping solutions for clients

• You’re proactive, curious, and enjoy figuring things out
• You have an entrepreneurial streak and can hit the ground running, whether leading or contributing to engagements

PA Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and supportive culture where diversity thrives, and all of our people can excel. You do not need to match every expectation above to apply for this position.…