Consultant - Energy Practice (Mechanical Eng)

Job Description:
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) is an international consulting firm combining deep industry expertise and integrated solutions to assist companies and their legal counsel in enhancing stakeholder value, improving operations, and addressing the challenges of uncertainty, risk and significant business model change. Professional services include dispute, investigation, operational and business advisory, risk management and regulatory advisory, and transaction advisory solutions. The Company focuses on industries undergoing substantial regulatory or structural change, including financial services, insurance, healthcare and energy.

The Company has more than 1,700 professional consultants and more than 2,500 total employees, with headquarters in Chicago and a geographic presence in 41 cities - including recent international expansions in London, Canada, China, and the Czech Republic. Navigant Consulting has recently been recognized by Forbes as one of the ?200 Best Small Companies? (2005) and by Fortune as one of the ?100 Fastest Growing Companies? (2005).

Position Description:
We are seeking an engineer to join our Technology Strategy and Management consulting group within the Energy practice. As members of our team, consultants work with clients involved in a wide range of activities related to energy efficiency. The consultant will assist in the development of market and technology assessments, technology transfer, and research and development planning. This includes involvement and interaction with government agencies, industry representatives, equipment manufacturers, trade organizations, and efficiency advocates.

The Technology Strategy and Management Consultant is a position within NCI's Energy Practice and will assist the team by:
- Assessing technologies and analyzing technology trends
- Modeling the cost and performance of advanced technologies
- Assessing U.S. and international market opportunities
- Analyzing business models and processes and suggesting ways to enhance them
- Developing technology strategies for utilities, government, energy companies, and equipment suppliers
- Building business plans (including new technology deployment and commercialization strategies)
- Communicating solutions and new strategies to clients through reports and presentations

Responsibilities:
- Provide detailed fact finding, research, and analysis on energy-related activities
- Perform technology assessments; statistical and economic analyses; data collection and spreadsheet creation and management
- Prepare reports, presentations and other documents for clients
- Present results of assigned tasks and analyses to clients
- Interview business managers, technology experts and public policy officials
- Work effectively with colleagues and client staff as part of a project team, work independently as needed

Click here to apply via the Navigant Consulting Career Opportunity Portal



Job Experience:
Candidate Qualifications and Attributes:
- 0-5 years' experience in Energy or consulting industry
- Strong interest in the following areas: electricity transmission and distribution, renewable energy, distributed generation, energy efficiency and other advanced technologies
- Bachelor of Science or Masters degree in an Engineering discipline
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Superior interpersonal skills
- High degree of self-confidence and determination
- Highly developed organization and management skills
- Ability to manage multiple time-sensitive priorities without diminished effectiveness
- Demonstrated proficiency with spreadsheets, databases, word processing, and slide presentation software
- Ability to travel and to work overtime hours as needed

The company offers competitive compensation packages including an incentive compensation plan, comprehensive medical/dental/life insurance, 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.

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This company may offer relocation assistance.