About Motive Power

Senior Consultant

Motive Power | Energy, Utilities & Infrastructure Consulting

Motive Power is a consulting firm specializing in helping organizations navigate complex challenges, execute strategic initiatives, and deliver measurable business outcomes. We partner with clients across the energy, utilities, and infrastructure sectors, providing expertise in project and program management, project controls, operational excellence, business transformation, and emerging technologies.

Our work spans large capital programs, infrastructure modernization, organizational transformation, and strategic advisory services. We combine deep industry knowledge with hands-on execution to help clients improve performance, reduce risk, and successfully deliver critical initiatives.

At Motive Power, our people are known as Impactors. We are trusted advisors, problem solvers, and leaders who take ownership, challenge conventional thinking, and create lasting value for our clients.

Motive Power is seeking an experienced Senior Consultant to support complex client engagements across the energy, utilities, and infrastructure industries.

This is a highly consultative, client-facing role requiring a professional who combines strong technical project delivery experience with strategic thinking, operational expertise, and the ability to independently lead complex initiatives.

Senior Consultants work directly with client leadership and cross-functional teams to improve capital project execution, strengthen operational performance, implement innovative solutions, and drive measurable outcomes.

Our consultants must be equally comfortable advising executive stakeholders, managing complex project deliverables, analyzing operational challenges, and rolling up their sleeves to execute solutions.

This role requires extensive and unpredictable travel. Client assignments may require frequent travel, short-notice trips, changing schedules, and extended periods working onsite. Candidates must be comfortable adapting to evolving client needs and business priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients across the energy, utilities, and infrastructure sectors.
• Lead consulting engagements focused on project delivery, operational improvement, and business transformation.
• Assess client challenges, identify opportunities, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with client leadership, project teams, and key stakeholders.
• Facilitate executive discussions, workshops, project reviews, and strategic planning sessions.
• Translate complex technical, operational, and financial information into clear business recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to expand client relationships and deliver additional value.

Capital Project & Program Management

• Lead and support complex capital projects and infrastructure programs.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, milestones, risks, and deliverables.
• Support utility infrastructure initiatives, including transmission, distribution, generation, grid modernization, and related capital investments.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, operations, and project controls activities.
• Evaluate project health and implement corrective actions to address performance challenges.
• Support project governance, portfolio management, and capital planning initiatives.
• Develop and maintain executive reporting, performance dashboards, and project delivery metrics.

Project Controls & Performance Management

• Support the implementation and improvement of project controls frameworks.
• Analyze project schedules, budgets, cost forecasts, and performance trends.
• Identify schedule risks, cost variances, and execution constraints.
• Support earned value management, change control, risk management, and project forecasting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve project reporting accuracy and decision-making.
• Recommend process improvements to strengthen capital project delivery and financial performance.

Operational Excellence & Business Transformation

• Evaluate existing processes, operating models, and organizational capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, resource utilization, and business performance.
• Develop and implement process improvements, governance models, and performance management systems.
• Support organizational change management and technology adoption.
• Help clients establish sustainable operating practices and scalable delivery capabilities.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve accountability, execution, and organizational effectiveness.

Technology, Data & AI Integration

• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, analytics, and digital technologies to improve business and project outcomes.
• Collaborate with technical teams to support implementation of technology-enabled solutions.
• Use data and performance metrics to develop actionable insights and recommendations.
• Support modernization of reporting, forecasting, resource planning, and project management practices.
• Promote practical adoption of emerging technologies that improve client efficiency and effectiveness.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Independently lead consulting workstreams and complex client deliverables.
• Mentor and support junior consultants and project team members.
• Collaborate with Motive Power practice leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to consulting methodologies, delivery standards, and internal knowledge development.
• Maintain high standards for client satisfaction, professionalism, and delivery quality.
• Adapt quickly to changing project assignments, business priorities, and client environments.

Required Qualifications

Professional Experience

• 7+ years of progressive professional experience in consulting, project management, project controls, engineering, operations, or business transformation.
• Direct experience in the energy, utilities, or infrastructure sectors, preferably supporting electric utilities, transmission and distribution, generation, or large capital programs.
• Demonstrated experience working on complex capital projects or programs involving multiple stakeholders, contractors, and technical disciplines.
• Experience in at least one of the following core consulting disciplines:
• Capital Project and Program Management
• Project Controls, Cost Management, or Scheduling
• Utility Operations and Infrastructure Delivery
• Capital Portfolio Management and Governance
• Business Process Improvement and Operational Excellence
• Organizational Transformation and Change Management
• Technology Implementation, Data Analytics, or AI-enabled Business Transformation
• Proven ability to independently manage consulting deliverables, solve complex business challenges, and influence client stakeholders.
• Experience developing project plans, managing risks, analyzing performance, and implementing corrective actions.
• Strong understanding of project governance, financial performance, resource management, and operational accountability.

Industry & Technical Knowledge

• Electric Utility Operations: Transmission, distribution, substations, generation, grid modernization, and utility infrastructure programs.
• Capital Project Delivery: Project lifecycle management, engineering coordination, procurement, construction management, and commissioning.
• Project Controls: Cost estimating, budget management, forecasting, scheduling, earned value management, and change control.
• Portfolio & Program Management: Capital planning, project prioritization, resource allocation, governance, and executive reporting.
• Business Transformation: Process optimization, operating model development, change management, and organizational effectiveness.
• Technology & Analytics: Project management systems, business intelligence platforms, automation, and AI applications.

Consulting & Leadership Capabilities

• Strong client-facing consulting experience with the ability to establish credibility quickly.
• Excellent executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to evaluate ambiguous situations, develop structured solutions, and execute independently.
• Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and accountability.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced environments where client requirements and priorities may change.
• Ability to work collaboratively across technical, operational, and executive teams.
• Strong business acumen and an understanding of how project outcomes influence broader organizational performance.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Relevant professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, Lean Six Sigma, Prosci, or similar credentials are preferred.

Preferred Experience

• 10+ years of experience supporting utilities, energy companies, engineering firms, or infrastructure consulting organizations.
• Prior experience working directly with investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, or energy infrastructure organizations.
• Experience delivering large capital programs