Client Partner, Energy & Utilities

Ember Group Consulting • Charlotte, NC

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About The Position

Ember Group Consulting is seeking a Client Partner to lead its Energy & Utilities portfolio. The role owns existing relationships with electric, gas, and water utilities and energy companies, develops those relationships into multi-year partnerships, and is accountable for portfolio revenue and the quality of client work. Consultants serving these clients report through the Client Partner.

The Client Partner serves as a senior advisor to utility and energy executives, owns the portfolio’s annual revenue budget, and ensures delivery excellence across engagements such as capital and grid modernization programs and customer and back-office transformation. The role also leads and develops client-embedded consultants, shapes the firm’s Energy & Utilities offerings, works with the Talent team on recruiting needs, and contributes practical industry perspectives to client conversations and firm insights.

Requirements

• 10+ years of management consulting experience in energy and utilities, including significant time as a partner, principal, or account lead.
• Proven record of owning and growing client accounts against a revenue target.
• Working knowledge of the regulated utility model, including state public utility commissions, FERC, NERC, and rate cases.
• Understanding of energy transition drivers, including load growth, renewables, and resilience investment.
• Experience leading consulting teams embedded at client sites.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Nice To Haves

• An established network with Charlotte-area and Southeast utilities.
• Engineering or business bachelor’s degree preferred.
• MBA or PE.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior, trusted advisor to utility and energy executives across operations, finance, customer, regulatory, and transformation functions.
• Own the annual revenue budget for the portfolio; build account plans, forecast accurately, and expand scope through new programs and supplier agreements.
• Own delivery excellence on every engagement, including large capital and grid modernization programs and customer and back-office transformation.
• Lead consultants placed at clients; coach engagement principals and managers, staff appropriate talent, and support utilization and retention.
• Shape Ember’s Energy & Utilities offerings in areas including grid modernization, energy transition, rate case and regulatory support, customer operations, workforce transformation, and AI governance.
• Partner with the Talent team to anticipate recruiting needs, assess market and regulatory trends, identify future client demand, and build the talent bench.
• Bring practical perspectives on changes in energy and utilities to clients and contribute to Ember’s insights, events, and executive conversations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior