Director - Energy Networks

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

As part of the huge growth in demand in our Energy Transition & Utilities practice, we are seeking an experienced senior leader to join our highly talented team, working on the pursuit and delivery of major advisory, consulting and transformation services across our sector.

Our clients within Energy Transition & Utilities include those within the sub sectors of Energy Networks, Energy Retail, Energy Central Markets, Water and Nuclear.

Driven by major investment in the sector and the unique position of our Capgemini Invent business, we are seeing a significant increase in demand for our services and teams. Our vast utilities experience, strong strategic and business transformation skillset, a deep understanding of digital, data and a highly collaborative approach has allowed us to build a successful track record of delivering leading edge consulting services and solutions for our clients.

This role is designed to further expand and strengthen our position in this market. As a Director within Capgemini Invent's Energy Networks team, you'll help set the direction, drive forward the business, own senior client relationships, take a leading role in orchestration across our business, model our values and behaviours and coach and develop junior members of the team. You will combine deep energy networks sector expertise with strong consulting skills, leading client engagements and supporting the expansion of our client base across electricity and gas transmission and distribution networks.

Specifically, you will deliver activities that form part of the following categories:

Business Development - Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.

Project Delivery - Leading engagements with our clients and delivering them with quality, on time and on budget.

Internal contribution - Campaign development, internal think tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.

Learning & development - Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

We'd love to meet someone with:

Significant experience gained within Consulting within the Energy & Utilities sector, including with one or many of electricity and gas transmission and distribution network businesses.

Exceptional consulting skills, meaning experience of working in a major Consulting firm, and/or in industry but with a Consulting background

Experience of proposition building and delivery, with a track record of building and leading high performing teams

Deep understanding of sector trends, regulatory environment, and the challenges facing UK energy networks.

Entrepreneurial mindset, proactive, and able to work independently as well as in teams.

Commitment to personal and team development, with a passion for coaching and mentoring others.

Flexibility to travel and work at client sites as required.

Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.

Experience of proposition building and delivery, with a track record of building and leading high performing teams

The ability to collaboratively create winning solutions - taking a client issue, and working with the client, account team and across Capgemini to create a solution that the client can approve.

• Currently working in a major Consulting firm, and/or in industry but having a Consulting background Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
• Experience of proposition building and delivery.
• Business development - utilising a combination of the organisation's broader pre existing relationships, company relationships and your own network, you'll be generating £2m of consulting revenues (Director)

You will bring subject matter experience, expertise and intellectual capital across a broad range of advisory, consulting and transformation services in the energy networks sector, which may include all or some of:

Corporate strategy, business planning and regulatory advisory services

Business and IT operating model, restructuring and performance improvement

Large scale business transformation and programme delivery, across areas including system operation, asset management, capital infrastructure, operations, customer and workforce

Design and deployment of digital…