Senior Energy Consultant -- Asset Management

Sargent & Lundy•Chicago, IL

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement. You will spend three days a week in the office, giving you the flexibility to work remotely for two days (Chicago, IL). Sargent & Lundy is one of the largest and most experienced power industry engineering and consulting firms. This position in Sargent & Lundy’s Consulting group will require you to work on our project teams that advise utilities, developers, and investors to make informed decisions and actionable conclusions on Asset Management strategies in transmission and distribution electric facilities. This position is being added to support the continued growth of the Sargent & Lundy Consulting group, particularly in Asset Management for utility planning / advisory practice areas. Our Consulting group works with clients across the United States and in numerous other countries. This position will require face-to-face interaction with public utilities, developers and owners, as well as potentially interfacing with regulatory organizations, during the execution of consulting services work for the firm. The work environment in our Consulting group is fast-paced, dynamic, and interesting. You will work with multi-discipline project teams to provide a variety of services, such as the following: Understanding and providing knowledge to our customers on regulations and compliance requirements as they apply to the asset portfolios. Develops multi-year asset management plans incorporating all capital and expense activities for developing the lifecycle activities for the asset classes. Work in assisting the client to determine the portfolio investment prioritization process to aging infrastructure, deliverability, and grid modernization. Provides rate case strategy support including testimony preparation. Prepare economic impact & business case analysis to support Electric infrastructure improvement plans. Gap Analysis and Risk Assessment: Identifying vulnerabilities, enabling effective solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
8+ years of experience in electrical engineering design of electric T&D projects
Five or more years of experience in the power industry in one or more of these areas: Technical knowledge in electric transmission, distribution, and power generation technologies – solar, battery energy storage, wind, and thermal power
Having direct experience in advocacy and stakeholder management, engaging in matters involving Public Utility commissions
Direct or indirect experience with utility commission regulations, ISO tariffs and FERC EQR reporting
Excellent verbal/written communication skills
Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work with and guide others
Project planning, leadership, and organizational skills
Decision making and judgement

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in an engineering discipline or business (e.g., MBA)
Experience in grid modernization deployment for EV infrastructure, Distribution Automation or other T&D assets
Financial modeling of energy infrastructure with an understanding of market protocols
Experience working on power or transmission projects
Technical report writing
Multi-discipline teamwork (i.e., design projects, co-ops)
Data analysis and visualization
Project finance or business acumen
Conceptual project design
Construction project management and/or scheduling software knowledge
Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs
A minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows

Responsibilities

Understanding and providing knowledge to our customers on regulations and compliance requirements as they apply to the asset portfolios
Develops multi-year asset management plans incorporating all capital and expense activities for developing the lifecycle activities for the asset classes
Work in assisting the client to determine the portfolio investment prioritization process to aging infrastructure, deliverability, and grid modernization
Provides rate case strategy support including testimony preparation
Prepare economic impact & business case analysis to support Electric infrastructure improvement plans
Gap Analysis and Risk Assessment: Identifying vulnerabilities, enabling effective solutions
Lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs
Direct automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked