Manager - Utilities Strategy & Transformation Consulting - 1898 & Co.
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to decide which sections to include. The posting includes:
- Description (intro paragraph)
- What You’ll Do (leadership & team development, project & resource management, strategic & operational execution) – these are responsibilities/duties.
- Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience, Preferred Skills & Experience) – these are requirements/skills.
- Why 1898 & Co.? – maybe about company culture, could be "About the role"? Actually "Why 1898 & Co.?" is more about benefits/culture. Could be part of Benefits? But we have separate Benefits section.
- Compensation: salary range.
- Benefits: description of benefits package.
- Schedule: Full-time, Travel: Yes, 50% of the Time.
- About 1898 & Co. – description of company; maybe not needed as separate section? Could be omitted as it's generic but still substantive. However instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. The "About 1898 & Co." paragraph is specific content about the company. Could be a section like "About the Company" but not in the list of headings. The allowed headings list includes About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could map "About 1898 & Co." to "About the role"? Not exactly. Maybe we can omit it because it's not required headings; but we could include as a
under a generic section? The instruction says use those headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings (e.g.). Likely they expect us to use those headings where appropriate. So we can have sections: Responsibilities (What You’ll Do), Qualifications (Required & Preferred), Benefits, Pay (Compensation), Schedule. Possibly also About the role? The intro description could be considered "About the role". That seems appropriate: a brief paragraph about the role. So we can have About the role section with the introductory paragraph.
Thus sections:
- About the role: intro paragraph (starting "At 1898 & Co., we partner...").
- Responsibilities: bullet list of duties from What You’ll Do (leadership & team development, project & resource management, strategic & operational execution). Could break into sub-bullets? We'll just list each bullet as a line.
- Qualifications: combine Required and Preferred into maybe two subsections? But we can just list as bullet list under Qualifications. Could separate Required and Preferred but not required. We'll just list all qualifications as bullet points.
- Benefits: paragraph about benefits package.
- Pay: compensation range.
- Schedule: full-time and travel.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must remove boilerplate: EEO/Disabled/Veterans, Job Consulting Primary Location, Other Locations, Req ID, Job Hire Type, etc. Also remove "This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled." That's application instruction? It's not exactly instruction but maybe considered boilerplate; we should remove. Also remove "About 1898 & Co."? Actually we used that as About the role? Wait we used About the role for intro; we still have separate "About 1898 & Co." paragraph after benefits. That is duplicate? Actually the posting includes "About 1898 & Co." after the job details. That's separate from intro. We could treat that as part of About the role? But it's about the company, not the role. However we could incorporate it into About the role section as additional prose. But we must not repeat the job title as heading. It's okay to have multiple paragraphs under About the role.
Thus we can combine the intro paragraph and the "About 1898 & Co." paragraph into About the role section.
Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
At 1898 & Co., we partner with clients to navigate the challenges of the energy transition, grid modernization, and enterprise performance improvement. Our Business Strategy & Transformation Consulting practice helps utility clients drive organizational, operational, and strategic change through innovative approaches and measurable outcomes. We are seeking a Project Delivery Manager for our Business Strategy & Transformation Consulting group to lead high-impact projects, guide multidisciplinary teams, and serve as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders. This leadership role blends deep industry knowledge with strong consulting skills, providing opportunities to shape strategy, deliver transformation initiatives, and drive lasting client impact. As part of Burns & McDonnell, you will also play a key role in supporting our culture, values, and mission while advancing the growth of our practice. 1898 & Co. is a business, technology and security solutions consultancy where experience and foresight come together to unlock lasting advancements. We innovate today to fuel our clients’ future growth, catalyzing insights that drive smarter decisions, improve performance and maximize value. As part of Burns & McDonnell, we draw on more than 120 years of deep and broad experience in complex industries as we envision and enable the future for our clients.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, guidance, and direction to consulting staff; conduct monthly one-on-one meetings and performance evaluations.
- Recruit, develop, train, and retain high-performing staff members.
- Interpret and communicate organizational policies, purposes, and goals to staff.
- Coordinate workload, monitor billable time, and communicate staffing needs to managing directors, business line leads, and project managers.
- Promote the Burns & McDonnell culture, values, and mission, along with 1898 & Co.’s traits: tenacious problem solvers, curious seekers, unselfish collaborators, and grit.
- Enforce compliance with company and client safety policies.
- Ensure QA/QC process adherence across all projects.
- Lead end-to-end delivery of strategy and transformation consulting engagements for utility clients.
- Structure and manage project workstreams across organizational, operational, and technology domains.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for client sponsors, ensuring alignment, transparency, and satisfaction.
- Provide expert-level technical guidance and support for consulting engagements.
- Coordinate training, resources management, and support quality reviews across the practice.
- Monitor project progress and performance, ensuring compliance with company policies and standards.
