We’re looking for a Consultant with initial experience in utilities and economics to join our Advisory & Advocacy (A&A) team working at the cutting edge of utilities, grid strategy, and the UK’s energy transition. This isn’t a typical consultant role. From day one, you’ll work across Grid Services, Utility Strategy, and Energy Economics, gaining exposure to how infrastructure is planned, secured, and delivered on major developments. A&A operates at the earliest stages of complex projects, helping clients unlock power, navigate constraints, and shape strategies that make development viable. You won’t just support design, you’ll be part of the thinking behind it. You’ll gain hands‑on experience across grid connections, utility diversions, and infrastructure planning, while learning how the energy market, carbon and capacity can influence investment decisions. Working alongside engineers and designers, you’ll help solve problems that don’t have straightforward answers, on projects where utilities are often the critical path.
Primary Areas of Work
* Utilities & Infrastructure – supporting clients in securing timely, cost‑effective, and future‑proof connections, interpreting complex utility requirements, identifying risks, and negotiating favourable terms, ensuring infrastructure supports both immediate delivery and long‑term asset value.
* Energy Economics – focusing on net‑zero carbon and the energy transition, addressing challenges and opportunities surrounding access to power.
* Grid Services – supporting the transformation of the UK to an all‑electric nation, liaising with network designers and managers to develop innovative strategies to obtain grid capacity where traditional approaches may fail.
Due to the nature of our large‑scale infrastructure projects you would also likely work with the Societal Insights team, which draws on psychology and the social sciences to provide clients with community engagement and co‑production expertise, and to maximise positive social impact.
Qualifications
* A 2:1 degree or above in a relevant subject, with strong analytical thinking and an appetite for solving complex problems.
* A proactive, adaptable approach with resilience to navigate evolving project requirements and client needs.
* Enthusiasm for decarbonisation, infrastructure delivery, and the transition to low‑carbon energy.
* Experience or exposure in utilities, infrastructure fields, grid codes, or connection processes (beneficial).
* Familiarity with 2D/3D AutoCAD, Revit, or other relevant modelling software (advantage).
* A self‑starter who is happy to learn on the job.
* Comfortable challenging the status quo and exploring innovative utility solutions.
* Willingness to work across EE and UI to help realise flexible new connections for electricity.
* Interest in pioneering water neutrality and its benefits.
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