Consultant, Energy & Infrastructure

Pioneer Management Consulting•Denver, CO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As an Energy & Infrastructure Consultant, you will join a growing team in a fast-paced environment, helping clients solve complex issues and deliver results. The role focuses on supporting energy and utilities clients across major generation, transmission, and distribution capital projects. You will support project management for projects of small to moderate complexity and contribute as an active member of the project team. The work involves understanding clients’ objectives, building relationships with client teams, and following through on execution to achieve desired outcomes. The position calls for a self-driven management consultant who can guide organizations toward strategic objectives through effective execution and lead small-to-medium transformation projects with ambiguous structures and varied technical and business requirements. The role is hybrid and based out of Pioneer’s Denver office.

Requirements

At least 2 years of project or program management experience, with proven success managing projects using methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, or CI/CD.
At least 2 years of energy or infrastructure industry experience, such as generation, transmission, distribution, or capital projects.
Experience in business analysis, including gathering and documenting technical business requirements and/or process maps, and presenting technical information to non-technical leadership.
Proven skills in identifying and resolving client challenges.
Experience collaborating with peers, identifying project needs, driving resolution, and holding team members accountable.
Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills and a rigorous approach to project management for delivering enterprise-level project outcomes.
Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively to executive business leaders, verbally and in writing.
Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
Comfort handling ambiguity and managing multiple assignments.
Demonstrated ability to expand professional networks through strategic relationship building and engagement.
Ability to communicate and work effectively across all organizational levels.
Intermediate or high proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.

Nice To Haves

Internal or external consulting experience.
Familiarity with capital project delivery concepts such as cost and schedule management, risk management, sourcing, and contracting.
Experience with formal process improvement methodologies such as Kaizen, Six Sigma, Lean, or value improvement.
Lean Six Sigma certification.

Responsibilities

Gain a deep understanding of clients’ businesses, the energy industry, and relevant problems to deliver solutions.
Support strategies related to project pre-execution and execution activities.
Help develop and implement governance and operating models.
Support implementation of risk management frameworks and mitigation plans.
Support the design and implementation of cost and schedule management strategies.
Support the creation and execution of sourcing strategies.
Plan and manage own work activities and contribute to stakeholder management, budget tracking, and vendor management.
Support RFP analysis and contract management.
Maintain awareness of major market and regulatory trends.
Recognize and diagnose client problems and propose solutions.
Identify and define KPIs, scorecard reporting, and dashboards to achieve a target ROI.
Prepare a seamless transition for business owners to sustain long-term results.
Proactively cultivate and expand a professional network.