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Senior Manager - Power & Utilities: Energy Optimization – TSD - Tech Consulting

Our clients operate in a world where achieving and sustaining performance is more difficult than ever. As a performance improvement professional, you will be focused on helping them grow and turn their strategy into reality. You'll work in high-performing teams that drive growth and deliver exceptional client service while doing your part to build a better working world.

Your career is yours to shape.

The strength of our global network, combined with local empowerment and a relentless focus on winning in specific markets, mean you'll gain valuable experience across different geographies and sectors. So, whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

The role of an Energy Optimization Senior Manager will be to lead consulting services to Power & Utilities clients implementing digital grid programs, capabilities, and systems (AMI, ADMS, OMS, SCADA, DRMS, DERMS, EMS, GIS) resulting in increased value and efficiency.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead Consulting engagements that solve complex issues in the Power & Utilities industry
• Successfully manage engagements’ time and budgets
• Communicate complex messages and implement difficult decisions while building and maintaining strong relationships based on trust
• Maximize operational efficiencies on engagements
• Communicate and monitor service quality in respect of specific client requirements, review project plans, and guide other executives in their implementation
• Provide strategic and relevant insight, connectedness, and responsiveness to all clients to anticipate their needs
• Build and maintain appropriate relationships at client; leverage relationships to effectively execute work
• Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge and enhance client service delivery
• Develop account plans and coordinate delivery of a range of service offerings, building trust by mobilizing the right resources and facilitating consistent quality
• Participate in new business opportunities by developing ideas and solutions
• Stay current with the latest trends in the Power & Utilities industry to be a trusted advisor/subject matter expert for our client's business
• Build strong teams at all levels and help resources further develop and grow their career
• Develop an inclusive culture in which timely, authentic feedback and coaching are provided to all colleagues and team members
• Mentor, coach, and counsel team members

Skills and attributes for success

• Industry knowledge of our clients’ business and competitors
• Ability to effectively navigate ambiguous and complex relationships; emotional intelligence to leverage differences between teams, ask the right questions, and provide and support coaching and feedback
• Ability to adapt to varied cultural and personal styles to work effectively with others' differences, concerns, and motivations
• Ability to identify gaps in the team's knowledge, initiate strategies to fill them, and keep teams abreast of new service methodologies, tools and technologies, providing suggestions for their application
• Ability to identify and evaluate new ideas, better ways of working, technologies, or external products to expand EY capabilities
• Passion in promoting EY strategy, services and values

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, Marketing, Economics, Finance, or related field
• A minimum of 10 years of related work experience or a graduate degree and 8 years of related work experience
• A minimum of 10 years of experience delivering consulting services to Power & Utilities clients
• Experience leading teams, managing engagement economics and business development
• Flexibility to work across consulting services if needed
• Proven work experience in one or more of the following areas; Transmission, Distribution, Generation, Regulatory, Customer,AMI, ADMS, OMS, DMS, SCADA, DRMS, DERMS, EMS, or GIS implementation
• Flexibility and willingness to manage significant travel
• Must have a valid driver's license

Ideally, you'll also have

• Experience with business development

Requisition Id : 1625670

Our Global Government & Public Sector (GPS) is a network of highly skilled professionals bestowed to serving our clients by bringing best-in-class international experience and insight combined with local knowledge to solve the most critical problems facing governments today. We actively focus on building solutions that help public sector entities face the challenges of the future and reinvent themselves.

We have a proud record of helping governments meet their challenges head-on, and we work closely with them to build a world that works better for all citizens.

CNS - BC - Transformation Delivery :

It has multiple fields of play such as:

Technical Excellence

Skills and attributes

To qualify for the role you must have
Qualification

Post Graduation: MBA/ PDFM/ Development Management/ Agri Business Management/ PGDFM / Agriculture Science or related field

Shall have 12+ years of experience in areas such as agri-technology, agri start-ups, market linkages, and agri export facilitation

What we look for

People with the ability to work in a collaborative manner to provide services across multiple client departments while following the commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions. We look for people who are agile, curious, mindful and able to sustain postivie energy, while being adaptable and creative in their approach.