- Collaborate with business development managers, managing directors, business line leads, project managers, and proposal teams to secure new work.
- Collaborate with account leaders to position services in response to emerging industry trends.
- Build trusted client relationships to drive follow-on and recurring work.
- Represent 1898 & Co. at industry conferences, networking events, and thought leadership forums.
- Collaborate across practices (e.g., Energy & Utility Consulting, Digital & Cybersecurity Consulting) to deliver integrated solutions.
- Implement and support company, global practice, and regional programs and initiatives; successfully lead teams through organizational change.
- Achieve stated financial targets and performance standards.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Business, or other related field and 5 years of related experience required.
- Previous leadership and/or management experience is preferable.
- Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.
- Position requires the ability to thoughtfully and positively influence, lead, and manage change.
- Must possess strong project management skills and a strategic perspective.
- Must be expert in the use of computer software (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Demonstrated experience in client engagement, consulting, or management within management consulting, strategy, or transformation-focused environments.
- Proven success in cultivating client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor.
- Five or more years of consulting experience in the U.S. electric and gas utilities sectors.
- Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary consulting engagements and teams.
- Strong understanding of business strategy, operational improvement, organizational transformation, or change management concepts.
- Proven ability to lead complex client conversations, identify business needs, and translate them into actionable consulting solutions.
- Experience supporting proposal development, scoping, pricing, and pursuit strategy for consulting engagements.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and executive presence skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams, including strategy, technology, engineering, and operations.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial acumen.
Benefits
Our extensive benefits package takes care of you so that you can focus on doing great work. From insurance and disability to time off and wellness programs, we provide the tools to meet your needs. As part of being 100% employee-owned, eligible employees participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in addition to our 401(k) retirement program. For more information, please visit the Benefits & Wellness page.
Pay
$115,000.00-240,000.00 Yearly
Schedule
Full-time. Travel: Yes, 50% of the Time.
Check for any duplicated lines: we have not included boilerplate. Ensure we didn't include "EEO/Disabled/Veterans", "Job Consulting Primary Location", "Other Locations", "Req ID", "Job Hire Type". Good.
Check that we didn't include any placeholder like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
All substantive info preserved: intro, responsibilities, qualifications, benefits, pay, schedule. The "Why 1898 & Co.?" section we omitted but its content is similar to benefits/culture; we incorporated some of that into About the role and Benefits. The "Why 1898 & Co.?" paragraph: "We value innovation,
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to decide which sections to include. The posting includes: - Description (intro paragraph) - What You’ll Do (leadership & team development, project & resource management, strategic & operational execution) – these are responsibilities/duties. - Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience, Preferred Skills & Experience) – these are requirements/skills. - Why 1898 & Co.? – maybe about company culture, could be "About the role"? Actually "Why 1898 & Co.?" is more about benefits/culture. Could be part of Benefits? But we have separate Benefits section. - Compensation: salary range. - Benefits: description of benefits package. - Schedule: Full-time, Travel: Yes, 50% of the Time. - About 1898 & Co. – description of company; maybe not needed as separate section? Could be omitted as it's generic but still substantive. However instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. The "About 1898 & Co." paragraph is specific content about the company. Could be a section like "About the Company" but not in the list of headings. The allowed headings list includes About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could map "About 1898 & Co." to "About the role"? Not exactly. Maybe we can omit it because it's not required headings; but we could include as a
under a generic section? The instruction says use those headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings (e.g.). Likely they expect us to use those headings where appropriate. So we can have sections: Responsibilities (What You’ll Do), Qualifications (Required & Preferred), Benefits, Pay (Compensation), Schedule. Possibly also About the role? The intro description could be considered "About the role". That seems appropriate: a brief paragraph about the role. So we can have About the role section with the introductory paragraph. Thus sections: - About the role: intro paragraph (starting "At 1898 & Co., we partner..."). - Responsibilities: bullet list of duties from What You’ll Do (leadership & team development, project & resource management, strategic & operational execution). Could break into sub-bullets? We'll just list each bullet as a line. - Qualifications: combine Required and Preferred into maybe two subsections? But we can just list as bullet list under Qualifications. Could separate Required and Preferred but not required. We'll just list all qualifications as bullet points. - Benefits: paragraph about benefits package. - Pay: compensation range. - Schedule: full-time and travel. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must remove boilerplate: EEO/Disabled/Veterans, Job Consulting Primary Location, Other Locations, Req ID, Job Hire Type, etc. Also remove "This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled." That's application instruction? It's not exactly instruction but maybe considered boilerplate; we should remove. Also remove "About 1898 & Co."? Actually we used that as About the role? Wait we used About the role for intro; we still have separate "About 1898 & Co." paragraph after benefits. That is duplicate? Actually the posting includes "About 1898 & Co." after the job details. That's separate from intro. We could treat that as part of About the role? But it's about the company, not the role. However we could incorporate it into About the role section as additional prose. But we must not repeat the job title as heading. It's okay to have multiple paragraphs under About the role. Thus we can combine the intro paragraph and the "About 1898 & Co." paragraph into About the role section. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. We'll produce something like:
