Manager, Energy Practice

at  LEK Consulting

MANAGER, ENERGY PRACTICE

Location: Melbourne OR Sydney
L.E.K. is a global strategy consulting firm with offices across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. We counsel our clients on their key strategic issues, leveraging our deep industry expertise and using analytical rigor to help them make informed decisions more quickly and solve their toughest and most critical business problems. L.E.K has 23 offices around the globe with approximately 3000 staff. In Australia, our offices are based in Sydney and Melbourne with approximately 140 staff and 20 Partners.
When you join L.E.K., you will enjoy all the benefits of a large, multinational organisation along with the advantages of being part of a close team working in an approachable, collaborative and supportive environment. You’ll be surrounded by highly motivated, high-achieving professionals. L.E.K. has been recognised by the Australian Financial Review as one of the Best Places to Work within Professional Services in 2022 and 2024. Our focus on creating a meaningful and impactful employee experience has contributed to L.E.K. being a genuinely great place to work.
We are looking for an experienced consultant to join our Energy Practice (Manager level). At L.E.K. we work on the most complex strategic problems facing industry and government. In this role you will be able to make impactful change on the Australian energy ecosystem. You will also have the opportunity to work across our other industry verticals, to broaden out your skill set. Our projects are typically 3-8 weeks in length, providing great exposure and development opportunity.
We are interested to hear from consultants with over 6 years of experience in strategy consulting within the energy or adjacent industries, from energy transition, oil & gas or other areas of the electricity value chain. We are also interested in applicants currently working in the energy industry, who have prior consulting experience. This role can be based out of either Sydney or Melbourne.

As a Manager, you will lead multiple case teams, maintain deep, long-term relationships with clients, and develop expertise in particular industries or sectors. You will have primary responsibility for case execution, practice development and client & business development. While each day will vary, the Manager role involves:

• Providing intellectual leadership and generating insightful hypotheses that frame both team and client thinking in order to “crack” cases
• Working hand-in-hand with clients, converting case findings/recommendations into implementable solutions
• Managing client relationships, identifying opportunities for conversion and building lasting relationships
• As team manager, coach and role model, achieving great results via others, develop a wide range of people and contribute to the wellbeing and morale of local office
• Aligning with and contributing to firm/practice/office ambitions, plans and health