Strategy Consultant - Energy and Utilities

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 3 days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site. This role is based in our London Victoria office.

Operating at the leading edge of consulting, we are market leaders in developing actionable strategies that achieve the fastest path to impact. This includes:

• Enterprise Strategy: We help clients develop long-term business/organisational strategies (private and public sector) to better enable them to deliver against their objectives, including optimising resource distribution and crafting targeted mergers and acquisition agendas.
• Growth Strategy: We help clients better understand market dynamics and create demand-driven strategies that identify and capitalise on growth opportunities.
• Sustainability: We work with clients to develop credible and targeted approaches to improve sustainability by providing environment, social and economic prosperity.

We define success as achieving exceptional results that have a lasting impact on businesses, communities and team members. It’s a principle that underpins everything we do. Our clients choose us because we challenge convention to find the solutions that really work – in practice, not just on paper. Then we roll up our sleeves and get the job done.

Become part of the team. We operate across a number of industry sectors, providing deep contextual insight and fresh perspectives to our clients. We are growing our teams in London, recruiting talented team members from a range of backgrounds and experience levels into our consulting ranked roles.

You will lead in the development and execution of the latest strategic thinking and have a thirst for insight and problem solving. You will work with CX-level clients across many sectors to develop and implement strategies to create value and transform their organisations. You will join a people-oriented team of experienced and inquisitive individuals who help business leaders across many sectors create a lasting impact on their organisations.

Qualifications

We are looking for consultants with proven experience in the private sector at mid-senior level, ideally within a top-tier strategy consultancy or a major industrial company (energy, transportation, manufacturing) to deliver structured, analytical strategy and transformation strategy engagements. This role requires strong consulting skills combined with deep expertise in energy transition and utilities (Water, Electricity, Gas).

Essential Attributes and Experience

• Energy & Utilities Expertise: Expertise in energy transition, decarbonisation strategies, and transport technology innovation. Exposure to project work with OEMs, emerging technology clients, investors, and C-suite stakeholders, with a strong understanding of industry dynamics and strategic imperatives. Knowledge of energy transition pathways, decarbonisation strategies, and transport technologies, including their role in achieving macroeconomic and sustainability objectives.
• Strategic and Analytical Skills: Ability to apply hypothesis-led, structured approaches to complex industry challenges, including issue tree development, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and synthesis of actionable recommendations. Skilled in developing market models and integrated three-statement financial models to size opportunities, analyse scenarios, and inform data-driven strategic decisions.

Academic Background

Degree in mathematics, economics, science, engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Personal Attributes

• Insightful and creative, with integrity, drive, interpersonal skills, and a genuine affinity for problem solving.
• Open-minded and committed to inclusion and diversity of thought and background.
• Able to work independently as the day-to-day client point of contact on assignments.

Our roles often involve on-site working at client locations and often require regular travel to various client sites. In-office working is further required and encouraged to support team development and integration with our wider growth strategy team and sector specialists.

In addition to the formal benefits set out below, we are passionate about the personal and career development of all our consultants. Our team is committed to providing the opportunities, support, training and coaching required at all levels to ensure our consultants can all achieve their potential.

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you. Apply today by completing our online application.

Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance. All PA people are required to undergo background checks and to achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard; however, some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, where applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK. We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years), as this is the prerequisite for a security clearance. If you’re unsure about your eligibility, we encourage you to review the UK Government’s guidance on security vetting before applying.

Additional information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose-led meaningful work. Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• PA share ownership.
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn).

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com.