Utilities Industry- Managing Business Advisor

Capgemini • Chicago, NY

10d

About The Position

The Utilities Industry Managing Business Advisor is a senior industry practitioner who brings deep expertise in electric power generation, transmission, and distribution to U.S.-based utility clients. This is a client-focused delivery role in which the advisor serves as a domain authority, translating sector knowledge into business outcomes alongside Capgemini delivery teams. Depending on engagement needs, the advisor may work as an industry subject matter expert, business analyst, product owner, or transformation program leader. The role emphasizes practical electric utility experience across grid modernization, AMI 2.0, ADMS, ISO/RTO markets, and the clean energy transition.

Business Advisors shape vision and strategy with clients, understand user and stakeholder needs, elicit processes, data, and capabilities, and derive target processes and business outcomes. They define, plan, and manage the business analysis approach, scope, and team for project or program delivery; engage stakeholders to clarify needs, obtain sign-off, and manage escalations; and foster business analysis best practices across engagements.

The advisor may be deployed in client-site utility operations engagements spanning Smart Metering and Data Management, Supply Chain, and Meter-to-Cash and Collections, with opportunities to develop consulting and business transformation work. The role provides advisory and implementation support for utility technologies and programs, bridges operational technology requirements with IT delivery, and translates business processes, grid operations challenges, and regulatory requirements into recommendations and requirements for delivery teams. The role requires travel to U.S. client sites as needed.

The posted base compensation range is $82,082–$233,740. Eligible regular, full-time employees may receive benefits subject to local policy and eligibility, including paid time off, holidays, personal days, sick leave, medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and employee assistance programs. The role may also be eligible for variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of experience within or supporting the electric power industry, including generation, transmission, or distribution environments.
• Deep knowledge of smart grid and grid modernization, including utility operations, technology, and regulatory considerations.
• Experience with utility technologies including AMI 2.0, ADMS, SCADA, DMS, OMS, EMS, DERMS, and related IT/OT integrations and data flows.
• Strong understanding of transmission, generation, and distribution operations, including energy markets, ISO/RTO participation, renewable integration, storage, EVs, and distributed energy resources.
• Knowledge of the U.S. utility regulatory environment, including FERC, NERC CIP, state PUC requirements, and integrated resource planning.
• Proven consulting or client-facing experience as an industry SME, business analyst, product owner, or program manager.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and executive stakeholders.
• Ability to travel to U.S. client sites as required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, Business, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Consulting or advisory experience with a leading professional services, utility advisory, or systems integration firm.
• Experience with utility platforms such as Oracle Utilities CC&B/C2M, SAP IS-U/S/4 Utilities, Itron, Landis+Gyr, Sensus, GE Vernova, or Schneider Electric.
• Experience with clean energy, grid resilience, customer experience transformation, renewable integration, battery storage, or dynamic/time-of-use pricing programs.
• Established relationships with U.S. electric utility executives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary electric utility industry subject matter expert on client engagements across generation, transmission, and distribution operations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Work in utility operations engagements that may span Smart Metering and Data Management, Supply Chain, and Meter-to-Cash and Collections, and develop opportunities into consulting and business transformation projects.
• Provide advisory and implementation support for AMI 2.0 programs, including smart meter strategy, network architecture, head-end systems, MDM platform selection, and meter data analytics.
• Guide clients through ADMS, OMS, and DMS implementations, bridging OT requirements with IT delivery realities, grid operations workflows, and utility business objectives.
• Advise on DERMS strategies involving distributed solar, battery storage, EV charging integration, demand response, and virtual power plant orchestration.
• Support transmission and generation clients on EMS, SCADA, energy market participation, ISO/RTO operations, and asset performance management programs.
• Translate electric utility business processes, grid operations challenges, and regulatory requirements into clear requirements and actionable recommendations for delivery teams.
• Lead or contribute to client discovery sessions, current-state assessments, business case development, and technology roadmaps.
• Build relationships with utility stakeholders, including VP-level and C-suite executives, and bridge business priorities with technology execution.
• Lead client workshops, regulatory strategy sessions, and steering committee presentations.
• Shape client vision and strategy; elicit processes, data, and capabilities; and derive target processes and business outcomes.
• Define, plan, and manage the business analysis approach, scope, and team for project or program delivery.
• Engage stakeholders to clarify needs, obtain sign-off, and manage escalations.
• Foster business analysis best practices across engagements.

Benefits

• Paid time off, including vacation of 12–25 days depending on employee grade, company-paid holidays, personal days, and sick leave, subject to policy.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada, subject to local policy and eligibility.
• Retirement savings plans, such as a 401(k) in the U.S. or RRSP in Canada, subject to local policy and eligibility.
• Life and disability insurance, subject to local policy and eligibility.
• Employee assistance programs, subject to local policy and eligibility.
• The role may be eligible for variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on position and applicable laws.

What This Job Offers

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