Senior Consultant, Utilities, Decarbonization

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West Monroe is seeking a mission-driven Senior Consultant to join our Energy & Utilities team. In this role, you will directly contribute to the execution and management of decarbonization consulting projects that advance the development of future greenhouse gas-reducing building codes and appliance standards.

We are looking for team members who are passionate about understanding clients' pain points and delivering pragmatic solutions; dedicated to our purpose of shortening the path to carbon neutrality; and enthusiastic about developing data-driven solutions in a collaborative and dynamic consulting environment.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant at West Monroe, you will:

• Serve as a trusted advisor for clients by providing pragmatic advice based on defensible data and analysis.
• Manage and contribute to multiple projects, including technical research and analysis, client engagement, subcontractor management, and external stakeholder engagement. Responsibilities include:
  • Scoping and launching new projects.
  • Supporting primary and secondary research.
  • Procuring test equipment and arranging laboratory tests.
  • Supporting laboratory and field investigations.
  • Fostering coalition-building.
  • Supporting legal, regulatory, and policy reviews.
• Develop and maintain budget forecasts and project schedules across multiple projects.
• Coordinate research with state programs and independent entities.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables, including spreadsheets with supporting calculations, memos, reports, and presentations.
• Contribute to business development and proposal writing.

• Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations for clients, exercising judgment in evaluating outputs.
• Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate the quality of client outcomes.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical field (mechanical or electrical engineering preferred). Higher degrees such as a master's or Ph.D. can substitute for up to 2 years of relevant experience.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• Proven ability to contribute to complex projects with a problem-solving orientation that prioritizes client needs.
• Highest ethical standards.
• Strong ability to distill complex technical findings into accessible summaries, tailor content to diverse stakeholders, and maintain consistency and rigor across multi-section documents with multiple contributors.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including strong organizational skills and experience coordinating interdisciplinary teams to manage timelines and deliverables.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with people at all levels within an organization.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Confidence, enthusiasm, humility, and discretion.
• Willingness for periodic travel.
• Desire and ability to work remotely.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:

• National, state, and local building energy code development or implementation (e.g., California Title 24, Part 6; Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State (ECCCNYS); ASHRAE 90.1; International Energy Conservation Code).
• Federal and/or state appliance standards, test procedures, and specifications (e.g., DOE, California Title 20, ENERGY STAR).
• Building performance standards.
• Codes and standards for electric vehicle charging infrastructure or transportation electrification.
• Research, testing, or standards development for water heating.
• Research, testing, or standards development for motors and drives.
• Experience with industrial process loads or industrial product energy efficiency measures.
• Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.
• Ability to travel up to 75% annually.

Based on our pay transparency guidelines, a reasonable expectation for the salary range for this role is listed below. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity. The salary range listed reflects all West Monroe geographies. The salary range for your particular geography may be different. Employees in proximity of our Seattle, Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco offices will have a geographic premium applied to this salary scale.


All Locations

$116,000-$157,000 USD

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