Senior Associate, Management Consulting - Energy & Infrastructure

Teneo • Full-time • Chicago, Illinois, United States • $165k - $185k / year • 3w ago

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organizations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I.

The firm has more than 1,600 employees located in 40+ offices around the world.

The Energy & Infrastructure Team at Teneo

The Energy & Infrastructure team works closely with the Management Consulting Division, and creates opportunities for team members to:

work with leading companies, investors, and governments globally on the top issues impacting their leadership and boards, with a particular focus on seizing growth opportunities, and managing risk associated with decarbonization

provide strategic advice at most senior levels of organizations, use our in-depth understanding of energy and infrastructure sector technology, economics, and policy to support strategy, stakeholder (investor, policy makers, customers) communication, manage risk, access and optimize capital

We leverage Teneo's world-class capabilities in strategic coms, financial and risk advisory, people, plus our strategic relationships with world-class policy advisory (WestExec), clean tech (the Cleantech Group), and our senior advisors to do what other consultancies can't.

This is not "consulting as usual" - as a member of the team, you'll work in small teams and have direct and regular contact with world-leading energy experts and very senior clients on their most urgent issues. We focus on excellence, camaraderie, and client impact. Hours are carefully managed to make this a fulfilling, sustainable career choice.

Key Attributes

As a Senior Associate you'll be an accomplished, consistent, effective member of the Management Consulting team whose focus is on providing expert support to Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and Managing Directors in the efficient delivery of cases. This role will serve leading companies in energy and infrastructure on complex issues surrounding policy, technology and innovation, growth, financial strategy, with a particular focus on sustainability and decarbonization. Typical clients you will encounter in this role include US and global utilities, IPPs, renewable/energy storage/EV infrastructure, investors, equipment manufacturers, private equity and pension fund investors.

Key Responsibilities

Demonstrate a strong consulting skill set, with the ability to lead complex research & analysis programs, input into the development of bespoke insights for clients and produce client-ready written output
Lead discrete workstreams, including planning the work for the team whilst translating and incorporating Managing Director views and requirements, with support always available from Vice Presidents / Senior Vice Presidents as well as through coaching and mentoring channels
Managing and coaching more junior team members
Provide strategic insight on cases, developing the "answer" from initial hypothesis through refinement and validation
Diagnosing and analyzing value creation improvement opportunities - strategic, financial, operational - across all segments of energy and infrastructure businesses
Work independently with minimal need for support
Ability to handle day-to-day liaison with client team, empathizing with client issues and escalating concerns where appropriate
Ability to lead presentations of conclusions confidently and engagingly and/or present the output to the client
Build on client relationships and actively coaches team members
Working effectively from remote or client-site locations, some travel may be required
Carry out business development work and form part of the wider internal teams within Teneo Consulting

Key Skills & Experience:

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any relevant degree discipline (e.g. in finance, engineering, economics, or a similar quantitative field)
3-5 years' relevant work experience ideally within a Strategy Consulting environment; experience working on energy/ infrastructure topics is highly advantageous
Demonstrated interest and experience on energy transition and sustainability targets
Highly logical and numerate, with excellent analytical skills, naturally inclined to use quantitative tools
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
An entrepreneurial attitude: Passionate, highly intellectually curious, results-oriented, and self-starting
Evidence of leadership, ambition, and teamwork alongside relevant work experience
Operates at a fast pace demonstrating the ability to influence and challenge when needed
Meets deadlines in compressed timeframes with strict attention to detail
Creates an immediate, positive, and credible impression on others
Proven ability to manage workstreams
Ensures all reports, data and written work are correct in detail and without error
Can skillfully and confidently influence and negotiate, maintains a positive relationship with all parties during negotiations
Proactively takes on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks

What we offer

As a Teneo employee, you'll enjoy unique benefits including flexible time off policy; medical, dental, and vision coverage; long-term disability, and life insurance; a 401K plan; commuter benefits; team events; snacks; and other perks.

New joiners are supported by an induction program, and continuous development is a key focus of life at Teneo - learning and knowledge sharing are at the heart of this. We have an environment and culture that is focused on supporting your development and career progression. We support this with a dedicated Learning Team who provide a range of learning opportunities and personal development support. Six-monthly promotion opportunities mean high performers can rapidly rise through the firm.

Given our client base, you'll be working on career-defining work that is exciting, rewarding and one where you can make a real impact to high profile projects.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Teneo is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace. Teneo considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable law.

Base Salary Range $165,000 - $185,000 (compensation for this role will depend on several factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience that may fall outside of the range listed).

Bonus Eligible Yes

Total Compensation Package Includes annualized bonus, 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of additional benefits and rewards.

Flexible Work Policy

Work Arrangement: Hybrid. Teneo believes in in-person collaboration when possible and if you are assigned to the New York and San Francisco offices, the company expectation is for employees to work from the office location a minimum of three times a week. We believe our work and our people benefit from face-to-face collaboration with our clients where appropriate, and therefore travel to client site may be part of your role.

Employees who are based outside of cities where Teneo has an office are encouraged to attend the New York office on occasions throughout the year, where practicable. We welcome applicants from New York, Chicago, London, Washington, DC, Boston and San Francisco.