Director - Cost & Performance Benchmarking - Energy, Water & Utilities

Due to continued growth, our large and well-known consulting client is seeking to hire a senior director level professional who has extensive experience working on performance and cost assessment within the regulated UK utilities, energy and water sectors. The team you will be working in sits within a larger business unit that provides in depth strategic and technical advice on corporate finance issues, corporate financial management, regulatory finance, regulatory policy, business and financial planning, cost assessment and benchmarking as well as other issues affecting value. They are widely recognised by many industry stakeholders as one of the most innovative advisors influencing the future of the sector and are able to provide a fully comprehensive offering to their clients.

The candidate should have a very good understanding of the water and energy sectors in the UK, extensive experience of working on cost and performance assessment in the context of price reviews (including advanced cost modelling, cost benefit analysis and business case development), business transformation and transactions. They should also have a good track record of working in professional services, including leading teams, and both winning and delivering advisory services, supported by a proven reputation in the sector.

Services provided by the team you will work in include:

• Understanding and analysing drivers of companies’ activities, performance and efficiency.
• Benchmarking companies’ costs and performance using different techniques including econometric modelling.
• Use of cost benefit analysis and business case development to support corporate business plans and cost estimates.
• Use of cost assessment techniques to identify and support business transformations, turnaround and business improvement plans.
• Regulatory and commercial due diligence on transactions involving regulated utilities and other companies in the sector.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Leading advice on major projects for companies, investors and regulators.
• Operating at the C suite and board level with companies and investors.
• Growing the business.
• Identifying and recruiting talent.
• Be the focus for our cost and performance assessment capability in the wider team and bring insights and leading practices.
• Pro-actively keeping up to date with cost assessment thinking at a global level.
• Playing a key part in the leadership team.
• Coaching and mentoring other staff.
• Being a role model for less experienced staff and for the firm's values.
• Working with the other senior staff in the wider team to define and implement the strategy for the unit.

Business development activities will include:

• Working closely with our colleagues in other parts of the wider team to develop and maintain business relationships with key companies and investors.
• Targeting key companies in-line with our strategy and developing a pipeline of opportunities to support the growth of the cost assessment business as well as wider team.
• Building and managing sustainable business relationships with corporates and regulators.
• Building a strong external and internal network to promote our services and the value provided.
• Supporting the development with thought leadership and speaking engagements.
• Pro-actively promoting our services.

Successful applicants will be contacted within 24 hours to discuss further.