Senior Consultant, Energy & Infrastructure

Pioneer Management Consulting•Denver, CO

About The Position

As a Senior Consultant at Pioneer, you will join a growing team working in a fast-paced environment to help clients solve complex issues and deliver exceptional results. You will primarily serve energy and utilities clients across major generation, transmission, and distribution capital projects. The role calls for a self-driven management consultant who can guide organizations toward strategic objectives through strong execution, deliver moderately complex transformation programs, structure solutions to ambiguous problems, and build long-term client relationships. You will work with clients to understand their vision and objectives, develop roadmaps, and follow through on execution. Senior Consultants may take project-management responsibility for projects of moderate complexity while contributing to and leading teams. The role also includes contributing to client account expansion and business development, and cultivating a professional network.

Requirements

At least 5 years of project or program management experience, with proven success managing large transformations using methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, and CI/CD.
At least 3 years of internal or external consulting experience.
At least 3 years of energy industry experience.
At least 3 years of experience working on process-improvement projects.
Experience leading project team members and managing client relationships.
Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively to executives, verbally and in writing.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Comfort handling ambiguity and managing multiple assignments.
Success contributing to business-development activities by assessing client needs and designing solutions.
A track record of fostering client account growth and development.
Skills in identifying client challenges and proposing solutions.
Ability to expand professional networks through relationship building and engagement.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.

Nice To Haves

Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
Advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Gain a deep understanding of clients’ businesses, industries, and relevant problems to deliver solutions.
Set strategies for project pre-execution and execution activities.
Develop and implement governance and operating models.
Implement risk-management frameworks and mitigation plans.
Design and implement cost- and schedule-management strategies.
Support the creation and execution of sourcing strategies.
Plan and direct work activities for yourself and project team members, including stakeholder management, budget tracking, and vendor management.
Conduct RFP analysis and contract management.
Monitor major market and regulatory trends.
Diagnose client problems and propose solutions.
Identify and define KPIs, scorecard reporting, and dashboards to achieve target ROI.
Drive and facilitate client account expansion.
Proactively cultivate and expand a professional network.
Lead project team members, manage client relationships, collaborate with peers, identify project needs, drive resolution, and hold team members accountable for results.
Contribute to business development by assessing client needs and designing solutions.