Energy Networks - Manager

About our Energy Networks practice

We are looking for Consultants at Manager level to join our UK Energy Networks team. The team works with every electricity and gas network in the UK, supporting clients across the full lifecycle – from policy and regulation through to strategy, operating model, and delivery. As the sector accelerates investment to enable net zero, networks are shifting from primarily managing assets to building and modernising them at pace, while also digitising operations and adopting AI in a business‑case‑led way.

We help clients strengthen capital delivery and asset management, mobilise field forces, and deliver technology‑enabled transformation that improves resilience, performance and consumer value.

What you will be doing

• You will deliver client engagements across networks capital delivery and asset management, helping clients plan, build and operate critical infrastructure.
• You will shape and deliver operating model improvements across people, process and technology, including governance, ways of working and performance management.
• You will help clients deploy leading‑edge digital and AI solutions in a pragmatic, business‑case‑led way (e.g., digitising field operations, improving asset data, and enabling better decision‑making).
• You will work with client and partner teams to mobilise delivery – from defining the problem to landing change on the ground with engineers and field forces.
• You will contribute to bids, proposals and client relationship development, bringing insight from our UK‑wide network client portfolio.

Your skills and experience

• Consulting and/or industry experience in utilities, networks, water or adjacent asset‑intensive sectors (e.g., oil and gas), with a strong understanding of how regulated businesses operate.
• Credibility in one or more of: capital delivery, asset management, field operations, or technology‑enabled operational transformation.
• Experience supporting digital, data, and/or AI‑driven change and translating technology opportunities into pragmatic value cases, target operating models and delivery roadmaps.
• A collaborative, high‑performing team ethos and passion for the energy transition and delivering outcomes for clients.
• Comfortable with travel to client sites as needed (typically 1–2 days per week) and supportive of hybrid working with purposeful time together.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave: 5 weeks of annual leave plus an additional 2 weeks after 5 years of continuous service.
• Flexible working: hybrid working policy and more flexibility around unpaid leave.
• Corporate responsibility days: 3 days each year to help social and environmental causes.
• Wellbeing fund: annual People Fund to support personal wellbeing.
• Profit share scheme: participation in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients.

Equal Opportunity Statement

All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage alternative educational and career paths. We actively encourage applications from less represented and minority groups and provide reasonable adjustments where needed.

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