What we offer

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Your key responsibilities

• Strategic direction: produce and document technology strategy primarily for the Domain Lead's security technology domain
  
• Thought leadership: provide security and business thought leadership at an enterprise level
  
• Process mapping and design: lead the mapping and design of business capabilities to current and future-state business processes technology solutions, and associated data architectures & models, ensuring alignment with GRC & IRM objectives
  
• Analytical assessment: conduct thorough analyses of existing processes to identify inefficiencies, challenges, and opportunities, providing actionable recommendations
  
• Stakeholder collaboration: drive engagement with key stakeholders across the organization to facilitate discussions, gather requirements, and ensure business needs are met in business architectures and implementations
  
• Risk integration: integrate risk management principles into business processes, ensuring that risk considerations are embedded in decision-making and operational practices
  
• Governance framework development: establish and maintain governance frameworks that define process ownership, accountability, and compliance requirements
  
• Change management support: design processes that facilitate user adoption and provide input for training and communication strategies
  
• Data management oversight: ensure that business processes are supported by accurate and relevant data, collaborating with IT and data management teams to integrate necessary systems
  
• Documentation standards: develop and enforce documentation standards, templates, and modeling conventions to ensure consistency and clarity in process representation
  
• Performance metrics definition: define and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure process performance, maturity, and effectiveness, using data to drive continuous improvement
  
• Cross-functional leadership: lead cross-functional teams to ensure end-to-end business capability and process alignment, fostering collaboration and integration across various business units and functions
  
• Team Development: lead data and security architects through coaching, mentoring, and course correction
  

Skills and attributes for success

• Experience initiating new ideas and leading architectural activities
  
• Process mapping and design: ability to create detailed process maps and design future-state processes that align with organizational objectives
  
• Analytical thinking: strong analytical skills to identify inefficiencies, challenges, and opportunities for improvement within existing processes
  
• Stakeholder engagement: excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with various stakeholders, including business leaders, analysts, and technology teams
  
• Risk management knowledge: understanding of risk management principles and frameworks to effectively integrate risk considerations into business processes
  
• Governance framework development: experience in establishing governance frameworks and process ownership to ensure accountability and compliance
  
• Change management: skills in change management to support the adoption of new processes and ensure smooth transitions within the organization
  
• Data integration and management: knowledge of data architectures, data science, and data integration techniques & systems to ensure that processes are supported by accurate and relevant data
  
• Documentation and standards: proficiency in developing documentation standards, templates, and modeling conventions for consistent process representation
  
• Performance measurement: ability to define and implement metrics to measure process performance, maturity, and effectiveness
  
• Cross-functional collaboration: experience working across various business units and functions to ensure end-to-end process alignment and integration
  
• Ability to identify opportunities for cybersecurity transformation or enhancements
  
• 16+ years of experience in the Information Technology field
  
• 8+ years of architecture or technology leadership experience, including enterprise and business architecture
  
• 4+ years of experience working with business process and capability mapping
  
• 4+ years of experience working with data and AI strategy
  
• A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field; a Master's degree is a plus
  
• Proven experience in business architecture, process design, and risk management, preferably within a GRC context
  
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and drive change across the organization
  

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Security certifications such as CISSP or CISM
  
• TOGAF and/or SABSA architecture framework
  
• SANS Certifications including GSEC, ECSA, ECSP
  

What we look for

• Passion for making a difference
  
• Strong soft skills, with the ability to understand and integrate cultural diversity and work with cross-cultural and cross-organizational teams
  
• Deep technical acumen and critical thinking skills demonstrating an analytical and systematic approach to problem-solving
  
• Experience working in a global virtual environment
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparation and delivery of presentations
  
• Good judgment, tact, and decision-making ability for delivering practical architectures
  
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and change, exercising appropriate time management to meet objectives
  
• Ability to collaborate with team members and executive stakeholders, as well as work autonomously