Executive Advisor - Power & Utilities

About the role

We are seeking an Executive Advisor – Power & Utilities to strengthen GHD Advisory’s market presence and deliver high-value strategic insights to clients. This role is pivotal in shaping infrastructure investment decisions, advising on strategic frameworks, and guiding clients through complex commercial and strategic challenges.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with our clients, senior executives and client leadership teams to provide board-level advisory consulting services, shaping strategic direction while supporting client growth and delivery outcomes.
• Lead the development of weighted pipeline for Business Advisory led targets in Power & Utilities.
• Be market-facing and lead the development of weighted pipeline for Business Advisory led targets in Power & Utilities.
• Work with an energetic and high performing team, contributing to data collection and analysis, workshop facilitation, client issue clarification, diagnosis, project content development, delivery, and program design.
• Manage the overall delivery quality of the team's work to ensure maximum client satisfaction.
• Act as a subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the function.
• Manage corporate decision-making for business advisory within a function, ensuring alignment with broader organizational objectives.
• Manage strategic client and customer relationships, likely involving using large account teams to maintain customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar field of study; MBA a plus
• 13+ years in infrastructure, energy, utilities, strategy consulting, or commercial advisory
• Experience in advising executive leadership and boards on strategic decisions
• Strong understanding of infrastructure markets, regulatory frameworks, and investment drivers
• Exceptional analytical ability, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills; ability to influence at the highest levels

Qualifications

• Exceptional analytical ability, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills; ability to influence at the highest levels
• Strong understanding of infrastructure markets, regulatory frameworks, and investment drivers
• Experience in advising executive leadership and boards on strategic decisions
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar field of study; MBA a plus

Skills

• Exceptional analytical ability
• Stakeholder engagement
• Communication skills
• Influence at the highest levels
• Understanding of infrastructure markets, regulatory frameworks, and investment drivers
• Advising executive leadership and boards on strategic decisions

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Model: Combine in-office collaboration and flexibility
• Dynamic workplace culture
• Opportunities to grow and develop professionally
• Supportive and inclusive environment

Pay

Competitive compensation package based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Flexible work schedule to accommodate both in-office and remote work options.