UKI Technology Consulting - Energy Transition - Power & Utilities Specialist

Technology Consulting / Energy Transition

Power & Utilities Specialist – Various Roles & Levels

Location: Ireland

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: No 

Business Area: Technology Consulting

Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you, we are counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

EY has a number of career opportunities available, and we are interested in meeting candidates who are looking for a new challenge, one where you can develop your range of skills significantly. Be that a move out of industry into practice, or from within practice into advisory services. We are looking for future leaders with a genuine creative vision and confidence to make it happen. Our opportunities will allow you to apply your expertise to a variety of projects whilst offering you excellent career progression opportunities.

The team and the opportunity

Here at EY, you’ll work with a team of amazing Industry Advisors who are always growing, learning, and adapting, in and out of the office. The energy sector, and more specifically Power & Utilities, are undergoing significant and complex change driven by EU and government mandates, as well as the societal need to decarbonize, decentralize, and democratize. Our teams are at the forefront of supporting key clients through this energy transition. Driven by honest values, an amazing culture, we’re out to unleash the potential of every team. We are looking for people like you who are powered by passion and eager to do the best work of their lives in a highly autonomous yet collaborative environment and support energy clients through pivotal transformations.

EY UK&I’s Energy Transition team services clients across the energy industry, specifically organizations and organizations across the power & utilities value chain.  We are contracted by our clients to deliver digitization, modernization, and decarbonization pieces of work, and serve as transformation solution partners to key energy organizations in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland.  We also support power & utility clients in delivering BAU initiatives related to grid planning, operations, and markets.  Our offerings span: market and technology design, engineering, technology implementation, data & analytics, strategy, policy, and customer engagement activities in spaces such as: generation, transmission & distribution, operations, markets, retail, and regulatory reporting.

We are currently growing the team.  In addition to hiring for specific roles, we are looking for energy professionals with experience in any and all parts of the power & utility value chain.  Specifically, we are looking for subject matter resources ready to transition their expertise to consult for key energy transition clients.  If you are a candidate with expertise and experience in a subset of those listed within this posting, please consider applying for this position.  Applicants will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and considered for various roles and levels of entry.

Your key responsibilities

We are looking for candidates who have experience working with energy and utility companies, across the value chain in technical, strategic, or technology roles. Focus areas we are looking to hire for include: Strategy & business development; Program management; Business architecture, planning, and implementation; Investment planning and economic valuation; and Energy market design. 

Ideal applicants will have:

• Strong analytical mindset with ability to synthesize complex information into actionable insights
• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement abilities, with experience managing multiple priorities in dynamic environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence decision-making at the executive level
• Passion for the energy sector, with a strong interest in utility transformation and emerging technologies
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development in the rapidly evolving energy landscape. 

Skills and attributes for success

To qualify for the role, you must have expertise and experience in at least one of the following areas:

1. Utility strategy, vision, and communication development 

• Lead and support strategic consulting engagements that drive digital transformation, innovation adoption, and business strategy execution for utilities
• Collaborate with senior client leaders and develop their respective vision, strategic objectives, delivery plan, and operating model
• Monitor evolving energy system requirements and develop business cases for clients to ensure future proof and resilient business models 
• Conduct research and analysis on utility innovation and market trends. 
• Stay up to date with advancements and opportunities, including power sector AI applications, data-driven decision-making, and grid modernization, and their impact on existing business structures.
• Translate strategy into action by supporting execution roadmaps and capability-building initiatives
• Craft strategic roadmaps and transformation plans, delivering high-quality insights that guide utility executives through complex challenges
• Design and facilitate engaging client workshops and stakeholder meetings to drive alignment and decision-making.
• Engage and develop reporting, and communications for various stakeholders including: regulators, aggregators, customers, developers, and vendors 

2. Energy solution implementation & delivery 

• Stand-up transformational programs defining scope, cost, schedule, and resource requirements across the areas of people, process, technology, and data
• Identify and implement service delivery improvements to progress quality of service provided and process efficiency
• Lead workstream design, planning, and delivery for energy technology and business solutions 
• Identify and resolve issues and risks that affect scope, quality, cost, schedule, and resources
• Develop and deliver status reports and stakeholder communications for various audiences within the power & utilities space 
• Lead quality assurance for service delivery maintaining standard of high quality
• Develop project and product delivery and servicing plans that realize utility roadmap and objectives 

3. Utility technical and business work and operations 

• Develop and deliver energy system planning projects 
• Architect technical solutions
• Analyse and prioritize technology and product portfolios
• Perform analyses including: Power flow, cost-benefit, and modelling  
• Lead and deliver network modelling activities 
• Design market programs
• Technical competency with:
  - Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS)
  - Distributed Energy Resource management Systems (DERMS)
  - Market Management Systems (MMS)
  - Joint Transmission-Distribution operations
  - Energy system flexibility
  - Distribution Automation (DA)
• Perform grid analyses such as short circuit, hosting capacity, feeder load management, and timeseries power flow utilizing distribution management software including but not limited to: Siemens, Schneider, GE, Oracle, OSI, and Hitachi solutions 

4. Data & Advanced Analytics

• Identify, extract, and process grid model, metering, energy pricing, weather, and other data from various sources and perform data manipulation to facilitate required studies and analysis. Assess, prepare, cleanse, migrate and provide the data as part of systems implementation projects 
• Design, plan, and execute data migration from and across client systems 
• Model and forecast future energy scenarios using client specific data, industry forecasts, and other benchmark models 
• Enhance analysis to translate to insights using advanced data processing functionality including machine learning and/or AI applications.  Validate data and results to identify required data quality enhancements  
• Design data preparation initiatives tied to transformation projects at utilities, identifying potential challenges and mitigations 
• Report on progress of large scale data initiatives to business leadership and identify data quality metrics supporting overall utility data strategy initiatives  

5. Energy transition service line operations: 

• Develop go to market materials and case studies for the Energy Transition service offering. Present go to market materials and case studies during client facing workshops
• Develop customized proposals for global Power & Utilities clients matching client objectives with the appropriate scope, schedule, cost, and resourcing to be delivered 
• Evaluate and prioritize pursuit opportunities with financial, contractual, legal, cultural, and resourcing considerations
• Develop thought leadership articles and present at industry events on Energy Transition topics bringing credibility and awareness to EY’s Energy Transition service offering

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

Career Progression

• When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.
• Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so that it’s as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees.

Inclusion & Diversity
We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.

We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. 

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process. To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need. 

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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