Senior Engagement Manager (Energy & Power)

Work at FMI•Denver, CO

About The Position

FMI’s Strategy Practice is seeking experienced Senior Engagement Managers to join its growing Energy & Power team. FMI partners with organizations across the built environment to deliver strategic insights, drive growth, and address complex business challenges. The Senior Engagement Manager leads client engagements from start to finish, owning delivery timelines, quality, and outcomes while building client relationships that support renewals and expanded scope. The role is accountable for engagement-level revenue and client outcomes, and for delivering a multimillion-dollar portfolio of projects. Working autonomously under the direction of a Delivery Principal or Partner, the Senior Engagement Manager oversees Analysts, Consultants, and Engagement Managers; develops and mentors team members; shapes account strategy; secures extensions and new work; and contributes to the Energy & Power practice’s growth. This is a full-time opportunity with potential locations in Raleigh, North Carolina; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; or remote. Travel may reach up to 50%, depending on client needs. Applicants must be legally authorized to work full-time in the U.S.; visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field.
8–12 years of consulting experience, including at least 5 years focused specifically on the energy and power industry.
Direct experience with major capital project program management, such as generation, transmission and distribution, gas transmission, or data centers.
Operational leadership experience within a complex organization, including managing individuals and/or cross-functional teams.
Advanced energy and power industry expertise across multiple client engagements, very strong program management skills, and demonstrated executive presence.
Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and business development acumen, including the ability to identify, position, and close new work.
Ability to lead teams, delegate appropriately, develop others, and influence outcomes and behaviors with internal and external stakeholders without formal control.
Experience driving change and influencing senior and executive leadership.
Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, facilitation, and listening skills, including comfort leading conversations and providing feedback to executive-level clients.
Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships and manage multiple deadlines, projects, client needs, and team priorities.
Maturity, integrity, and the ability to perform effectively independently and as a team leader in an ambiguous environment with minimal supervision.
Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

Lead client engagements from start to finish, owning timelines, quality, and outcomes; establish team roles and responsibilities, prioritize and direct workplans, communicate milestones, and monitor and adjust work effort and deliverables.
Oversee Analysts, Consultants, and Engagement Managers on engagements, providing ongoing coaching and feedback and supporting their development and readiness for advancement.
Establish project operating and communication cadences and proactively communicate with clients, FMI delivery resources, Delivery Principals, Partners, and other stakeholders.
Partner with Delivery Principals and Partners on client engagement and account plans, using workplans, client feedback, and scoping observations to align on approaches that meet contractual scope and the client’s definition of success.
Lead scoping with FMI Partners and clients to define project scope before workplan execution.
Drive engagement delivery, including executive-level client presentations, meeting facilitation, and high-quality deliverables that support client value realization.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of FMI’s services and capabilities and connect clients with appropriate internal or external resources.
Build trusted client relationships through active listening, empathy, sound judgment, and effective conversations and feedback with executive-level stakeholders.
Extend and position new work with existing clients, pursue new leads, develop workplans for new or extended engagements, and close approximately $300,000 to $400,000 in new work annually.
Contribute to Energy & Power practice growth through proposal development, speaking events, internal FMI initiatives, thought leadership, and other business development activities.