Principal Consultant - Energy Transactions and Flex

Our client is an independent energy market specialist, advising developers, investors, operators and advisors across Great Britain and Ireland. They are growing their transactions practice and want a Principal Consultant who can lead from the front, winning and delivering commercial advisory work while building lasting client relationships.

Reporting to a senior partner in the consulting business, you will balance project delivery with originating new work. You will carry a personal sales target and work closely with colleagues in consulting, research, sales and marketing to give clients a joined-up experience.

Role responsibilities and requirements

• Lead delivery of energy transaction related consulting projects with developers, investors, operators, financiers and advisors who are active in energy deals
• Originate and win advisory work in energy transactions and flexibility markets, holding a personal sales target
• Build and sustain relationships across client landscape
• Spot openings for repeat work, referrals and new service ideas, working with sales and marketing colleagues to grow the pipeline and key accounts
• Write proposals and project outputs that show deep sector knowledge and sound commercial judgement
• Keep projects commercially disciplined and efficient, so that clients are consistently satisfied
• Work jointly with consulting and go-to-market colleagues so that client accounts are managed in a consistent way
• Help improve consulting processes, pricing and delivery standards, and raise the quality of tenders and proposals
• Share knowledge and mentor colleagues across the team
• Represent the firm at events, in industry forums and through published insight, while tracking market trends and competitor activity to shape commercial plans

Key skills and qualities needed

• A proven record of delivering and winning consulting work in energy transactions, due diligence, commercial advisory or flexibility markets
• Experience of working with and building relationships with investors, developers and financiers in the energy transactions and flexibility markets
• A record of delivering projects, with the ability to turn one-off work into repeat business and cross-sell
• Solid commercial understanding of energy markets, investment processes and deal drivers
• A proactive, delivery-focused approach, able to balance doing, selling and advising
• Excellent written and verbal communication, explaining complex ideas simply
• A collaborative style that works well across consulting, sales and research teams
• Comfortable in a fast-moving environment and quick to adapt to changing clients and markets

Further information

This a very exciting opportunity to join a renowned leader in the Energy and Utility market, who are instrumental in advising across the public and private sector. The company has an outstanding and collaborative work culture, where your efforts will be rewarded with an excellent salary, benefits and career development opportunities.

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