At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead projects in energy networks, driving transformation and digitalisation for critical infrastructure.
- Company: Join Baringa, a global consulting firm known for its collaborative culture and innovative solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy generous leave, flexible working, profit sharing, and a focus on wellbeing.
- Other info: Be part of an award-winning workplace committed to diversity and social responsibility.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the energy transition while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in utilities or asset-intensive sectors, with a passion for digital transformation.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
About Baringa
Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.
About our Energy & Resources practice:
Baringa’s Energy & Resources Sector partners with clients across the energy value chain to navigate uncertainty and deliver one of the world’s most critical challenges: the energy transition. Combining deep sector expertise with commercial and regulatory insight, we support organisations to decarbonise, secure energy supply, and unlock value from new technologies and markets.
Our Energy Networks practice are looking for Consultants at Manager level, to join the team. Our UK Energy Networks team works with every electricity and gas network in the UK, supporting clients across the full lifecycle – from policy and regulation through to strategy, operating model, and delivery. As the sector accelerates investment to enable net zero, networks are shifting from primarily managing assets to building and modernising them at pace, while also digitising operations and adopting AI in a business-case-led way.
What you will be doing
- You will deliver client engagements across networks capital delivery and asset management, helping clients plan, build and operate critical infrastructure.
- You will shape and deliver operating model improvements across people, process and technology, including governance, ways of working and performance management.
- You will help clients deploy leading-edge digital and AI solutions in a pragmatic, business-case-led way (e.g., digitising field operations, improving asset data, and enabling better decision-making).
- You will work with client and partner teams to mobilise delivery – from defining the problem to landing change on the ground with engineers and field forces.
- You will contribute to bids, proposals and client relationship development, bringing insight from our UK-wide network client portfolio.
Your skills and experience
- You will have consulting and/or industry experience in utilities, networks, water or adjacent asset-intensive sectors (e.g., oil and gas), with a strong understanding of how regulated businesses operate.
- You’ve built credibility in one or more of: capital delivery (portfolio/programme/project delivery), asset management, field operations, or technology-enabled operational transformation.
- You’ve supported digital, data, and/or AI-driven change and can translate technology opportunities into pragmatic value cases, target operating models and delivery roadmaps.
- You bring a collaborative, high-performing team ethos and a genuine passion for the energy transition and delivering outcomes for clients.
- You are comfortable with travel to client sites as needed (typically 1–2 days per week, varying by project) and value hybrid working with purposeful time together.
What a career at Baringa will give you
- Generous Annual Leave Policy: We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
- Flexible Working: We have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
- Corporate Responsibility Days: All our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes.
- Wellbeing Fund: We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
- Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.
Using business as a force for good. We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets.
Join us
All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background.
Energy Networks - Manager employer: Baringa
Baringa is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and growth of its employees, offering a generous annual leave policy, flexible working arrangements, and a profit share scheme that ensures everyone shares in the company's success. With a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, as well as a culture that values collaboration and innovation, Baringa provides a supportive environment where you can thrive professionally while making a meaningful impact in various sectors. Join a team recognised as a 'Great Place to Work' and contribute to initiatives that drive positive change in communities and industries alike.
