Location:
(HE)Office_Birmingham

Job ID:
R0040792

Date Posted:
2024-01-19

Company Name:
HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):
Engineering & Science

Job Schedule:
Full time

Remote:
No

Job Description:

Hitachi Energy has an exciting opportunity for a Associate Consultant you'll be responsible for the development of advisory projects for major electricity sector agents, including distribution, transmission, retailer, generators in helping them deal with regulatory, economic and electricity challenges. Assists in the building and retention of long-lasting relationships with internal and external customers to support profitable growth and ongoing satisfaction.

This role will be based out of our new Birmingham City Centre office and will be hybrid.

Please note we are unable to provide any sponsorship and will only consider candidates who have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

Responsibilities:

• Identifying opportunities for new and repeating consulting business, building an internal and external network for the exchange of information.
• Creating added value for customers and the organization, ensuring the successful outcome of transactions, contracts and proposals, using a series of sales techniques, and negotiating tactics for the leading of sales activities.
• Proposing research & development projects including the scope of the budget, supporting the project management strategy including productization, modularization and following up on new products/solutions, including ongoing support with contract management activities.
• Conducts risk and opportunities for the various assessments, ensuring delivery of the assignment as per agreed contract.
• Leads in the creation of new process and tool enhancement following the study of advanced techniques, with a lead to coach and develop sub-ordinate colleagues.
• Works on consulting assignments using established standards, methods and technologies to develop solutions and resolve issues. Generates consulting deliverables (e.g. reports). Assists consultants in assignments.
• Clarifies customer enquiry on technical issues. Analyses and works on customer's feedback. Supports colleagues in both, creating proposals as well as sales material.

Background:

• Master's degree in electrical engineering, electrical power systems or similar, is required.
• Advanced degrees preferred (Masters, PhD, MBA)
• Experience and knowledge of the electric power industry, market, systems and equipment's
• Confident in Identifying opportunities for new and repeating consulting business
• Written and oral fluency English