Strategy Consultant
Job Category:Business/Strategic Management
Type:Full Time, Employee
Salary:60,000.00 - 80,000.00 GBP /year
up to 40% Bonus and Benefits
Minimum Education:Bachelor's Degree
Role Purpose
The Managing Consultant will work as part of a team of consulting professionals who are responsible for developing and delivering an expanding range of consulting services across the global gas and power sector. The principal responsibility of this job will be a mix of Business Development and the management and delivery of Gas and Power consulting projects, drawing on consulting resources from Singapore, Edinburgh, London, and Houston as well as and Energy Research (Global).
Main Responsibilities
Business Development:
- Support the Head of Asia Gas and Power in Business Development activities
- Take responsibility for developing and maintaining relationships with consulting clients
- Lead identification, lead qualification, pitch writing and pitch presentation to WM target clients
Project Management:
- Project Planning –defining course of action to accomplish goal of assignment
- Organise proper resources for projects
- Implement agreed assignments
- Chair project meetings and make appropriate contributions
- Determine mutual understanding of scope of work of proposals prior to client presentation
- On time Delivery and Presentation of agreed assignments
- Identify follow-up and resale opportunities
Thinking Creatively:
- Actively takes part in brainstorming
- Offers solutions to problems and challenges the status quo
- Suggests alternatives and thinks “outside the box”.
Managing Tasks:
- Self-directing with ability to plan own work ensuring short and medium term commitments are met
- Prioritises own work ensuring project objectives and targets be met
- Ability to oversee team progress during projects to assure professional, on-time completion and delivery of projects
Teamwork:
- Effective team and cross team worker
- Works in an open and trusting way ensuring team spirit maintained
- Ensures high quality work standards are met
- Is open and trusting at all times
- Shows empathy towards others
- Adopts flexible approach towards work
Analysis:
- Keeps abreast of developments in the Energy industry
- Ability to apply industry knowledge to consulting assignments
- Ability to choose appropriate analytical resources for an assignment
- Apply analytical approach to assignment
- Develops models to support analysis
- Writes and edits reports (own and on behalf of others)
- Prepares and oversees preparation of presentations
- Follows Consulting procedures and methodologies
Knowledge and experience
At least 5-7 years experience within the Gas/Power sector with a strong understanding of operations, business models and strategies. At least 2 years experience in a consulting environment is beneficial.
Key Competencies
- Business Development Skills
- Project Management Skills
- Strong Presentation and Writing Skills
- Communication Influence