Energy Transition & Transaction Director

Energy Transition & Transaction Director

About Our Client

Global Consultancy

Job Description

I am recruiting for an Energy Transition & Transaction Director for a global consultancy (role can be based anywhere in the UK).

The role will comprise:

• Providing leadership to the Energy Transition part of the Transactions & Energy Transition team (target size of 10-12 consultants)
• Providing energy transition advice to regulated and other utilities in the UK
• Providing strategic, market and regulatory advice, to corporate and infrastructure fund clients, on energy transition segments such as energy efficiency, connections, metering, renewable generation etc.
• Supporting the Transactions part of the Transactions & Energy Transition team:
• Providing strategic, commercial and regulatory due diligence advice on large and complex transactions, leveraging the specialist skills across the team (strategy/market/regulation/cost benchmarking etc)
• Building enduring client relationships and becoming the go-to person for our clients on projects and relevant market opportunities.
• Leading client engagements on a day-to-day basis
• Maintaining a good understanding and expertise in energy networks, water, energy efficiency, connections, metering, renewable generation.

The projects that you will advise on will be high profile and varied focusing on energy transition of large and medium-size corporations. For example, the team has recently provided:

• Advised on the business options for unregulated businesses of water companies.
• Advised gas network companies on the policy requirements for hydrogen.
• Advised a large utility on defining future energy scenarios in the UK and the impact on future totex and regulatory parameters, in the context of a transaction.
• Completed a strategic review of an energy efficiency company in Europe.

The Successful Applicant

You will have:

• Experience in Consulting (strategy / management) in the energy sector, or M&A advisory in the Power & Utilities sector.
• Experience of working on energy transition sectors such as regulated utilities, energy efficiency, C&I solar, C&I decarbonisation, connections, metering, renewable generation.
• A strong track record of leading a team, and both winning and delivering advisory services to large energy companies.
• Understanding of how emerging Net zero technologies can impact businesses and how they can be successfully implemented.
• Strong knowledge of business planning, strategic considerations, corporate decision making, scenario analysis, and investment appraisal.
• Experience and understanding of key elements of energy policy and economic regulation of utilities. Ability to work at pace and during intense periods of live transactions.

What's on Offer

Role can be based anywhere in the UK. £130,000 - £155,000 PA DOE, car allowance, bonus and benefits.