About the role
At 1898 & Co., we partner with clients to navigate the challenges of the energy transition, grid modernization, and enterprise performance improvement. Our Business Strategy & Transformation Consulting practice helps utility clients drive organizational, operational, and strategic change through innovative approaches and measurable outcomes. We are seeking a Project Delivery Manager for our Business Strategy & Transformation Consulting group to lead high-impact projects, guide multidisciplinary teams, and serve as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders. This leadership role blends deep industry knowledge with strong consulting skills, providing opportunities to shape strategy, deliver transformation initiatives, and drive lasting client impact. As part of Burns & McDonnell, you will also play a key role in supporting our culture, values, and mission while advancing the growth of our practice. 1898 & Co. is a business, technology and security solutions consultancy where experience and foresight come together to unlock lasting advancements. We innovate today to fuel our clients’ future growth, catalyzing insights that drive smarter decisions, improve performance and maximize value. As part of Burns & McDonnell, we draw on more than 120 years of deep and broad experience in complex industries as we envision and enable the future for our clients.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, guidance, and direction to consulting staff; conduct monthly one-on-one meetings and performance evaluations.
- Recruit, develop, train, and retain high-performing staff members.
- Interpret and communicate organizational policies, purposes, and goals to staff.
- Coordinate workload, monitor billable time, and communicate staffing needs to managing directors, business line leads, and project managers.
- Promote the Burns & McDonnell culture, values, and mission, along with 1898 & Co.’s traits: tenacious problem solvers, curious seekers, unselfish collaborators, and grit.
- Enforce compliance with company and client safety policies.
- Ensure QA/QC process adherence across all projects.
- Lead end-to-end delivery of strategy and transformation consulting engagements for utility clients.
- Structure and manage project workstreams across organizational, operational, and technology domains.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for client sponsors, ensuring alignment, transparency, and satisfaction.
- Provide expert-level technical guidance and support for consulting engagements.
- Coordinate training, resources management, and support quality reviews across the practice.
- Monitor project progress and performance, ensuring compliance with company policies and standards.
- Collaborate with business development managers, managing directors, business line leads, project managers, and proposal teams to secure new work.
- Collaborate with account leaders to position services in response to emerging industry trends.
- Build trusted client relationships to drive follow-on and recurring work.
- Represent 1898 & Co. at industry conferences, networking events, and thought leadership forums.
- Collaborate across practices (e.g., Energy & Utility Consulting, Digital & Cybersecurity Consulting) to deliver integrated solutions.
- Implement and support company, global practice, and regional programs and initiatives; successfully lead teams through organizational change.
- Achieve stated financial targets and performance standards.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Business, or other related field and 5 years of related experience required.
- Previous leadership and/or management experience is preferable.
- Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.
- Position requires the ability to thoughtfully and positively influence, lead, and manage change.
- Must possess strong project management skills and a strategic perspective.
- Must be expert in the use of computer software (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Demonstrated experience in client engagement, consulting, or management within management consulting, strategy, or transformation-focused environments.
- Proven success in cultivating client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor.
- Five or more years of consulting experience in the U.S. electric and gas utilities sectors.
- Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary consulting engagements and teams.
- Strong understanding of business strategy, operational improvement, organizational transformation, or change management concepts.
- Proven ability to lead complex client conversations, identify business needs, and translate them into actionable consulting solutions.
- Experience supporting proposal development, scoping, pricing, and pursuit strategy for consulting engagements.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and executive presence skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams, including strategy, technology, engineering, and operations.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial acumen.
Benefits
Our extensive benefits package takes care of you so that you can focus on doing great work. From insurance and disability to time off and wellness programs, we provide the tools to meet your needs. As part of being 100% employee-owned, eligible employees participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in addition to our 401(k) retirement program. For more information, please visit the Benefits & Wellness page.
Pay
$115,000.00-240,000.00 Yearly
Schedule
Full-time. Travel: Yes, 50% of the Time.
Check for any duplicated lines: we have not included boilerplate. Ensure we didn't include "EEO/Disabled/Veterans", "Job Consulting Primary Location", "Other Locations", "Req ID", "Job Hire Type". Good. Check that we didn't include any placeholder like "commensurate with experience". Not present. All substantive info preserved: intro, responsibilities, qualifications, benefits, pay, schedule. The "Why 1898 & Co.?" section we omitted but its content is similar to benefits/culture; we incorporated some of that into About the role and Benefits. The "Why 1898 & Co.?" paragraph: "We value innovation,