Senior Consultant (Energy & Power)

Work at FMI•Denver, CO

About The Position

FMI’s Strategy Practice is seeking an experienced Senior Consultant to join its growing Energy & Power team. FMI partners with organizations across the built environment to deliver strategic insights, drive growth, and solve complex business challenges. The Senior Consultant owns assigned workstreams within client engagements, co-facilitates client sessions, and prepares client-ready deliverables for Engagement Manager or Partner review. The role is accountable for the quality, timeliness, and completeness of workstreams, supports clients through change adoption, and helps maintain FMI’s delivery quality standards. Working with growing independence under an Engagement Manager or Partner, the Senior Consultant manages workstream milestones, coordinates Analysts and Consultants, provides informal coaching, and contributes to engagement strategy and client relationship management. This is a full-time opportunity based in Raleigh, North Carolina; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; or remote. Travel may reach up to 40%, depending on client needs. Applicants must be legally authorized to work full-time in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field.
3–6 years of consulting experience in the energy and power industry, including at least 2 years of consulting experience.
Operational leadership experience within a complex organization, including experience managing individuals and/or cross-functional teams.
Strong business acumen and strategic thinking, with the ability to synthesize large, disparate data sets into client-ready deliverables.
Very strong project management skills, including developing workstream plans, forecasting work effort, and managing multiple deadlines and priorities.
Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, facilitation, and listening skills, including comfort leading conversations and providing feedback to executive-level clients.
Ability to influence outcomes and behaviors with internal and external stakeholders without formal control.
Demonstrated leadership, sound judgment, maturity, and integrity, including the ability to delegate effectively and develop others.
Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships and thrive in an ambiguous environment with minimal direction and supervision.
Proficiency across Microsoft Office.
Legal authorization to work full-time in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Direct experience with major capital project management, such as generation, transmission and distribution, gas transmission, or data centers.
Power BI and/or Tableau experience.

Responsibilities

Own assigned client-engagement workstreams, managing scope, milestones, deliverables, and work effort, and provide ongoing feedback to the project team and Engagement Manager or Partner.
Co-facilitate internal project teams on assigned workstreams, helping establish roles and responsibilities, set direction for workplan deliverables, and communicate expectations using examples from similar engagements.
Participate with FMI Partners and clients in scoping projects and defining project scope before workplan execution.
Support client communication schedules and help facilitate kickoff meetings for assigned workstreams, coordinating with internal FMI resources as needed.
Provide input to the Engagement Manager or Partner on workstream plans based on the workplan, client feedback, and observations during scoping.
Maintain proactive communication with clients, FMI’s Client Manager, project leadership, project team members, and other internal or external stakeholders.
Drive workstream expectations, including timelines, client presentations and meetings, and delivery of high-quality, client-ready work products for Engagement Manager or Partner review.
Develop a strong understanding of FMI’s services and capabilities, recognize potential client needs, and elevate opportunities to the Engagement Manager, Partner, or Client Manager.
Build trusted client relationships through active listening, empathy, and professional judgment, connecting clients with appropriate resources.
Coordinate and informally mentor Analysts and Consultants on assigned workstreams, delegate appropriately, and model strong team standards and culture.
Contribute to business development and Energy & Power practice growth through speaking events, thought leadership, article research, and practice collateral.