Vice President, Energy Utilities, AECOM Advisory

AECOM•Calgary, AB

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

AECOM Advisory is seeking talented Vice President leaders to join their management consulting Global Business Line. This role is mission-driven, supporting economic, environmental, and social vibrancy for clients. The position is based in any major city in Canada with an AECOM office. The Vice President will be a leader in a fast-paced, supportive team of diverse consulting professionals, with a strong culture of mentorship, collaborative problem-solving, and a mission to address complex client problems. The role offers career pathways that nurture professional development and personal growth.

Requirements

Exceptional interpersonal skills, client-service mindset, and ability to act as a trusted advisor to executive-level clients.
Ability to create a culture of a high-tempo, high-context client-facing environment, with the ability to lead with poise, maturity, and deliver under pressure.
Self-directed, anticipatory, and a collegial team-player who can work across a devolved-leadership and highly-matrixed consulting organization.
Exceptional verbal communication and narrative development skills, with the ability to summarize and convey key insights to C-suite and senior management audiences.
Exceptional commercial acumen and willingness to have an informed point-of-view, grounded in an interest in enterprise challenges (people, process, technology) and expert understanding of client industries and their context.
Within the Energy Utilities industry, possess domain expertise across multiple of the following areas: Corporate or enterprise strategy, market analysis and target operating model design; Organizational assessment, business transformation and performance improvement; Corporate finance, valuations, M&A, divestitures, divestments and privatizations; Digital-led business transformation, including technology advisory, cybersecurity, AI and digital solutions; Transactions advisory, including project finance, P3 advisory, and asset- and portfolio-level due diligence; Capital programs advisory, including investment appraisal, capital improvement planning, grid modernization programs, and asset management.
Proven track record in a seller-doer leadership role in a management consulting firm.
At least 15 years of management consulting and/or related industry experience.
Bachelor’s degree.

Nice To Haves

MBA, or other Master’s degree in Operational Research, Management, Management Science, Finance, Economics, Systems Engineering and/or related fields.

Responsibilities

Driving business development, overseeing engagement delivery, and leading practice development with Energy Utility clients.
Driving industry conversations and engaging professional networks to identify and originate business development opportunities.
Leveraging industry expertise and commercial acumen to proactively target, define, and shape business development campaigns.
Overseeing all aspects of business development, including client outreach, proposal development, solutions architecture, commercial and pricing strategy, internal risk review, and compliance procedures.
Overseeing (leading, supervising, and providing quality control over) multiple parallel delivery teams, across various delivery models, tempos, and engagement scopes.
Leading engagement with other teams, business units, and lines of service to architect and deliver multi-dimensional engagements.
Driving practice development through performance appraisals, FP&A, operational performance improvement, thought leadership, and IP generation.
Proactively coaching and mentoring staff.