Senior Consulting Analyst

Sargent & Lundy • Chicago, IL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sargent & Lundy Consulting (SLC) group provides technical, financial, and strategic advisory services to energy-sector clients, including utilities, independent power producers, project developers, lenders, investors, government agencies, and system operators. The Senior Consulting Analyst helps clients define and execute strategies for new and existing power projects and improve business operations. The role works on multidisciplinary teams combining consulting and engineering expertise to deliver rigorous analysis and practical recommendations for projects involving new generation development, grid modernization, renewable integration, new load growth, and energy-transition planning. It is a full-time, client-facing position with extensive exposure to technical experts across the firm. The work arrangement is hybrid: three days per week in the office and two days remotely.

The successful candidate brings consulting experience, strong analytical skills, and energy-sector knowledge. The role includes client interaction, analytical work, development of client-ready reports and presentations, and coordination of junior team members. Employees may use data, automation, artificial intelligence, and other digital tools where relevant, while remaining accountable for their work and applying professional judgment and review.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, economics, finance, business, public policy, or a related field.
• At least 6 years of experience in the energy or power industry, including at least 3 years in consulting or advisory roles.
• Prior management consulting or advisory experience with a consulting firm, advisory practice, or consulting role within an engineering firm or energy company, including direct client interaction and responsibility for analytical work products.
• Demonstrated experience working with electric or gas utilities, independent power producers, project developers, grid operators, or energy investors.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including comfort with quantitative models, large data sets, and financial or economic analysis.
• Ability to produce clear, well-structured deliverables, including Excel models, PowerPoint decks, and written reports, and to communicate complex topics to non-technical audiences.
• Experience participating in client meetings, workshops, or presentations, and comfort engaging directly with client stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced, project-based consulting environment.
• High initiative, ownership, and accountability, with a track record of delivering quality work products with limited supervision.
• U.S. work authorization sponsorship is not provided for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in technical due diligence and owner’s engineering design reviews of power projects.
• Understanding of power station operations and performance, including key operational and financial drivers.
• Understanding of electric utility business models, planning processes, and operations.
• Experience with economic evaluation, cost analysis, and contract development, such as PPAs, EPC contracts, and O&M agreements.
• Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant to the role; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued but not required.

Responsibilities

• Support project development and strategic planning, including market, technology, and policy assessments.
• Lead and contribute to project economic and cost analyses, risk assessments, and contracting strategies.
• Support or manage technical due diligence and owner’s engineering reviews for power and energy projects.
• Provide client program and project management support, including improving governance, business processes, controls, and stakeholder alignment.
• Develop conceptual plans in coordination with Sargent & Lundy technical teams.
• Prepare and present project implementation strategies and plans to client executives and project teams.
• Translate complex technical findings into clear, client-ready deliverables, including presentations and written reports.
• Lead discrete workstreams within larger client engagements.
• Coordinate day-to-day activities of junior team members and review their work products.
• Contribute to business development, including proposal preparation and client relationship building.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health plans.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Disability coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Back-up daycare.
• FSA and HSA.
• 401(k).
• Pre-tax commuter account.
• Merit scholarship program.
• Employee discount program.
• Corporate charitable giving program.
• Tuition assistance.
• First professional licensure bonus.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Paid annual personal/sick time.
• Paid vacation.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid bereavement leave.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Eligible positions may include participation in a yearly discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

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