Business Transformation Consultant

AECOM is seeking a Business Transformation Consultant to join the Energy Advisory team (various locations). This team works on a variety of projects related to the energy transition for government, utility, and private clients. Example topics covered by this team include building and transportation decarbonization, grid modernization, future fuels, microgrids, distributed generation, energy efficiency, district energy systems, and coordinated infrastructure investment.

The business transformation consultant will report to the US Energy Advisory Director and collaborate closely with both energy and other AECOM teams to drive forward solutions for clients and partners.

Success in this position requires a dynamic individual with high energy and motivation and an acute passion for developing creative client solutions and growing a collaborative team.

Responsibilities for the position include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Develop business use cases and cost benefit analysis for the implementation of decarbonization strategies, utility transmission and distribution projects, and other energy strategies
• Advise clients on capital planning and funding strategies for implementation of decarbonization strategies
• Development of assessment of capital investment plans for traditional and non-traditional utility investments.
• Collect and evaluate information from published research to incorporate into ongoing projects
• Research local, regional, and national economic issues and policies, funding and financing strategies, and planning documents
• Identify and keep abreast of funding and financing sources for sustainability, resilience, and other practices and technologies. Funding and financing strategies could include, among others, grants, loans, debt financing, internal revolving funds, operating and capital budgets, public private partnerships, power purchase agreements, renewable energy credits, offset purchasing, and other innovative or non-traditional strategies
• Conduct utility rate and market impact analyses
• Summarize research and analysis into written case studies, executive presentations, memos, or reports
• Prepare maps, graphics, or other visual representations of analysis performed
• Analyze economic and/or demographic data to draw conclusions on key trends
• Ensure the highest level of economic research is conducted through defining scope of work, developing qualification statements, and developing project strategy plans
• Role will include an expectation of supporting and leading business development activities (approximately 20% of time)
• Some travel may be required
• Apply economic assessment models (e.g. cost benefit analysis), life-cycle costing, sensitivity analysis as well as financial analysis and developing business cases for sustainability and resilience measures

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS Degree in economics, finance, accounting, engineering, or related technical field and 8 years of related work experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Experience with data analysis in Excel and experience with econometric analysis using programs such as PYTHON, R, or STATA.
• Experience with use of GIS software and datasets.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate Degree in economics, policy, business, finance, environmental economics, urban planning, engineering, or related field
• 10 years of related work experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and ability to clearly and effectively report technical outcomes to a wide range of stakeholders from different backgrounds to communicate complex concepts in a way that everyone understands.
• Understand the requirements of State and Federal government funding processes
• Excellent data management quantitative skills and ability to manage quantitative tasks across multiple workstreams.
• Experience incorporating social and environmental benefits into economic analyses/funding strategies
• Previous work experience and/or background in energy, sustainability, resilience, climate, utility cost of service or rate analysis, renewable energy credits, power purchase agreements, decarbonization strategy cost estimation, capital planning, cost benefit analysis, project management, applied economics, econometrics, market research, or advanced forecasting
• Understanding of utility regulatory model in US
• Relevant certifications such as CEM, LEED, WELL, Envision