Senior Consultant - Power & Utilities: Digital Grid

Job description

Our clients operate in a world where achieving and sustaining performance is more difficult than ever. As a performance improvement professional, you’ll be focused on helping them grow and turn their strategy into reality. You’ll work with high-performing teams that drive growth and deliver exceptional client service, ensuring you play your part in building a better working world.

 
The opportunity

The role of a Digital Grid Senior will be to provide consulting services to Power & Utilities clients implementing digital grid programs, capabilities and systems (AMI, ADMS, OMS, SCADA, DRMS, DERMS, EMS, GIS) resulting in increased value and efficiency.

Your key responsibilities

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Provide functional and/or technical experience and insights

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Provide strategic and tactical insights, connectedness and responsiveness to all clients to help anticipate their needs

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Facilitate client meetings and workshops

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Identify and implement service delivery improvements to progress the quality of the service provided and/or the process efficiency

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Identify and resolve/escalate issues and risks that affect scope, quality, schedule and resources

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Develop and deliver status updates and communications

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Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge and enhance client service delivery

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Stay current with the latest trends in the industry to be a trusted advisor/subject-matter resource for our clients’ businesses

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Participate in new business opportunities by developing ideas and solutions

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Develop long-term relationships with networks both internally and externally

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Enhance the EY brand through strong relationships across a network of existing and future clients

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Support the EY inclusiveness culture

·  Flexibility and willingness to manage significant travel depending on time of year. Must have a valid driver’s license

 

Skills and attributes for success

 

You’ll need strong written and verbal communication skills, especially around breaking down complex structures into digestible and relevant points for a diverse set of clients and colleagues at all levels.

 

You’ll challenge and inspire coworkers and clients to think about difficult situations in new and transformative ways.

 

By drawing on your knowledge and experience, you’ll provide innovative commercial insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs, and contribute to thought leadership. You’ll actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives. 

 

In line with our commitment to quality, you’ll consistently drive projects to completion and determine that the work is of a high quality. Your role in leading teams or parts of teams on engagements will depend on the size of the engagement and will be under the responsibility of higher levels. They will look to you to anticipate and identify risks and escalate issues as appropriate.  

 

As an influential member of the team, you’ll help create a positive learning culture, and you’ll coach and counsel junior team members and help them develop. 

 

  To qualify for the role you must have

 

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Proven business or technical work experience in one or more of the following digital grid focus areas: AMI, ADMS, OMS, SCADA, DRMS, DERMS, EMS, GIS, electric vehicles

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Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two years of related work experience or a graduate degree and one year of related work experience

Ideally, you’ll also have

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Experience delivering consulting services to Power & Utilities clients

What we look for

We’re interested in passionate leaders with strong vision and a desire to stay on top of trends for their area of focus and specific skills and knowledge to contribute to our clients and teams. If you have a genuine passion for helping businesses achieve the full potential of their data, this role is for you.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.  Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances.  You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.   

Plus, we offer:

·  Continuous learning : You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
·  Success as defined by you : We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
·  Transformative leadership : We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
·  Diverse and inclusive culture : You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

 

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

 
Make your mark. Apply today.

 

EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.